NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE	
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES	
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First Regular Session	
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL No. ________
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE LANI MERCADO-REVILLA
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING THE SAN NICOLAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF 
BACOOR, PROVINCE OF CAVITE AND RENAMING IT TO LEON GUINTO, SR. 
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The San Nicolas Elementary School located in San Nicolas, City of Bacoor, 
Province of Cavite has been operating since 1962. It started with an enrollment size of 
174 pupils and has grown to its current size of 1,063.  
Through the years, it has been instrumental in educating children from several 
barangays of Bacoor City, including Bayanan, Molino I, San Nicolas I, II and III .  Even 
with its very important role as a learning institution, the said school still does not have its 
own identity and mandate.
With a sincere desire to improve learning outcomes, this measure seeks to 
establish the San Nicolas Elementary School and have it renamed to Leon Guinto Sr. 
Elementary School. With institutional and funding support from the national government, 
the said school will be able to have its own plantilla positions and administrative 
autonomy for a more efficient and effective delivery of educational services.
Renaming San Nicolas Elementary School after Leon Guinto, Sr. is an apt 
recognition of his contribution to public service during the Commonwealth period, in 
which time he served as the war-time mayor of Manila.  
Born to parents Juan Guinto and Pia Gawaran in San Nicolas, Bacoor, Cavite in 
June 28, 1896, Guinto worked diligently in the government service, beginning his career 
at the Weather Bureau.  In 1916, he pursued a degree in law and after passing the bar 
in 1920, he worked as secretary to then Senate President Manuel L. Quezon.  
He launched his political career in 1922 when he ran for the position of Provincial 
Board Member in Tayabas, his wife, Marta Montes’ home province.  In the succeeding 
elections, he ran and won as representative of the second district of Tayabas and was 
recognized as an outstanding legislator. 

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In 1928, he was elected as Provincial Governor of Tayabas but his term was cut 
short upon his appointment as Commissioner of Public Safety by Governor-General 
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr and later as undersecretary of Department of Interior.  In 1940, 
Guinto was appointed as Secretary of Labor under the Commonwealth government of 
President Manuel L. Quezon. 
In 1942, he was assigned as Manila Mayor and was tasked to manage the affairs 
of the city while it was under the control of the Japanese during World War II. 
The numerous positions of responsibility that Leon Guinto, Sr. held in the 
government and the vote of confidence that then President Quezon gave him are proof 
of his exemplary performance as a leader and public servant.  He was a Bacooreño 
who is worthy of emulation and admiration.  It is therefore very fitting that the San 
Nicolas Elementary School be renamed after him.  Moreover, the said school is located 
in Guinto’s very own birth place, and the property where the school stands was donated 
by the relatives of his mother, Gawaran. 
To strengthen Congress’ commitment to social progress acceleration and human 
development and to recognize a remarkable Bacooreño such as Leon Guinto, Sr., 
immediate approval of this measure is earnestly requested.
REP. LANI MERCADO-REVILLA
2nd District of Cavite

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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE	
)
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES	
)
First Regular Session	
)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL No. ________
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE LANI MERCADO-REVILLA
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING THE SAN NICOLAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF 
BACOOR, PROVINCE OF CAVITE AND RENAMING IT TO LEON GUINTO, SR. 
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
Section 1. Establishing the San Nicolas Elementary School and Renaming it to 
Leon Guinto, Sr. Elementary School. – The San Nicolas Elementary School in the City 
of Bacoor, Province of Cavite is hereby established under the supervision of the 
Department of Education, and consequently renamed to Leon Guinto, Sr. Elementary 
School. 
Sec. 2. Appropriations. – The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in 
the Department’s program the operationalization of Leon Guinto, Sr. Elementary School, 
the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Sec. 3. Implementation. – The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act. 
Sec. 4. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication 
in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,

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