Senator Win Gatchalian hailed the passage of new laws that would establish high schools for the arts and sports in Baguio City.
Republic Act No. 12118 establishes the Baguio City High School for the Arts, while Republic Act No. 12119 creates the Baguio City Sports High School.
As Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Gatchalian pushed for the passage of these laws in the upper chamber.
The school’s curriculum shall emphasize the development of talents, skills, and exceptional giftedness of learners to nurture potential artists.
The Baguio City High School for the Arts is mandated to implement a general secondary education curriculum, as prescribed by the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 (Republic Act No. 10533) or the K to 12 Law, to learners with considerable potential in the arts. The school’s curriculum shall emphasize the development of talents, skills, and exceptional giftedness of learners to nurture potential artists while preserving and promoting Filipino heritage.
The Department of Education (DepEd) shall administer and supervise the Baguio City High School for the Arts in close coordination with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), which shall provide policy direction and technical assistance to the school.
The Baguio City Sports High School will implement a general secondary education curriculum as prescribed by the K to 12 law to learners with considerable potential in sports. The school’s curriculum shall emphasize the development of learners’ athletic skills through physical education and sports subjects.
The DepEd shall administer and supervise the Baguio City Sports High School in close coordination with the Philippine Sports Commission and the National Academy of Sports (NAS).
The NAS System’s policies, guidelines, and criteria shall guide the Baguio City Sports High School’s operations.
“Sa pamamagitan ng kanilang mga bagong paaralang ito, mahuhubog natin ang maraming mga kabataang magbibigay dangal sa ating bansa.”
“Binabati ko ang mga taga-lungsod ng Baguio dahil magkakaroon na sila ng sarili nilang mga high school para sa sining at sports. Ang Baguio ay tahanan ng mga mahuhusay na alagad ng sining at mga atleta, at sa pamamagitan ng kanilang mga bagong paaralang ito, mahuhubog natin ang maraming mga kabataang magbibigay dangal sa ating bansa,” the legislator concluded.
