By
Erlindo Agwilang, Jr.
BONTOC, Mountain Province -- It seemed very
timely with this year’s implementation of Republic Act 10533 or the Enhanced
Basic Education (K-12) Act of 2013 as President Benigno S. Aquino has signed
two laws converting national high schools into national technical- vocational
schools, all located in the municipalities of Sadanga and Natonin of this
province.
Rep.
Maximo B, Dalog, principal author of said laws revealed that under RA No. 10839
and RA No. 10840, the Sadanga National High School will now be known as Sadanga
National-Technical Vocational and Skills Trainings High School while the Saliok
National High School in Natonin will be recognized as Saliok National
Technical-Vocational Skills Training High School.
Dalog
said he was very pleased with this development considering that there are no
existing techno-vocational high schools in the municipalities of Sadanga and
Natonin despite the government’s strong resolve to implement the K-12 basic
education curriculum this year.
“The
labor market needs so many trained skilled workers as substantiated by various
advertisements; however, many students opt to go to academic high schools
because there are no established techno-vocational schools in their area to
cater to their instructional interests. With these laws passed, it will
certainly address the need for trained techno-vocational individuals to play an
active role in the techno-vocational field especially in the municipalities of
Sadanga and Natonin including nearby areas,” the lawmaker said.
Meanwhile,
Section 3 of both RA 10839 and RA 10840 mandates the Secretary of the
Department of Education to immediately include in the Department’s program the
operationalization of the two techno-vocational high schools, with the initial
funding to be charged against the current year’s appropriation of the two
schools. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the
schools shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
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