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NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bit No. 3456
Introduced by Representative WOWO FORTES

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to establish Calintaan High School in the Island Barangays
of Calintaan and Calayuan in the Municipality of Matnog, Province of Sorsogon

Under the 1987 Constitution, the State is mandated 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. It must establish,
maintain, and support a complete, adequate, and integrated system of
education relevant to the needs of people and society.

In the rural areas of the Philippines, distance is a huge hindrance for
education, not just for students, but for teachers as well. With some coming from
small barangays such as the Island Barangays of Calintaan and Calayuan in
Matnog, Sorsogon, it is difficult to prioritize education for the learners.

The establishment of Calintaan High School in the Island Barangays
of Calintaan and Calayuan, Municipality of Matnog, Province of Sorsogon shall
provide accessible quality education without the additional economic burden of
having to travel via boat or raft that poses danger to the lives of the learners
especially during rainy season.

In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly
sought

ATTY. WOYO\FORTES
Reprepen\ptive
Second District. Pydvince of Sorsogon


Nineteenth Congress of the
Republic of the Philippines
First Regular Session

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

~ 3456

H. B. No.

Introduced by Representative WOWO FORTES

AN ACT ESTABLISHING CALINTAAN HIGH SCHOOL IN THE ISLAND
BARANGAYS OF CALINTAAN AND CALAYUAN, MUNICIPALITY OF MATNOG,
PROVINCE OF SORSOGON APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. Establishment of Calintaan High School. - There is hereby
established, under the supervision of the Department of Education, Calintaan
High School in the Island Barangays of Calintaan and Calayuan, Municipality of
Matnog, Province of Sorsogon.

SEC. 2. Appropriations. - The Secretary of Education shail immediately include
in the Department's program, the establishment, operationalization, and
maintenance of Calintaan High School, the funding of which shall be included
in the annual General Appropriations Act

SEC. 3. Implementation. - The Secretary of Education shail issue such rules
and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.

SEC. 4. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is held invalid or
unconstitutional, the other provisions not so declared shall remain in force and
effect.

SEC. 5. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, and rules and regulations
contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or
amended accordingly.

SEC. 6. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved.