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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
Nineteenth Congress
Second Regular Session
HOUSEBILLNo.`10238
INTRODucBD By REPRESENTATlvE ADRIAN MlcHAEL A. AmATONG
ExplANAroRy NorE
This bill seeks to separate the Gutalac National High School-Mamawan
Extension   in   Barangay   Mamawan,   Municipality   of  Gutalac,   Province   of
Zamboanga del Norte, converting it into an independent national high school to
be known as the Mamawan National High School.
Before the establishment of the Gutalac National High School - Mamawan
Extension, the students residing in Barangay Mamawan had to walk for three
to four hours just to reach the main campus. While the extension high school
has  now relieved  this  burden,  the  challenge  of providing a  suitable  learning
environment  for  its  300  students,  accommodated  in  makeshift  classrooms,
persists. Both teaching and non-teaching staff find it exceedingly challenging to
commute between the main  school and its extension or annex.  Moreover,  as
these   extensions   rely  on   the   main   school   financially,   they  often   receive
secondary    consideration    in    terms    of   budget    allocation    and    physical
infrastructure development. These circumstances severely hamper the school's
ability  to  effectively  fulfill  its  mandate  of  providing  quality  and  accessible
education to the Ifugao people.
The  separation  and  conversion  of the  Gutalac  National  High  School  -
Mamawan  Extension into an independent national high school will provide a
much-needed  boost  for  the  communities  where  most  of its  inhabitants  are
underserved. This also aligns with the  State's obligation to institute,  uphold,
and nurture an educational framework that directly addresses the requirements
of its  populace  and  society,  as  mandated  in  Article  XIV,  Section  2(1)  of the
Constitution.
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
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IellAEL A. AMATONG


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
Nineteenth Congress
Second Regular Session
HousEBILLNo.10238
INTRODuCED 8¥ REPRESENTATlvE ADRIAN rmcllAEL A. AMATONG
Am ACT
SEPARATING THE GUTAIAC NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-MAMAWAN
EXTENSION IN BARANGAY MAMAWAN, MUNICIPAIATY OF GUTAIAC,
PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTH FROM THE GUTALAC NATIONAL
HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE MAMAWAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL,
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it  ervacted bg the  Serale and the  House Of Representatives Of the  Pttmppines in
Congress assembled:
SECTION   I.   The   Gutalac   National   High   School-Mamawan   Extension   in
Barangay Mamawan, Municipality of Gutalac, Province of Zamboanga del Norte
is hereby separated from the Gutalac National High School and converted into
an independent national high school to be known as Mamawan National High
School.
SEC. 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Gutalac National High
School-Mamawan  Extension  are  hereby transferred  to  and  absorbed  by  the
Mamawan National High School.
SEC.   3.   The   Secretary   of   Education   shall   immediately   include   in   the
Department's  program the  operationalization of the  Mamawan  National  High
School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's
appropriation   of  the   Gutalac   National   High   School-Mamawan   Extension.
Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall
be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SEC.  4.  Within sixty (60) days after the approval of this Act, the Secretary of
Education   shall  promulgate   the  rules  and   regulations  implementing  the
provisions of this Act.
SEC.  5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Oj7icl.az Gtzzette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,