Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATVES
Quezon City

Sixteenth Congress
Regular Session

House sino, 3654

Introduced by Representative Isagani S. Amatong

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Sec. 1, Art. XIV, 1987 Constitution: The State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality
education at all levels and shall take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all.

Our youths are the fair hope of our country. It is but imperative that they shall be afforded with the
roper education, guidance and sufficient training for responsible citizenship made possible through
educational institutions both public and private, religious or secular, whose duty and obligation is to
impart basic knowledge, relevant information, and enhance the development of social skills and
individual values and self discipline.

After the elementary level, the pursuit of the basic secondary education by the greater masses of our
youth is drastically constrained due to the lack of secondary schools in strategic, and even remote rural
areas. The State should provide if only to assure balanced socio-economic growth and an equitable, and
vibrant democratic society.

Talinga is one of the interior barangays of Leon B. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte. It is five (5) kilometers
away from the Poblacion, where the Bacungan National High School (main) is situated.

Consequently, the main high school opened an annex high school, in barangay Talinga in 1997.

Considering the financial needs of the main school for its improvement and development, clientele find
its annex school to be deficient especially in regard to its supervision, infrastructure, facility, and
manpower allocation, inspite of burgeoning student population. There is therefore a compelling need
for the annex to be created into another school from main campus and let it stand on its own and evolve
into an autonomous quality secondary school, more responsive to the needs of its own student
population in the aforesaid locality.

The annex school represented by its head teacher and staff in cooperation with officials of the main
school are willing to comply with all the requirements of the Department of Education.

Considering the province of Zamboanga del Norte, according to the National Statistics Coordination
Board in 2012 as the 5" financially impaired province, and considering further that four (4) towns in the
third district were included among the top twenty unprogressive/underdeveloped municipalities,
pundits find the passage of this bill obviously an urgent necessity.

Representative, 3 District, Zamboanga del Norte



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATVES
Quezon City

Sixteenth Congress
Regular Session

3654

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Representative Isagani S. Amatong

AN ACT
SEPARATING THE BACUNGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ~ TALINGA ANNEX IN BARANGAY TALINGA,
MUNICIPALITY OF LEON B. POSTIGO, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE FROM THE BACUNGAN
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE
KNOWN AS TALINGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in the Congress
assembled:

SECTION 1. Separation and Conversion into a National High School. The Bacungan National High

School ~ Talinga Annex in Barangay Talinga, Municipality of Leon B. Postigo, Province of Zamboanga del
Norte is hereby separated from the Bacungan National High School and converted into an independent

national high school to be known as Talinga National High School

SECTION 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the
Bacungan National High School ~ Talinga Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Talinga
National High School.

SECTION 3. Appropriations. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the
Department's program the operationalization of the Talinga National High School, the initial funding of
which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriation of the Bacungan National High School ~
‘Talinga Annex. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be
included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 4, Implementation. The Secretary of Education shall issue such rules and regulations as
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 5. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette

~ Approved,