Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No._4236

Introduced by Representative Roman T. Romulo

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Article XIV, Section 5(5) of the Constitution provides that the State shall assign the
highest budgetary priority to education and ensure that teaching will attract and retain its
rightful share of the best available talents through adequate remuneration and other means
of job satisfaction and fulfillment. Likewise, Section 5(1) thereof mandates the State to take
into account regional and sectoral needs and conditions and shall encourage local planning
in the development of educational policies and programs.

The bill seeks to convert the locally-funded Nagpayong Elementary School in Pasig
City into a nationally-funded elementary school, retaining in the process its name
‘Nagpayong Elementary School to be funded by the national government through the
Department of Education.

The measure intends to improve the standard of the school since its administration
will now be vested upon the Department of Education, including the provision of more
funding support for the development of the school’s facilities, teaching staff, and other
school requirements; hence, the expectation for the school to accommodate substantial
increase in the enrollment of high school students in the future.

In view of the foregoing, this representation earnestly seeks your support for the
approval of this bill.

RES

ROMAN T. ROMULO
Representative
Lone District, Pasig City


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
296
HoUsE BILLNo._!

Introduced by Representative Roman T. Romulo

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE LOCALLY-FUNDED NAGPAYONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IN BARANGAY PINAGBUHATAN, PASIG CITY, METRO MANILA INTO A
NATIONALLY-FUNDED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, RETAINING ITS NAME
NAGPAYONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. The locally-funded Nagpayong Elementary School in Barangay
Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City, Metro Manila is hereby converted into a nationally-funded elementary
school and retaining its name Nagpayong Elementary School.

SEC. 2. All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the locally-funded Nagpayong
Elementary School are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the nationally-funded Nagpayong
Elementary School.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's
program the operationalization of the nationally-funded Nagpayong Elementary School, the
initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriation of the locally-
funded Nagpayong Elementary School. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued
operation of the schoo! shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 4. 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.

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,