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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Eo cergay
Quezon City KS
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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS Tae
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNo.__1695

Introduced by REP. PHILIP A. PICHAY

Explanatory Note

For more than thirty years, Barangay Parang in the Municipality of Cantilan has prided
itself not only as the town’s largest barangay but also host to a secondary school which provides
quality education to over five hundred students every year.

The said secondary school is the Parang Campus of the Surigao del Sur Institute of
Technology (SSIT) which was originally established as Parang Barangay High School in 1965.
It was converted to and renamed as Municipal High School of Cantilan in 1976 and subsequently
annexed to the Cantilan School of Arts and Trade in 1983 when the latter was converted to what
is known today as SSIT.

In spite of its status as a satellite school however, the school continued to suffer financial
setbacks and thus relied heavily on the Parents, Teachers and Community Association (PTCA) -
which has really been the driving force of the school since its inception.

‘The Commission on Higher Education has been no help at all when, in 1996, it directed
tertiary institutions to phase down its secondary enrolment to a maximum of 500 students and
prohibited those not offering education courses to phase out their secondary school programs.

Such a predicament does not come easy to a secondary school whose students do not
come from Barangay Parang alone but fromneighboring barangays as well such as Cabas-an,
Buntallid, Parang, Bugsukan, Tigabong, Calagdaanand even Patong-patong of the Municipality
of Madrid.

In the light of the foregoing, immediate passage of this bill isgarnestly sought.

Pl ‘ill ‘HAY



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS,
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO.__1695

Introduced by REP. PHILIP A. PICHAY

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE BRANCH OF SURIGAO DEL SUR INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY IN BARANGAY PARANG, MUNICIPALITY OF CANTILAN,
PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL SUR INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE
KNOWN AS THE PARANG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. Conversion into a National High School. The branch of Surigao del Sur
Institute of Technology in Barangay Parang, Municipality of Cantilan, Provinceof Surigao del
Sur, is herby converted into a national high school to be known as the Parang National High
School.

SECTION 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. All personnel, assets, liabilities and
records of the branch of Surigao del Sur Institute of Technology in Barangay Parang,
Municipality of Cantilan are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Parang National High
School.

SECTION 3. Appropriations. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in
the Department’s program the operationalization of the Esperanza National High School, the
funding of which 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 purpose of this Act.

SECTION 5. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,