Parochial Concerns of Rep. Villarosa in the 13th Congress -- Education

Let us now take a look at the parochial concerns of Rep. Amelita Villarosa. Her state of mind is revealed by the forty-six (46) bills that she crafted allegedly for Occidental Mindoro.

She wanted to contribute to education; thus she had 16 bills for this concern:

1. HB03014 (AN ACT CONVERTING THE MAGSAYSAY MUNICIPAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MAGSAYSAY, PROVINCE OF OCCIDENTAL MINDORO INTO MAGSAYSAY NATIONAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES)

2. HB03638 (AN ACT CONVERTING THE MAGSIKAP NATIONAL VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY MAGSIKAP, MUNICIPALITY OF RIZAL, PROVINCE OF OCCIDENTAL MINDORO, INTO A VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE GOVERNOR ARSENIO L. VILLAROSA MEMORIAL VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR)

3. HB03972 (AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE GOVERNOR ARSENIO L. VILLAROSA MEMORIAL VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE-SAN JOSE CAMPUS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR)

4. HB04208 (AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF OCCIDENTAL MINDORO NATIONAL COLLEGE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOSE, PROVINCE OF OCCIDENTAL MINDORO, TO THE OCCIDENTAL MINDORO STATE COLLEGE)

5. HB04209 (AN ACT SEPARATING THE RIZAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL- MANOOT ANNEX IN BARANGAY MANOOT, MUNICIPALITY OF RIZAL, PROVINCE OF OCCIDENTAL MINDORO, FROM THE RIZAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE MANOOT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR)

6. HB04247 (AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P1,200,000.00) FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SCHOOL BUILDING FOR THE PAARALANG ELEMENTARYA NG MGA KATUTUBO SA SALAFAY LOCATED IN BARANGAY MONTECLARO, MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOSE, PROVINCE OF OCCIDENTAL MINDORO)

7. HB04333 (AN ACT SEPARATING THE CALINTAAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - MALPALON ANNEX IN BARANGAY MALPALON, MUNICIPALITY OF CALINTAAN, PROVINCE OF OCCIDENTAL MINDORO, FROM THE CALINTAAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE MALPALON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR)

8. HB04344 (AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION, TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (1,200,000.00) FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SCHOOL BUILDING FOR THE CABACAO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY CABACAO, MUNICIPALITY OF ABRA DE ILOG, PROVINCE OF OCCIDENTAL MINDORO)

9. HB04495 (AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SCHOOL OF FISHERIES IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF STA. CRUZ, PROVINCE OF OCCIDENTAL MINDORO, TO BE KNOWN AS THE OCCIENTAL MINDORO COLLEGE OF FISHERIES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES)

10. HB04771 (AN ACT SEPARATING THE PAWICAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY PAWICAN, MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOSE, PROVINCE OF OCCIDENTAL MINDORO, FROM THE ILING NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR)

11. HB05356 (AN ACT CONVERTING THE OCCIDENTAL MINDORO NATIONAL COLLEGE - CAMINAWIT EXTENSION INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE CAMINAWIT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES)

12. HB05464 (AN ACT CONVERTING THE GEN. EMILIO AGUINALDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-SITIO KASTILA ANNEX INTO AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE SITIO KASTILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES)

13. HB05523 (AN ACT PROVIDNG FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS FOR THE SAN JOSE AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL HIGH SCHOOL MANGARIN EXTENSION LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOSE, PROVINCE OF OCCIDENTAL MINDORO AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR)

14. HB05626 (AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS FOR THE SAN JOSE AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL HIGH SCHOOL MANGARIN EXTENSION LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOSE, PROVINCE OF OCCIDENTAL MINDORO AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR)

15. HB05694 (AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS FOR THE DUNGON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MAMBURAO, PROVINCE OF OCCIDENTAL MINDORO AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR)

16. HB06025 (AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO(2) CLASSROOM BUILDING FOR THE LIWAYWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LOCATED IN BARANGAY IBUD, MUNICIPALITY OF SABLAYAN, PROVINCE OF OCCIDENTAL MINDORO AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR)

I have a different understanding of how the state of education in the province is, and have a different strategy in mind to address it. While the province really needs infrastracture -- classrooms, for example, especially in the far-flung communities -- and that the province is in need altogether of new schools, I wonder how these could uplift the quality of education in the province sans: provision of enough books, additional take-home-pay for the teachers, continuing training of teachers in their fields of expertise, recruitment of new teachers, support or subsidy for the nutritional needs of the students, among others.

A serious investigation, too, of patterns of corruption in the DepEd-Occidental Mindoro could help -- and prove to be contributing element to upliftment of our educational quality. For one, it has been a common place for district supervisors to receive freebies from ranking-applicants; in the process, losing objectivity in the selection of mind-formers of our future generation.

But, the camp of Rep. Villarosa could easily claim: "But, we are financially and materially supporting our teachers in the province, Didaskalos."

"Yes, Ma'am. You are chaining them by the pecuniary favors that you extend, ensuring that come elections again you would have teachers to do the cheating for you."