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SIXTEENTH (16!) CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 5071

Introduced by REP. JOSE CHRISTOPHER Y,

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘The 1987 Constitution mandates the State to “protect and promote the right of all
citizens to quality education” and to “establish and maintain a system of free public
education in the elementary and high school levels” (Article XIV Sec, 1 and 2 Para 2).

It is in the spirit of these constitutional provisions that Republic Act 10533, or the
Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 that implements the K-12 program was established.
‘The K to 12 Program covers Kindergarten and 12 years of basic education - six years of
primary education, four years of Junior High School, and two years of Senior High School
(SHS). It aims to provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills, develop lifelong
earners, and prepare graduates for tertiary education, middle-level skills development,
employment, and entrepreneurship.

In Senior High School, students may choose a specialization based on aptitude,
interests, and school capacity. The choice of career track will define the content of the
subjects a student will take in Grades 11 and 12, SHS subjects fall under either the Core
Curriculum - which includes seven (7) learning areas such as Languages, Literature,
Communication, Mathematics, Philosophy, Natural Science, and Social Sciences ~ or,
specific Tracks - Academic, Technical-Vocational-Livelihood, and Sports and Arts.

At present, there are only five (8) public high schools and twelve (12) public
elementary schools in District 6, Quezon City. The scheduled implementation of the Senior
High School in SY 2016-2017 is a challenge that needs to be addressed considering the
existing public secondary schools in the District are already overcrowded.

This bill aims to prepare the District for the full implementation of the K to 12
Program in 2016 by establishing a standalone senior high school in Barangay Tandang Sora,
District 6, Quezon City that will absorb the junior high school graduates of several high
schools surrounding the area.

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

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SIXTEENTH (16%) CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 5071

Introduced by REP. JOSE CHRISTOPHER Y. BELMONTE

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY TANDANG
SORA, DISTRICT 6, QUEZON CITY, TO BE KNOWN AS TANDANG SORA
SENIOR 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. Establishment of a Senior High School. - There is hereby established,
under the supervision of the Department of Education, a senior high school in Barangay
Tandang Sora, District 6, Quezon City to be known as “Tandang Sora Senior High School.”

SEC. 2. Appropriations, - The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in
the Department's program the operationalization of the Tandang Sora Senior High School,
the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act,

SEC. 3. Implementation, - The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and
regulations that may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.

SEC. 4, Effectivity. ~ This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
the Official Gazette or in two (2) national newspapers in general circulation.

Approved,