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TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SAN FRANCISCO INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Malilipot, Albay R.A. 7936 |
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BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF SAN FRANCISCO INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
The San Francisco Institute of Science and Technology began as San
Francisco High School which was established in 1965 under the leadership of Mr.
Manuel Renovilla, former
Public School District Supervisor; Mr. Maximo Boneo, former Principal of San
Francisco Elementary School; the late Malilipot Mayor Marciano Bitara and members
of Malilipot Municipal
Council; the San Francisco Barangay Council headed by then Barrio Lieutenant
Diosdado Palces and some civic-minded citizens.
Initially 87 students enrolled under an emergency plan. The classes were
conducted from 3:00 in the afternoon to 7:00 in the evening
under one permanent and two part-time teachers.
After its third year of operation, only the First and Second Year levels
remained while the Third and Fourth Year levels were absorbed by the Tabaco
National High School. This was due to lack of funds. However, during the SY
1969-1970, the Third and Fourth Year students returned, and, two years later,
the First Commencement Exercises of San Francisco Barangay High School was held.
In 1989, San Francisco Barangay High School was nationalized together
with all the other barangay high schools in the country. Thus, San Francisco
Barangay High School became San Francisco High School. By that time, San
Francisco High School already had an enrollment of 839 students. It had
then 22 faculty members under the leadership of a new school head, Mr.
Romeo B. Bobis.
Early in 1994, Mr. Bobis, with the help of the faculty members submitted
a proposal to First District Congressman Edcel C. Lagman,
converting San Francisco High School to San Francisco Institute of
Science and Technology. This was due to the rising demand of quality,
accessible and equitable
technological education, not only in the Municipality of Malilipot but
throughout the First District of Albay. Congressman
Lagman sponsored the said proposal in the Congress as House Bill No.
12097 and on March 1, 1995 it was approved by President Fidel V. Ramos as
Republic Act 7936.
Today the San Francisco Institute of
Science and Technology has an increasing
enrollment while it continues to grow and respond to the challenge of our
ever-changing society geared towards global competitiveness.
SIGNING
OF REPUBLIC ACT 7936 LAST MARCH 1, 1995 BY HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT
FIDEL V. RAMOS
Standing from L-R: Rep. Sonny Belmonte, ______, Rep. Escudero, Mr.
Ricardo B. Bilasa (Administrative Officer), Mr. Romeo B. Bobis, 1st Vocational
School Superintendent,
________, _________.
Seating from L-R: Sen. Teofisto Guingona, Sen. Neptali Gonzales,
Senate President Edgardo Angara, His Excellency Pres. Fidel V.
Ramos, Cong. Edcel C. Lagman (Author), Speaker Jose de Venecia, Sen.
Blas Ople.
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