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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First RegulafiSession

HOUSE BILL No.1394

Introduced by HON. FLORENCIO C. GARAY

EXPLANATORY NOTE

It has been said that the road to our nation’s progress is through the
youth. Thus, the State has taken an active interest in the rearing and education
of our youth, safeguarding their right to quality and affordable education relevant
to the needs of today’s society. This responsibility extends to the secondary
level, ensuring that all Filipinos are given access to affordable and quality
secondary education.

Bislig City National High School-Maharlika Annex came as the answer to
the prayers of the people of Brgy. Maharlika. With the opening of its doors in
1983, their children were relieved from the burden of hiking ten kilometers and
back, and from the high cost of transportation fares. However, through the years,
the number of students grew. New graduates from the nearby San Roque
Elementary School, SEAG Elementary School, Coleto Elementary School, San
Vicente Elementary School and Maharlika Elementary School, as well as out-of-
school-youths willing to give education a second try, flocked to Maharlika Annex.
The Annex now finds itself ill-equipped to meet the growing number of students.

The timely intervention of the State would enable Maharlika Annex to
continue its mission of educating the students of Brgy. Maharlika and its
neighboring towns. With its conversion into a national high school, the children
of Brgy. Maharlika could be assured of perpetual access to quality education,
and allow them to hope for a brighter future.



This bill proposes to separate the Bislig City National High School-
Maharlika Annex situated in Brgy. Maharlika, Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, from its
mother school, the Bislig City National High School, converting it into an
independent national high school to be known as the MAHARLIKA NATIONAL
HIGH SCHOOL.

In view of its national and local importance, the approval of this bill is
earnestly sought.

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
‘Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 1394

Introduced by HON. FLORENCIO C. GARAY

AN ACT
SEPARATING THE BISLIG CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL- MAHARLIKA
ANNEX IN BARANGAY MAHARLIKA, CITY OF BISLIG, PROVINCE OF
SURIGAO DEL SUR, FROM THE BISLIG CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL,
CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE
KNOWN AS MAHARLIKA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines
in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1 Separation and Conversion into an Independent
National High School. The Bislig City National High School-Maharlika Annex in
Barangay Maharlika, City of Bislig, Province of Surigao del Sur, is hereby
separated from Bislig City National High School and converted into an
independent national high school to be known as the MAHARLIKA NATIONAL
HIGH SCHOOL;

SECTION 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. All personnel,
assets, liabilities and records of the Bislig City National High School-Maharlika
Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Maharlika National High
School;

SECTION 3. Appropriations. The Secretary of Education shall
immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the
Maharlika National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged
against the current year's appropriations of the Bislig City National High School-
Maharlika 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.

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

Approved,