Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

House BILL No. 37°79

Introduced by: Hon. Rolando “Klarex” Uy

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Education is a fundamental right. Despite great progress in the last 15 years, millons of
children are still denied their right to education

The importance of education is beyond reading, writing and arithmetic. It is one of the
most important investments a country can make in its people and its future. It is critical to
reducing poverty and inequality. If children in low-income countries have basic reading skills,
then millions of people would be lifted out of poverty.

Education in the farthest reaches of our country is currently existing in unfortunate
conditions, Article XIV, Section | of the Philippine Constitution states that “The State shall
protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education and take appropriate steps to
make such education accessible to all”

Such is the justification for the need to separate the Bayanga National High School from
its mother schoo! Mambuaya National High School

As an Annex School, Bayanga National High Schoo! has to defer to the decision making
body at Mambuaya National High School. Such a set-up has not always been advantageous to
the former, as their schoo''s interest are often prioritized. This is indeed unfortunate as the
enroliment of a steadily increasing student body population signifies various emerging concerns
that could be best addressed by the administrative body that is ie dictated by an external one.
Bayanga National High School must be allowed to function spparately and independently in
order for its administrators to have a free rein in pursuing their pee the school

In view thereof, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought

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ROLANDO “Klarex” A. UY \—



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL Nxo.877 5

Introduced by Representative Rolando A. Uy

AN ACT
SEPARATING THE MAMBUAYA NATIONAL HIGHSCHOOL - BAYANGA ANNEX IN
BARANGAY BAYANGA, CITY OF CAGAYAN DE ORO, FROM THE MAMBUAYA
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS BAYANGA NATIONAL HIGH

SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by theSenate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Separation and conversion into a National High School. The Mambuaya
National High School - Bayanga Annex in Barangay Bayanga, City of Cagayan de

Oro, is hereby separated from the Cagayan de Oro National High School and converted
into an independent national high school to be known as Balulang National High School.

SECTION 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. All personnel, assets, liabilities and
records of the Mambuaya National High School - Bayanga Annex are hereby transferred

to and absorbed by the Balulang National High School,
SECTION 3. Appropriations. The Secretary of Education shall imunediately include
in the Department's program the operationalization of the Bayanga National High School
the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriations of the
Mambuaya National High School ~ Bayanga Annex. Thereafter, the amount necessary for
the continued operation of the school shall be included in the Annual General

Appropriations Act.
SECTION 4. Implementation. The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and
regulations that may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this act.

“TION 5. _Effectivity. ‘This Act shall take effect (15) fifteen days after its
publication in the Official Gazette.

Approved,