Appropriation of Funds for Public Elementary Schools

June 16, 1962

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3479

AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF TWENTY-FOUR MILLION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED PESOS FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AT LEAST SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED ADDITIONAL CLASSES IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-TWO TO NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-THREE

SECTION 1. In addition to the appropriations for the operation and maintenance of public elementary schools in the General Appropriation Act for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and sixty-three, there is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of twenty-four million three hundred fifty-six thousand four hundred pesos, for the operation and maintenance of at least seven thousand five hundred additional classes in public elementary schools during the school year nineteen hundred and sixty-two to nineteen hundred and sixty-three which shall be distributed in accordance with the itemized schedules appended to this Act among the different school divisions in such proportion provided for in the General Appropriation Act for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and sixty-two to nineteen hundred and sixty-three for the same purpose. A quarterly report of the opening of these classes shall be made to Congress and a copy of such report furnished each member thereof.

SECTION 2. Teachers appointed under this Act must be residents of the municipality where the position is allotted: Provided, That in the absence of local applicants who are qualified, those who are residents of the province or school division shall be preferred next. Appointments made in violation of this provision shall be null and void, and shall subject the offending party to a prosecution and such act shall be considered a penal offense and the party responsible for such act shall, upon conviction, be punished with imprisonment of not less than thirty days nor more than six months and a fine of not more than one thousand pesos and shall be perpetually disqualified to hold any public office.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 16, 1962.

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 58, No. 44, p. 7187 on October 29, 1962

APPENDIX

Distribution of the 5,000 Additional Classes Incorporated in the Presidential Budget and the Additional 7,500 Positions

 

	No. of Children who should be provided with additional positions		Distribution
No. of Positions needed
School Division
		5,000	7,500
Positions	Positions
Abra	2,163	74	28	46
Agusan	4,092	98	37	61
Aklan	4,633	110	40	70
Albay	11,730	253	106	147
Antique	4,865	117	44	73
Bataan	2,763	69	25	44
Batanes	80	2	1	1
Batangas	11,612	339	130	209
Benguet-Baguio	2,961	107	40	67
Biak (Mt. Province)	5,736	137	53	84
Bohol	12,989	212	109	103
Bukidnon	4,426	145	55	90
Bulacan	10,643	254	98	156
Cagayan	9,387	225	86	139
Camarines Norte	3,315	79	30	49
Camarines Sur	17,471	313	148	165
Capiz	5,991	118	55	63
Catanduanes	3,137	79	30	49
Cavite	5,636	136	50	86
Cebu	26,997	373	183	190
Cotabato I	9,410	226	87	139
Cotabato II	8,749	211	81	130
Cotabato III	6,115	145	56	89
Davao	14,471	344	132	212
Ilocos Norte	5,089	96	46	50
Ilocos Sur	6,663	143	61	82
Iloilo	16,490	314	151	163
Isabela	8,979	216	83	133
Laguna	7,782	183	72	111
Lanao del Norte	5,143	155	52	103
Lanao Del Sur	7,203	163	66	97
La Union	5,181	126	48	78
Leyte	19,241	335	167	168
Marinduque	2,360	60	22	38
Masbate	5,738	154	59	95
Misamis Occidental	4,164	98	37	61
Misamis Oriental	5,269	129	48	81
Negros Occidental	24,166	381	192	189
Negros Oriental	12,122	243	103	140
Nueva Ecija	10,313	245	94	151
Nueva Vizcaya	2,610	98	37	61
Occidental Mindoro	1,696	55	20	35
Oriental Mindoro	4,823	117	44	73
Palawan	3,489	93	35	58
Pampanga	11,561	228	106	122
Pangasinan	17,952	403(a)	166	237
Quezon I	791	22	7	15
Quezon II	10,275	258	92	166
Rizal	13,528	355(b)	159	196
Romblon	2,560	74	28	46
Samar I	6,297	145	57	88
Samar II	6,723	154	63	91
Samar III	5,040	114	46	68
Sorsogon	7,159	142	66	76
Southern Leyte	4,309	102	39	63
Sulu	8,430	185	60	125
Surigao del Norte	3,904	93	35	58
Surigao del Sur	3,638	88	33	55
Tarlac	7,929	143	69	74
Zambales	3,674	88	33	55
Zamboanga del Norte	5,923	148	55	93
Zamboanga del Sur	10,720	289	100	189
Cities
Bacolod	1,642	59	22	37
Baguio	870	30	11	19
Basilan	3,421	83	31	52
Butuan	1,372	35	12	23
Cabanatuan	897	19	7	12
Cagayan de Oro	847	20	7	13
Calbayog	1,252	23	10	13
Caloocan	—	101	36	65
Cavite	723	19	7	12
Cebu	4,167	106	37	69
Cotabato	661	15	5	10
Dagupan	1,007	26	9	17
Danao	969	25	9	16
Davao	2,743	116	44	72
Dumaguete	1,042	24	9	15
Gingoog	955	24	9	15
Iligan	928	26	9	17
Iloilo	2,078	49	19	30
Lapulapu	1,433	36	12	24
Lipa	847	30	11	19
Lucena	744	19	7	12
Manila	4,000	145	80	68
Marawi	1,119	25	9	16
Naga	942	19	7	12
Ormoc	981	19	7	12
Ozamiz	478	26	10	16
Pasay	2,170	49	19	30
Quezon	6,637	168	61	107
Roxas	775	18	7	12
San Carlos	2,775	59	22	37
San Pablo	577	40	14	26
Silay	1,117	25	9	16
Tacloban	966	25	9	16
Tagaytay	—	2	1	1
Toledo	1,247	30	11	19
Trece Martires	—	—	—	—
Zamboanga	2,056	59	21	38
Phil. Unesco (Bayambang and Bautista)	—	38	22	16
School for the Deaf and the Blind	—	8	8	—
Welfareville	—	5	5	—
General Office	—	250	—	250(c)
	—	—	—	—
Total	526,934	12,500	5,000	7,500
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(a) Allotment for Pangasinan has been reduced by 38 and given to Bayambang and Bautista.

(b) Allotment for Rizal has been reduced by 99 and allotted to new City of Caloocan. acd

(c) To be allotted to divisions where the enrollment will be increased by children of immigrants as in Agusan, Biak, Bukidnon, Cagayan, Cotabato I, Cotabato II, Cotabato III, Davao, Isabela, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur.