NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
SEPARATING THE JOSE ABAD SANTOS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - 
TABAYON EXTENSION IN BARANGAY TABAYON, MUNICIPALITY OF JOSE 
ABAD SANTOS, PROVINCE OF DAVAO OCCIDENTAL FROM THE JOSE 
ABAD SANTOS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN 
INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS TABAYON 
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article XIV, Section 1 of the 1987 Constitution mandates 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." The national 
government aims to provide every child the opportunity to learn, develop and be 
part of the country's growth.
This bill seeks to separate Jose Abad Santos National High School-Tabayon 
Extension from the Jose Abad Santos National High School and convert it into an 
independent national high school. While the latter continues to provide quality 
education, it is located 18 kilometers away from Jose Abad Santos National High 
School-Main Campus in Caburan Big, Jose Abad Santos in the Province of Davao 
Occidental. Jose Abad Santos National High School- Tabayon Extension is also 10.5 
kilometers away from Kalbay National High School, this is the only nearest 
secondary school in the municipality. In pursuing secondary education, the students 
have to cross three to ten kilometers of winding mountain roads and flooding rivers 
during the rainy season.
This bill if enacted into law will have the graduates of the elementary schools 
from the interior barangays namely Tabayon, Cayaponga, Carahayan and Malalan. 
Further, this will give hope to the students to complete secondary education and 
obtain a degree in the future.
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is respect^lly 
requested. 
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TmEE R. MARCOS


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
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SENATE
No. 1984
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN
ACT SEPARATING THE JOSE ABAD SANTOS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - 
TABAYON EXTENSION IN BARANGAY TABAYON, MUNICIPALITY OF JOSE 
ABAD SANTOS, PROVINCE OF DAVAO OCCIDENTAL FROM THE JOSE ABAD 
SANTOS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN 
INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS TABAYON 
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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SECTION 1. Separation and Conversion Into A National High School. - The Jose
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Abad Santos National High School - Tabayon Extension in Barangay Tabayon,
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Municipality of Jose Abad Santos, Province of Davao Occidental is hereby separated
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from the Jose Abad Santos National High School, converting it into an independent
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national high school to be known as the Tabayon National High School.
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SEC. 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. - All personnel, assets, liabilities and
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records of the Jose Abad Santos National High School - Tabayon Extension are hereby
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transferred to and absorbed by the Tabayon National High School.
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SEC. 3. Appropriations. - The Secretary of Education shall immediately include
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in the Department's program the operationalization of the Tabayon National High
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School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's
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appropriation of the Jose Abad Santos National High School - Tabayon Extension.
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Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be
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included in the annual General Appropriations Act.


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SEC. 4. Implementation. -Ihe Secretary of Education shall issue such rules and 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
SEC. 5. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,