Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO. _ 4920

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE JOSE MA. R. ZUBIRI, JR.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The 1987 Constitution states that the State shall: “Establish, maintain and support
a complete, adequate and integrated system of education relevant to the
needs of the people and society.”

The Province of Bukidnon has a land area of 10,498.59 square kilometers, which
makes it the largest province in the Mindanao. And the Division of Bukidnon is
the largest Schools Division in the entire Region 10 with a teacher population of
approximately 11,000 and the area being covered by the Division spans to 20
municipalities.

This measure seeks to establish a South School Division Office in the province of
Bukidnon which will have 10 municipalities under its jurisdiction.

As such, the partition of the School Division in the province of Bukidnon into two
will provide additional manpower that will greatly improve the competence and
capacities of the teachers and schoo! administrators of the two Schools Division
that will redound to excellence in academic achievement.

Thus, approval of this bills eamestly sought.

REP. Jorn ue IR.
Third Distri ikidnon


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 4920

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE JOSE MA. R. ZUBIRI, JR.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SOUTH SCHOOL DIVISION OFFICE IN THE
PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SEC 1. Establishment of a School Division. - There shall be established, under
the supervision of the Department of Education (DepEd), a South School
Division Office, which shall have jurisdiction over 10 schools in the Province
of Bukidnon and shall be headed by a division superintendent who must
possess the necessary qualifications required by DepEd.

The staff complement for the South School Division Office, whose
office shall be located in the Municipality of Maramag, shall also possess
the necessary qualifications required by the DepEd.

SEC. 2. Appropriations. - The Secretary of Education shall immediately
include in the Department's program the operationalization of the South
School Division Office, Third and Fourth District of the Province of Bukidnon.
The initial funding for this shall be charged against the appropriations of
DepEd. Thereafter, such sum as may be necessary for the continued
operation of the office shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act.

SEC. 3. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders,
proclamations, rules and regulations and issuances or parts thereof which
are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or
amended accordingly.

SEC. 4. Implementation. - The Secretary of Education shalll issue the rules
and regulations that 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,