FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE' 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.B.No. 2535 
Introduced by Seuator Ralph G. Recto 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
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Education is universally recognized as one of the most fundamental building blocks for 
human development and poverty reduction. The goal of which is to provide children with the 
skills, knowledge and values they need to become caring, self- reliant, productive and patriotic 
citizens. 
Republic Act No. 9155 otherwise known as the "Governance of Basic Education Act of 
2001" states that it is the policy of the state to make basic education accessible to all by 
providing all Filipino children a free. and compulsory education in the elementary level. 
Elementary schooling is compulsory, but some Filipinos of the relevant age group do not attend, 
usually due to absence of any school in their area. 
The school, being the heart of the formal education system and the seat of learning, must 
be provided to those who substantially need it. It is the vehicle by which the teaching and 
learning of national values, love of country and pride in its rich heritage, among other things, 
take place. 
Barangay Banay-banay 1.0 is the largest and the most populated barangay in the 
Municipality of San Jose, Batangas with about one thousand (1,000) elementary school-age-
children. At present, the students are taking elementary school education in Padre Imo Luna 
Memorial Elementary School (PILMES) located in Poblacion, San Jose, Batangas, which is 
roughly 3 kilometers away from Barangay Banay-banay 1.0. 
The establishment of an elementary school in Barangay Banay-banay 1.0 in the 
Municipality of San Jose, Province of Batangas, to be known as the Banay-banay 1.0 Elementary 
School is pursued to grant the request of parents and students to have an elementary school in the 
area. This will relieve the parents and residents of the said barangay from worries on the safety 
of their children and the expenses they incur in commuting to school. 
In this light, approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 


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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE, 
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II;),H ,CE: U, " ' 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. B. No. 253 rl 
Introduced hy Senator Ralph G. Recto 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BARANGAY BANAY-BANAY 1.0, 
SAN JOSE, PROVINCE OF BATANGAS TO BE KNOWN AS BANAY-BANAY 1.0 
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
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SECTION 1. 
Establishment of an Elementary School. - There is hereby established, 
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under the supervision of the Department of Education, an Elementary School in Barangay 
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Banay-banay 1.0, Municipality of San Jose, Province of Batangas, to be known as Banay-banay 
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1.0 Elementary School. 
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SECTION 2. Appropriations. -, The Secretary of Education shall immediately include 
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in the Department's program the operation of Banay-banay 1.0 Elementary School, the funding 
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of which shall be included in the Annual; General Appropriations Act. 
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SECTION 3. 
Implementation, - The Secretary of Education shall issue such rules and 
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regulations as may be necessary to carry .out the purpose of this Act. 
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SECTION 4. 
Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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publication in the Official Gazette. 
Approved,