Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

feo 1017

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by: HON. CLAUDE P. BAUTISTA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Barangay Manuel Peralta, at Malita, Davao Occidental is seeking for the
establishment of Cristina Calnantoc Rosario National High School , there being
no public secondary school in said site. The lot was donated by the heirs of the
late Cristina Calnantoc Rosario in order to provide the youths in the area the
chance to pursue education beyond the grade level, which is the only learning
that most of the elders in the place had. The aim is for the young people to have
a brighter future and for them to pursue a career path that will make them assets
to their community.

According to Republic Act 9155, Section 2 in the Declaration of Policy it
was stated that

“It is hereby declared the policy of the State to protect and promote the right of
all citizens to quality basic education and to make such education accessible to
all by providing all Filipino children a free and compulsory education in the
elementary level and free education in the high school level. Such education shall
also include alternative learning systems for out-of-school youth and adult
learners. It shall be the goal of basic education to provide them with the skills,
knowledge and values they need to become caring, self- reliant, productive and
patriotic citizens.”

Barangay Manuel Peralta is dominated by the Tagacaolo tribe, and the
source of living is farming. The area is six kilometers away from the adjacent
barangay that is offering secondary education. This school has 318 students
with seven teachers.  Topographically, the barangay is predominantly
mountainous dotted by arable lands that are distant from each other. The roads
are rough-surfaced and hardly passable by four-wheeled vehicles.

Many students of high-school age would like to go to school but are
hampered by distance, difficult transportation; at times by inclement weather,



and lack of financial resources, hence, they cannot avail of education in private
schools.

If the Cristina Calnantoc Rosario National High School is established, it
will give the young people of the area the opportunity to pursue better education
and in the future a better life.

For the above cited reasons passage of this Bill is earnestly sought.

CLAUI SAUTISTA


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 7017

Introduced by: HON. CLAUDE P. BAUTISTA

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY
MANUEL PERALTA, MUNICIPALITY OF MALITA, PROVINCE OF DAVAO
OCCIDENTAL TO BE KNOWN AS CRISTINA CALNANTOC ROSARIO
NATIONAL 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. There is hereby established, under the supervision of
the Department of Education, a national high school in Barangay Manuel
Peralta, Municipality of Malita, Province of Davao Occidental to be known as
Cristina Calnantoc Rosario National High School.

SECTION 2. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include
in the Department’s program the operationalization of the Cristina Calnantoc
Rosario National High School, the funding of which shall be included in the
General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 3. Within one hundred twenty days (120) from the
approval of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall formulate the rules and
regulations implementing the provisions of this Act.

Section 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,