Seventeenth Congress
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. _'7'721

Introduced by Representative Peter John D. Calderon

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to separate the Bala National High School - Busay National
High School Extension in Barangay Busay, Municipality of Moalboal, Province
of Cebu from the Bala National High School and to convert it into an independent
national high school to be known as the Busay (Moalboal) National High School.

Section 1, Article XIV of the 1987 Constitution provides:

“SEC. 1. The State shall protect and promote the right of all
citizens to quality education at all levels and shall take appropriate
steps to make such education accessible to all.”

Education has many benefits and has positive impact in our lives. As the
young people are being educated, they become an asset to our country. In today’s
world, human capital is considered the best national resource. An educated person
can explore better opportunities for himself and the entire nation gets benefited
from his work. The State therefore fully recognizes the importance of investing
in education that will address poverty as well as ensure competitiveness of the
country’s human resources.

‘The conversion of the Bala National High School - Busay National High
School Extension in Barangay Busay, Municipality of Moalboal, Province of
Cebu into an independent national high school, to be known as the Busay
(Moalboal) National High School, is in line with the desired objective of the State


to protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education that is
accessible to all. The conversion will also benefit more students in the
Municipality of Moalboal and the rest of the Province of Cebu.

The proposed bill will also enable parents and residents of Barangay Busay
to save their limited resources. They will no longer feel apprehensive for the
safety of their children because of the proximity of the new school to their locality.
In the long term, the educated citizens of Moalboal will pave the way to economic
and political empowerment of their community and eventually, the development
of the whole country.

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

PETER | . CALDERON


Soma gauaone

Seventeenth Congress
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 7721

Introduced by Representative Peter John D. Calderon

AN ACT
SEPARATING THE BALA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - BUSAY
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL EXTENSION IN BARANGAY BUSAY,
MUNICIPALITY OF MOALBOAL, PROVINCE OF CEBU FROM THE
BALA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN
INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS
BUSAY (MOALBOAL) 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.
— The Bala National High School - Busay National High School Extension in
Barangay Busay, Municipality of Moalboal, Province of Cebu is hereby
separated from the Bala National High School and converted into an independent
national high school to be known as the Busay (Moalboal) National High School.
SEC. 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. — All personnel, assets,

liabilities and records of the Bala National High School - Busay National High


School Extension are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Busay National
High School.

SEC. 3. Appropriations. — The Secretary of Education shall immediately
include in the Department’s program the operationalization of the Busay
(Moalboal) National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged
against the current year’s appropriations of the Bala National High School -
Busay National High School Extension. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the
continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act.

SEC. 4. Implementation. — The Secretary of Education shall issue rules
and regulations that may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.

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

Approved,