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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
Eighteenth Congress 
Third Regular Session 
House Bill No. _________ 
INTRODUCED BY  
REPRESENTATIVE ROMEO M. JALOSJOS, JR. 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
It is the faithful intention of this measure to address the need for a functional, independent 
and financially stable secondary school in Barangay Isis, Municipality of Polanco, Zamboanga 
del Norte which has been longtime operational in the category of annex school campus in the 
name of POLANCO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL EXTENSION-ISIS, which main campus is 
situated in a far distance at Barangay Poblacion South, Municipality of  Polanco, Province of 
Zamboanga del Norte. 
To separate POLANCO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL EXTENSION-ISIS in Barangay 
Isis, Municipality of Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte from its mother school campus, the Polanco 
National High School, Barangay Poblacion South, Municipality of Zamboanga del Norte and 
allow its  conversion into  an independent national high school to  be known as the ANACLETO 
H. OLVIS, JR. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, BARANGAY ISIS, POLANCO, ZAMBOANGA
DEL NORTE, will be in a full compliance with the mandate of the Philippine Constitution under
Article  XIV, Section 1 which provides, “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.” Indeed, in converting into an independent secondary  school will foster fair
accessibility and affordable education in the above mentioned barangay and will help cater
secondary students in adjacent barangays.
In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
ROMEO M. JALOSJOS, JR. 
August 23, 2021
12:17 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
Eighteenth Congress 
Third Regular Session 
House Bill No. _________ 
INTRODUCED BY  
REPRESENTATIVE ROMEO M. JALOSJOS, JR. 
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AN ACT 
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TO SEPARATE THE POLANCO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL EXTENSION-ISIS IN 
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BARANGAY ISIS, MUNICIPALITY OF POLANCO, ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE 
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FROM THE MAIN CAMPUS OF POLANCO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN 
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BARANGAY POBLACION SOUTH, MUNICIPALITY OF POLANCO, ZAMBOANGA 
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DEL NORTE, AND BE CONVERTED INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH 
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SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE ANACLETO H. OLVIS, JR. NATIONAL HIGH 
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SCHOOL 
(AONHS), 
BARANGAY 
ISIS, 
MUNICIPALITY 
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POLANCO, 
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ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
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assembled: 
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 SECTION 1. Separation and Conversion. - The Polanco National High School 
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Extension-Isis in Barangay Isis, Municipality of Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte is hereby 
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separated from Polanco National High School in Barangay Poblacion South, Municipality of 
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Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte and be converted into an independent national high school to 
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known as the ANACLETO H. OLVIS, JR. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (AONHS), 
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BARANGAY ISIS, MUNICIPALITY OF POLANCO, ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE. 
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SEC. 2. Transfer of Personnel, Assets, Liabilities and Records. - All personnel, assets, 
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liabilities, and records of the Polanco National High School Extension-Isis are hereby transferred 
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to and absorbed by the ANACLETO H. OLVIS, JR. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, Barangay 
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Isis, Municipality of Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte, 
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SEC 3. Appropriations. - The Secretary of  the Department of Education (DepEd) shall 
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immediately include in the program of the department the operationalization of the Anacleto H. 
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Olvis, Jr. National High School (AONHS), the initial funding requirements for its operations of 
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which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriations of the Polanco National High 
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School. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operations of the school shall be 
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included in the Annual General Appropriations Act. 
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SEC. 4. Implementation. - The Secretary of the Department of education (DepEd) shall 
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issue the necessary Rules and Regulations for the effective implementation of this Act. 
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SEC. 5. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
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Approved, 
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