Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS.
FIRST REGULAR SESSION

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HOUSE BILL NO. 4908

Introduced by Honorable Oscar “Richard” S. Garin, Jr.
1" District, lloilo

“AN ACT SEPERATING DON FELIX SERRA NATIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL ~ LOMBOYAN EXTENSION IN BARANGAY LOMBOYAN,
MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOAQUIN, PROVINCE OF ILOILO FROM
DON FELIX SERRA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT
INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE
KNOWN AS STA. ANA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR”

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The right to basic education is a fundamental right which the state should provide.
Basic education, as embodied in the constitution, includes not only elementary, but
also secondary and even tertiary education

Don Felix Serra National High School — Lomboyan Extension located at Barangay
Lomboyan, San Joaquin, Iloilo, caters pupils coming from the elementary schools of
Barangay Lomboyan and Langca. The enrollees of these elementary schools are
from the nine (9) mountainous barangays in the northernmost part of San Joaquin,
Hoilo.

The independence of Don Felix Serra National High School - Lomboyan Extension
from Don Felix Serra National High School would mean greater allocation of
resources for the said school resulting to improved facilities, higher quality education
and bigger opportunities to more people in Lomboyan, San Joaquin, lloilo and
adjacent barangays, thus, ensuring that the fundamental right to basic education is
protected.

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Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
FIRST REGULAR SESSION

9
HOUSE BILL NO. 4908

Introduced by Honorable Oscar “Richard” S. Garin, Jr.
1" District, lloilo

“AN ACT SEPERATING DON FELIX SERRA NATIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL — LOMBOYAN EXTENSION IN BARANGAY LOMBOYAN,
MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOAQUIN, PROVINCE OF ILOILO FROM
DON FELIX SERRA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT
INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE
KNOWN AS STA. ANA 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. Don Felix
Serra National High School — Lomboyan Extension in Barangay Lomboyan,
Municipality of San Joaquin, Province of Iloilo, is hereby separated from Don Felix
Serra National High School and converted into an independent national high school
to be known as Sta. Ana National High School.

SECTION 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. All personnel, assets, liabilities
and records of Don Felix Serra National High School - Lomboyan Extension are
hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Sta. Ana National High School.

SECTION 3. Appropriations. The Secretary of Education shall immediately
include in the Department's program the operational machineries and mechanisms
of Sta. Ana National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged
against the current year's appropriation of Don Felix Serra National High School —
Lomboyan Extension. 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.


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

Approved,