History

THE GROWTH OF BENIGNO “Ninoy” S. AQUINO HIGH SCHOOL

As an annex of Fort Bonifacio High School , it started with four teachers teaching four First Year classes at the old Mater Dolorosa (now Mirror of Justice) Church along Aguho St. , Comembo. The head teacher then was Miss Tomasa Sinag, a former nun.

The next year, it offered Second Year class. Then the next year, it added Third Year class until finally in 1979, Fort Bonifacio High School (Comembo Annex) held its first graduation ceremony in the plaza of the Comembo Elementary School . Jane Falcis, one of the clerks now was one of the graduates.

The next school year, the school was transferred to the prefabricated building constructed by soldiers in Lanzones St. in Comembo. Because the lot was perennially flooded, they called it “barko”. Classes continued there until a new four storey building was built in on the instance of Mayor Jejomar C. Binay.

On January 25, 1993 at a joint meeting of the Sangguniang Barangay ng Comembo headed by Barangay Captain Pedro Daza and the General P.T.A. headed by Felix Garcia, a joint resolution requesting the Municipal Council, thru Mayor Jejomar C. Binay, that Fort Bonifacio High School (Comembo Annex) be changed to a community or barangay high school was passed. The motion was filed by Mr. Garcia and duly seconded by Kagawad Ernesto Aguilar.

Based on said resolution, the City Council passed the City Ordinance 74-278 series of January 13, 1995 creating an independent municipal high school and renaming Fort Bonifacio High School (Comembo Annex) as BENIGNO “NINOY” S. AQUINO HIGH SCHOOL.

The name was so chosen because the city council felt that “nothing is more fitting than to name the school after Ninoy, the man, who with his courage, gallantry, patriotism and devotion to country, made the greatest sacrifice a person can ever make, that of offering his life so others maybe free. He was the only man who broke the conjugal dictatorship, united his fellowman with his death to stand up against martial rule. Without him, freedom for the Filipino people would remain an elusive dream. His life is an inspiration to all, especially our students who can identify with his struggles and ambition.”

At first, BNAHS was an exception to R.A. 6655, nationalizing all high school because BNAHSwas purely localized and non-subsidiary of the national government. Its teachers, however, were classified in the same salary grades as all other teachers paid by the national government.

On April 17, 1999 , the Plantilla for BNAHS was approved by DECS and it was nationalized.

Mrs. Remedios Pajo succeeded Miss Sinag as Officer-in-Charge, followed by Dr. Nora H. Serdenia and then Mr. Wilmore C. Moredo, who is now the principal of Benigno Aquino High School .

In June 1994, when Dr. Serdenia first held the reigns of Benigno Aquino High School , there were 15 classes, 26 teachers, 4 storey building and 16 regular classrooms.

Due to the fact that BNAHS could not absorb all the elementary school graduates in its catchment area – namely Pembo Elementary School , Comembo Elementary School , Tibagan Elementary School , East Rembo Elementary School and Rizal Elementary School , Mayor Jejomar C. Binay decided to switch the locations of Comembo Elementary School and Benigno Aquino High School .

Now, Comembo Elementary School is housed in the old BNAHS campus at Lanzones St. , Comembo while BNAHS has a new school building in the old Comembo Elementary Compound. The site is much, much bigger, more than one hectare so four buildings can be built here, with enough ground for CAT drills, PEHM and THE projects.

Building I and II are being occupied. Building III has already been completed last 2004. When Building IV will be completed, BNAHS will be one of the biggest and the most beautiful school in the country.