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Eighteenth Congress is
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 7020

Introduced by Representative PAUL RUIZ DAZA

EXPLANATORY NOTE
Section 1, Article XIV of the 1987 Philippine Constitution specifically provides:

“Section 1. 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.”

Section 4 par. I, Article XIV of the same Constitution also provides:

“Section 4. (1) The State recognizes the complementary roles of public and
private institutions in the educational system and shall exercise reasonable
supervision and regulation of all educational institutions.”

Pursuant to the above constitutional mandate, this bill seeks to improve the delivery of
educational services and make the same available to the people of Northem Samar. Currently, in
order to reach the regional center in Tacloban City, it would take around six to seven hours of
travel which is burdensome.

The State also recognizes the role of the youth in society and education plays a vital role
in the total human development. It is because of this that we need to ensure that students of higher
‘educational institutions have easy access to the service of government agencies tasked to promote
and prioritize education as catalyst of the country’s growth and development.

If this bill will be passed into law, the people of Northern Samar will have an easier access
to CHED for their educational concerns such as, but not limited to, applying or following up for
student financial assistance and grants.

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

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

Eighteenth Congress
First Regular Session

House Bill No, _7020

Introduced by Representative PAUL RUIZ DAZA

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PROVINCIAL OFFICE OF THE COMMISSION ON
HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) IN THE PROVINCE OF NORTHERN SAMAR, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

assembled:

SECTION 1. There shall be established a provincial office of the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) in the Province of Northern Samar, to be known as the CHED-Northern Samar
Provincial Office, which shall exercise jurisdiction over the said province and shall be headed by
a provincial director. The CHED-Northem Samar Provincial Office shall be located in the

Municipality of Catarman, Province of Northern Samar.

SEC. 2. Within sixty (60) days from the approval of this Act, the CHED, in coordination
with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), shall determine the organizational
structure and staffing pattem for the CHED-Northem Samar Provincial Office. The said
organizational structure and staffing pattern shall be submitted to the Chairperson of the CHED
and the Secretary of the DBM for approval.

SEC. 3. The Chairperson of the CHED shall immediately include in the CHED’s programs
the operationalization of the CHED-Northern Samar Provincial Office.

SEC. 4. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in
the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 5. The CHED shall issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective

implementation of this Act within sixty (60) days from approval.


SEC. 6. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official

Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,