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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH (18") CONGRESS
First Regular Session

‘HOUSE BILL NO. me

Introduced by REP. JOSE CHRISTOPHER Y. BELMONTE

EXPLANATORY NOTE

First filed in the 16% Congress by this Representation and subsequently filed in
the 17% Congress, this bill seeks to fulfill the mandate of Article XIV Section 1 of the
1987 Philippine Constitution which states that it is the role of the State to "protect and
promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels," and that it shall
"take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all." Section 2 of the
same article declares that the State "shall establish and maintain a system of free
public education in the elementary and high school levels."

To fulfill such mandate, this Representation is eager to address the shortage of
high schools in the 6" District of Quezon City. Currently, among the six congressional
districts of Quezon City, the 6 District has the least number of schools—twelve
elementary and five secondary schools only. With the full implementation of the
Senior High School program, District Six is one of the three most challenged districts
of the City.

Per Department of Education data, as of academic year 2015-2016, 4,023 grade
six students graduated from twelve public elementary schools in the district. The five
public schools located in the district can only accommodate 2,491 or 61.9% of these
graduates. Those who are not absorbed by the public school system will have to
transfer to private high schools, enroll in public high school in the nearby districts or
completely drop out. While access to public high school is already problematic, the
quality of these public high schools is also at risk with 82:1 student-classroom ratio
and 25:1 pupil-teacher ratio

Barangay Talipapa is one of the barangays in the District that has no public
high school. The 926 graduates of Placido de Mundo Elementary School for AY 2015-
2016 will be absorbed by Ismael Mathay National High School, a school located in a
different barangay, adding transportation cost and allowance to the daily burdens to
the parents of these school children.


Recognizing this situation, the Quezon City Council passed a resolution
(Resolution No. SP-6362, $-2015) requesting the Congress of the Philippines to enact
a law for the establishment of this national high school.

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

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH (18) CONGRESS
First Regular Sai

HOUSE BILL NO._____

Introduced by REP. JOSE CHRISTOPHER Y. BELMONTE

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY TALIPAPA,
QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA TO BE KNOWN AS TALIPAPA
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. There is hereby established, under the supervision of the
Department of Education, a high school in Barangay Talipapa, Quezon City, Metro
Manila to be known as Talipapa National High School.

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

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and regulations necessary
to carry out the purpose of this Act

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

Approved,