Legislative History
House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 2525, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A FIVE-YEAR EMERGENCY SCHOOLBUILDING PROGRAM APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR | |
ABSTRACT : Rationale: It is the declared policy of the State to establish, maintain, and support a complete, adequate and integrated system of education relevant to the needs of the people society. Towards this end, it is imperative that there be a complete elementary school in every barangay and a complete high school in every town, in order that primary and secondary education be made available and accessible to all citizens in all geographic areas of the country. In the choice of location of school buildings, the economics principle of comparative advantage shall always be adhered to. The bill provides for an Emergency School building fund amounting to 15 billion pesos which will be released and utilized for a period of five years. The Five-Yeaar School Building Program targets to eliminate the classroom shortages for a definite period of time. | |
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ANGARA-CASTILLO, BELLAFLOR J. | |
DATE FILED : 2001-08-20 | |
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
1. Amin (017 ) | 2. Espino (035 ) |
ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
URGENT BILL? No | |
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE ON 2001-08-27 | |
SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
Rationale: It is the declared policy of the State to establish, maintain, and support a complete, adequate and integrated system of education relevant to the needs of the people society. Towards this end, it is imperative that there be a complete elementary school in every barangay and a complete high school in every town, in order that primary and secondary education be made available and accessible to all citizens in all geographic areas of the country. In the choice of location of school buildings, the economics principle of comparative advantage shall always be adhered to. The bill provides for an Emergency School building fund amounting to 15 billion pesos which will be released and utilized for a period of five years. The Five-Yeaar School Building Program targets to eliminate the classroom shortages for a definite period of time.
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