Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

7989

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Hon. Jerry P. Trefias

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The State is mandated by the Constitution to protect and promote the right of all citizens
to quality education at all levels and shall take appropriate steps to make education accessible to
all. Consistent with the Constitution, this legislative measure aims to convert the present Nabitasan
Elementary School in the District of La Paz, Iloilo City into an integrated school by providing
quality education to the numerous children and young citizens in the District of La Paz and its
neighboring barangays.

It is also a declared policy of the State to prioritize education. A big part of prioritizing
education is to give accessible and quality education to our stakeholders. As lawmakers, we must
enact legislations which advance the quality and accessibility of education for al

The La Paz District has an estimated population of fifty-two thousand five hundred
‘seventeen (52,517) and a valuable part of the populace are the youth. Nabitasan Elementary School
is anticipating more students every year and they are even anticipating more students to enroll in
the coming years. With the steady Population Growth Rate and the Community-based Migration
Project, the City Population Office of the Iloilo estimates that the City will reach more than Five
Hundred Thousand (500,000) by the year 2019.

To be responsive to this perennial problem of shortage of classrooms and venues in the
neighboring barangays due to the steadily increasing population growth, this representation is
eamestly seeking to address this problem through a progressive stance. These students, present
and the future, are, and will be, in need of an accessible high school within their community in
order to bring reachable education within their respective barangay.

The young education stakeholders of the District of La Paz deserve an integrated school
which will allow them to develop their skills and be a productive member of the society in the
coming future. Let us give them the opportunity to become productive citizens of our country.

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I therefore highly encourage the approval of this bill


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 7989

Introduced by Hon. Jerry P. Trefias

AN ACT CONVERTING THE NABITASAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BARANGAY
NABITASAN, DISTRICT OF LA PAZ, ILOILO CITY INTO AN INTEGRATED
SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE NABITASAN INTEGRATED SCHOOL

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines duly assembled:

Section 1. Conversion into an Integrated School. ~ The Nabitasan Elementary School in Barangay
Nabitasan, District of La Paz, Iloilo City is hereby converted into an integrated school to be known
as Nabitasan Integrated School.

SEC. 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. — All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the
Nabitasan Elementary School are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Nabitasan Integrated
School.

SEC. 3. Appropriations. — The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the
Department's program the operationalization of the Nabitasan Elementary School, the funding of
which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 4. Implementation. ~ The Secretary of Education shall issue such rules and regulations as
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.

Approved,