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INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE ADRIAN MICHAEL A. AMATONG

EXPLANATORY NOTE,

This bill seeks to separate the Balas National High School-Gabu
Extension from the Balas National High School, and convert it into an
independent national high school to be known as the Gabu National High
School.

Balas National High School-Gabu Extension is located at Barangay
Gabu in the Municipality of Labason, a third-class municipality in the Province
of Zamboanga del Norte. Currently, it has 64 students from Grades 7-8, with
more students expected to enroll in the succeeding years as it has four feeder
elementary schools.

The separation of Gabu Extension from the Balas National High School
is sought considering that it is five kilometers away from the nearest high
school, making it the most accessible school for the constituents of Barangay
Gabu and its nearby barangays. Moreover, its conversion as an independent
national high school will provide it with more funds necessary for the
construction of classrooms and employment of permanent teaching and non-
teaching personnel.

It is also noteworthy that the separation of Gabu Extension from its
mother school and its establishment as an independent school is
recommended by the Schools Division Office of Zamboanga del Norte.

In turn, this measure will uphold the State’s mandate under the
Constitution to “protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality
education at all levels” and to “take appropriate steps to make such education
accessible to all.”

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

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session

a 4168

HOUSE BILL NO.

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE ADRIAN MICHAEL A. AMATONG

AN ACT SEPARATING

THE BALAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-GABU EXTENSION

IN BARANGAY GABU, MUNICIPALITY OF LABASON,

PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE FROM THE
BALAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO

AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS
GABU 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. The Balas National High School-Gabu Extension in Barangay
Gabu, Municipality of Labason, Province of Zamboanga del Norte is hereby
separated from the Balas National High School and converted into an
independent national high school to be known as the Gabu National High
School.

SEC. 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Balas National High
School-Gabu Extension are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Gabu
National High School.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the
Department’s program the operationalization of the Gabu National High
School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year’s
appropriation of the Balas National High School-Gabu Extension. Thereafter,
the amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be
included in the annuai General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 4. The Secretary of Education shall issue the rules and regulations
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act within ninety (90) days after
its effectivity.

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,