Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 2353 
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE JEYZEL VICTORIA C. YU 
2nd District, Zamboanga del Sur 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to separate Guinicolalay National High School – Tarakan 
Extension from its mother school, Guinicolalay National High School, and to 
convert it into an independent national high school to be known as Tarakan 
National High School. 
Pursuant to Section 1, Article XIV of the 1987 Constitution, the State 
recognizes every citizen’s right to quality education and must take appropriate 
steps to ensure its accessibility at all levels.  Section 2 of the same Article 
further mandates the establishment and maintenance of a free public 
education system at the elementary and secondary levels. 
To give full effect to these constitutional provisions, the bill provides the 
inclusion of the Tarakan National High School’s operating funds in the annual 
General Appropriation Act, thereby securing its fiscal and administrative 
independence. In this manner, the school can effectively deliver accessible 
secondary education to all learners in Barangay Tarakan, without dependence 
on its former mother school. 
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this measure is earnestly 
sought. 
JEYZEL VICTORIA C. YU 
July 28, 2025
8:20 am


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 2353 
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE JEYZEL VICTORIA C. YU 
2nd District, Zamboanga del Sur 
AN ACT 
SEPARATING THE GUINICOLALAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – TARAKAN 
EXTENSION IN BARANGAY TARAKAN, MUNICIPALITY OF DINAS, PROVINCE 
OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR FROM THE GUINICOLALAY NATIONAL HIGH 
SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH 
SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS TARAKAN 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.  The Guinicolalay National High School – Tarakan Extension in Barangay 
Tarakan, Municipality of Dinas, Province of Zamboanga del Sur is hereby separated from the 
Guinicolalay National High School and converted into an independent national high school to 
be known as Tarakan National High School. 
Section 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities, and records of the Guinicolalay National 
High School – Tarakan Extension are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Tarakan 
National High School. 
Section 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department’s 
program the operationalization of the Tarakan National High School, the initial funding of 
which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriation of the Guinicolalay National 
High School – Tarakan Extension.  Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued 
operation of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
Section 4. Within ninety (90) days from the approval of this Act, the Secretary of 
Education shall formulate the rules and regulations implementing the provisions of this Act. 
Such implementing rules and regulations shall provide for the school’s organization, 
administration, operations and management, in accordance with Republic Act No. 9155, or the 
“Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001”, Republic Act No. 10533, or the “Enhanced 
Basic Education Act of 2013” and other basic education-related laws. 
Section 5.  This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official 
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved,