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HOUSE BILLNO, __950

Introduced by Representative Lucy Torres-Gomez

EXPLANATORY NOTE re |

According to the 1987 Philippine Constitution “The State: shall give
priority to education, xxx foster patriotism and nationalism, accelerate
social progress, and promote total human liberation and development”
(Sec. 17, Art. II). It further provides that “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 (Sec. 1, Art.
XIV). And it also mandates that “The State shall: (1) Establish, maintain,
and support a complete, adequate, and integrated system of education
relevant to the needs of the people and society (Sec. 2 [1], Art. XIV, all
italics supplied). :

The Ormoce City Division is composed of 83 elementary schools and
16 secondary schools. The 83 elementary schools serve a total of 31,286
pupils whereas the 16 secondary schools serve a total of 15,727 students.
Given these two (2) ratios of schools and students, clearly there is now an
acute lack secondary schools. As a result of this great dispropoxtion, the
Ormoc City National High School — the central secondary institution —
suffering from heavy congestion. The situation is no longer conducive he
optimal learning. It is failing the adequacy test mentioned in the
fundamental charter. The overpopulation is now depriving students of their
right to access quality education.

It is for this reason that this measure calls for the establishment of a
separate/new national high school in Barangay Macabug, Ormoe City. The
proposed new high school is not within the 1-2 kilometer radius from the
nearest secondary school, hence, would be viable. Its feeder schogls would
include the Macabug Elementary School (with 508 enrollees, incltiding 76
graduating pupils), the Mabini Elementary School (with 175 enrollees,
including 24 Junior High School pupils), the Mahayahay Primary School

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(with 88 enrollees, including 9 prospective Junior High School pupils), the
Quezon Jr. Elementary School (with 218 enrollees, including 30 candidate
pupils for graduation), Canuntog Elementary School (with 288
including 37 Grade Six level pupils), and the San Antonio
School (with 333 enrollees, including 60 Grade Six level pupils).

This is a refiled measure from the Seventeenth Congress.

The early approval of this bill therefore is earnestly requesied.

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LYLY TO! -GOMEZ
Representative
Fourth District of Leyte


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Eighteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 950

Introduced by Representative Lucy Torres-Gomez

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY
MACABUG, CITY OF ORMOC IN THE PROVINCE OF LEYTE
TO BE KNOWN AS MACABUG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. There is hereby established, under the supervision of
the Department of Education, a national high school in Barangay Macabug,
City of Ormoc in the Province of Leyte to be known as Macabug National

High School.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the
Department’s program the operationalization of the Macabug National
High School, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General

Appropriations Act.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and regulations

necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.


SEC. 4. 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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