Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO.. eie8

Introduced by Rep. Luisa Lloren Cuaresma
Lone District of Nueva Vizcaya

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to establish a national high school in Barangay Sto. Domingo,
Municipality of Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya to be known as the Sto. Domingo National High
School.

Section 1, Article XIV of the 1987 Constitution 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.”

The importance of education to the socio-economic growth and development of the
country cannot be overemphasized. The availability of and access to quality education are
important for the socio-economic well-being of the people. The government must take
appropriate steps to make such education affordable and accessible to all by establishing
schools, learning centers, and related facilities.

Despite the ever-increasing number of incoming high school students in Barangay Sto.
Domingo and the neighboring barangays of Manamtam, Sto. Domingo West, Abian and Vista
Hills of Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, there is no existing public high school offering public
secondary education in the catchment area, thereby making other schools in nearby barangays
congested. The nearest two national high schools are approximately ten to twelve kilometers
away from Barangay Sto. Domingo.


Due to high travel costs, some indigent parents are unable to send their children to
school. In effect, their children lose their chance to obtain a complete, adequate and integrated
system of education.

The proposed measure will provide the students residing in Barangays Sto.Domingo,
Manamtam, Sto. Domingo West, Abian and Vista Hills of Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, with
full access to free secondary education compliant with basic education curriculum framework
of the government’s Enhanced Basic Educational Program (K-12 Program). Easier access to
free quality education will open pathways of opportunity for the students and their families to
improve their socio-economic status. It will also enable them to contribute significantly to their
municipality and eventually to the country’s welfare.

In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly requested.

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Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 8460

Introduced by Rep. Luisa Lloren Cuaresma
Lone District of Nueva Vizcaya

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY STO.
DOMINGO PROPER, MUNICIPALITY OF BAMBANG, PROVINCE OF NUEVA
VIZCAYA TO BE KNOWN AS STO.DOMINGO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

Section 1. Short Title. — There is hereby established, under the supervision of the
Department of Education, a national high school in Barangay Sto. Domingo, Municipality of
Bambang, Province of Nueva Vizcaya to be known as Sto. Domingo National High School.

Section 2. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's
program the operationalization of the Sto. Domingo National High School, the funding of
which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 3. Within one hundred twenty days (120) from the approval of this Act, the
Secretary of Education shall formulate the rules and regulations implementing the provisions
of this Act.

Section 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved