Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 2351
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE JEYZEL VICTORIA C. YU 
2nd District, Zamboanga del Sur 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to separate Paulino Dari National High School – Punta 
Flecha Extension from its mother school, Paulino Dari National High School, 
and to convert it into an independent national high school to be known as 
Punta Flecha National High School. 
Pursuant to Section 1, Article XIV of the 1987 Constitution, the State 
recognizes every citizen’s right to quality education and must take appropriate 
steps to ensure its accessibility at all levels.  Section 2 of the same Article 
further mandates the establishment and maintenance of a free public 
education system at the elementary and secondary levels. 
To give full effect to these constitutional provisions, the bill provides the 
inclusion of the Punta Flecha National High School’s operating funds in the 
annual General Appropriation Act, thereby securing its fiscal and 
administrative independence. In this manner, the school can effectively 
deliver accessible secondary education to all learners in Barangay Punta 
Flecha, without dependence on its former mother school. 
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this measure is earnestly 
sought. 
JEYZEL VICTORIA C. YU 
July 28, 2025
8:20 am


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 2351 
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE JEYZEL VICTORIA C. YU 
2nd District, Zamboanga del Sur 
AN ACT 
SEPARATING THE PAULINO DARI NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – PUNTA 
FLECHA EXTENSION IN BARANGAY PUNTA FLECHA, MUNICIPALITY OF 
PITOGO, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR FROM THE PAULINO DARI 
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT 
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS PUNTA FLECHA NATIONAL 
HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in the Congress 
assembled: 
Section 1.  The Paulino Dari National High School – Punta Flecha Extension in 
Barangay Punta Flecha, Municipality of Pitogo, Province of Zamboanga del Sur is hereby 
separated from the Paulino Dari National High School and converted into an independent 
national high school to be known as Punta Flecha National High School. 
Section 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities, and records of the Paulino Dari National 
High School – Punta Flecha Extension are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Punta 
Flecha National High School. 
Section 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department’s 
program the operationalization of the Punta Flecha National High School, the initial funding 
of which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriation of the Paulino Dari National 
High School – Punta Flecha Extension.  Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued 
operation of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
Section 4. Within ninety (90) days from the approval of this Act, the Secretary of 
Education shall formulate the rules and regulations implementing the provisions of this Act. 
Such implementing rules and regulations shall provide for the school’s organization, 
administration, operations and management, in accordance with Republic Act No. 9155, or the 
“Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001”, Republic Act No. 10533, or the “Enhanced 
Basic Education Act of 2013” and other basic education-related laws. 
Section 5.  This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official 
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved,