Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 3094

Introduced by HONORABLE STRIKE B. REVILLA

EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Constitution, Article II, Section 17 states:

“SECTION 17. The State shall give priority to education,
science and technology, arts, culture, and sports to foster patriotism

and nationalism, accelerate social progress, and promote total human
liberation and development.”

Further, Article 14, Section | mandates:

“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.”

Moreover, the same Article, Section 2, paragraphs (1) and (2) provides:
“Sec. 2. The State shall:

(1) Establish, maintain, and support a complete, adequate,
and integrated system of education relevant to the needs
of the people and society;

(2) Establish and maintain a system of free public education
in the elementary and high school levels. x x x”

Indeed, it is enshrined in our Constitution the obligation of the State to provide a
complete, adequate and integrated quality education to the youth because of their vital role in
nation-building. However, in the article of Secretary General Romulo A. Virola of the
National Statistical Coordination Board entitled, Statistics on Philippine Education: Good
News and Bad News, Dr. Virola reported that the Philippines only spends 3.3% of its Gross
Domestic Product on public educational institutions for all levels of education, which is lower
than 7.4% for Malaysia, 4.0% for Thailand and all WEI countries and 5.2% average for
OECD countries.


In the City of Bacoor right now, there are seven public high schools (one mother
school and six annex schools) catering to the educational needs of the high school students.
Unfortunately, being annex schools, they do not have their own identity, they do not have
their own plantilla of positions and most especially, their own budget, This fact limits the
schools to maximize and exhaust their capacities to educate and teach our high school
students.

This bill seeks to separate and convert the annex school from their mother school and
Convert it to a regular national high school. I sincerely urge your support in the passage of

this bill.
REP. ao B. REVILLA

2" District, Cavite


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
3094

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by HONORABLE STRIKE B. REVILLA

AN ACT SEPARATING THE BACOOR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL — SALINAS
ANNEX IN BARANGAY SALINAS 2, CITY OF BACOOR, PROVINCE OF CAVITE
FROM THE BACOOR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL — MOLINO, CONVERTING IT

INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS BACOOR,
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - SALINAS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of | ‘Representatives of the Congress assembled:

Section 1. The Bacoor National High School — Salinas Annex in Barangay Salinas 2 is hereby
separated from the Bacoor National High School — Molino and converted into an independent
national high school to be known as Bacoor National High School - Salinas.

See. 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Bacoor National High School —

Salinas Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Bacoor National High School —
Salinas.

Sec. 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the
operationalization of the Bacoor National High School — Salinas, the initial funding of which
shall be charged against the current year's appropriation of the Bacoor National High School —
Salinas Annex. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall
be included in the annual General Appropriation Act.

Sec. 4. The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and regulations necessary to carry out the
purpose of this Act.

See. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or

in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved.