Republic of the Philippines fe
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATY
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS:
First Regular Session

2084
HOUSE BILL NO,

Introduced by: HON. CLAUDE P. BAUTISTA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

In consonance with Section 2 of Republic Act 9155 also known
as the "Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001" provides in
Section 2 that "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." Corollary to this, Article 14
of the Philippine Constitution stipulated that "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. Provide adult citizens, the disabled, and out-of-school youth with
training in civics, vocational efficiency and other skills.”

To promote literacy among the Filipinos, particularly in remote
barangays, schools in elementary and high school levels were
established to make this goal a reality. In the Province of Davao
Occidental, there is the Barangay Datu Danwata, one of the 30
barangays, in its biggest municipality, Malita. It is 30 kilometers from
the Malita Poblacion, with majority of the inhabitants are
predominantly Tagacaolos.

There are seven elementary schools in the different sitios of
Barangay Danwata in the Municipality of Malita, which produce
around a hundred graduates every school year. A feeder school in the
barangay graduates some one hundred students every academic year.
In January 2018, the barangay has a total population Of 4, 241.

The barangay council has made a resolution to donate the old
barangay site for the establishment of the school. A Deed of Donation
has been given by the donor amounting to 10,000 square meters.

There is a private school, the nearest one, that is participating in
the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private
Educators and Educational Scheme (GATSPE) is 35 kilometers away
which takes a couple of hours by hiking or half an hour by motorcycle
ride. The exorbitant expenses incurred in enrolling in this school is a
problem for the students and their parents, considering that their


livelihood consist of small time farming, poultry, and livestock. These
expenses caused most of the students to stop going to school.

The establishment of the Datu Danwata High School in Malita
will serve more than 300 students who will be in Grade 7 — 10 and
could create the possibility of opening the senior high school levels.

It is the desire of the national government to provide literacy
programs that will reach out to all the citizens in all parts of the
country.

Hence, approval of this Bill is earnestly sought.

CLAUDF}/P. BAUTISTA


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 2084

Introduced by: HON. CLAUDE P. BAUTISTA

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY DATU
DANWATA, MUNICIPALITY OF MALITA, PROVINCE OF DAVAO
OCCIDENTAL TO BE KNOWN AS GASPAR DANWATA NATIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL, AND APPOPRIATING 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 Datu Danwata,
Municipality of Malita, Province of Davao Occidental to be known as the
Gaspar Danwata National High School.

SECTION 2. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the
Department's program the operationalization of the Gaspar Danwata National
High School, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act

SECTION 3. Within one hundred twenty (120) days 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,