Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. _1159

Introduced by: Rep. Gil “Kabarangay Jr.” A. Acosta

AN ACT SEPARATING THE NAPSAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-
ANNEX IN BARANGAY SIMPUCAN, PUERTO PRINCESA CITY
FROM THE NAPSAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT
INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE
KNOWN AS SIMPUCAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill was filed in the Seventeenth Congress as House Bill No. 3779. It has
been referred to the Committee on Basic Education and Culture on October 3,
2016. This bill seeks to convert the Napsan National High School-Annex
located in Barangay Simpucan, City of Puerto Princesa into an independent
national high school to be known as Simpucan National High School.

Currently, the Napsan National High School-Annex located in Barangay
Simpucan, City of Puerto Princesa is operating under the auspices of its
mother school which is the Napsan National High School. Its funding
requirement for its continuous operation is likewise provided by its mother
unit.

To carry out the constitutional mandate of providing access to quality
education, it is a bounden duty of the government to establish educational
institutions that will cater to the needs of our growing population. It is on this
means that the government assures that far-flung areas of the country where
basic constitutional rights to education are best served.


With the rapid growth in the enrollment of the Napsan National School-
Annex, it is quite deemed necessary to detach said annex and establish the same
as a separate and distinct educational entity to be named as Simpucan National
School.

As a mandated organ of the government to enact and approve laws, the
approval of this measure is hereby earnestly sought.

GIL “Kabarangay Jr” A. ACOSTA

Representative, 3" District of Palawan



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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO, _ 1159

Introduced By Representative Gil “Kabarangay
Jr.” A. Acosta

AN ACT SEPARATING THE NAPSAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-
ANNEX IN BARANGAY SIMPUCAN, PUERTO PRINCESA CITY
FROM THE NAPSAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT
INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE
KNOWN AS SIMPUCAN 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.Separation and Conversion into a National High School. — The
Napsan National High School-Annex located in Barangay Simpucan, City of
Puerto Princesa, is hereby separated from the Napsan National High School and
converted into an independent national high school to be known as Simpucan
National High School.

Section 2.Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. — All personnel, assets, liabilities
and records of the Napsan National High School—Annex in Barangay Simpucan
are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Simpucan National High School.

Section 3.Appropriations. - The Secretary of Education shall immediately
include in the Department’s program the operationalization of the Simpucan
National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the
current year’s appropriations of the Napsan National High School—Annex in
Barangay Simpucan. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued
operation of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations
Act.



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Section 4./mplementation. — The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and
regulations that may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.

Section 5.Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette.

Approved.