Don Vicente Rama Memorial National High School
The first national high school in the south of Cebu City was opened on June 7, 1993 and acquired its name as Cebu City Don Carlos A. Gothong Memorial National High School – Basak Extension through DECS Order No. 5, series of 1989. This was made possible through the joint effort of the then Department of Education, Culture and Sports now Dep-Ed, Division of Cebu City headed by Dr. Dolores P. Abellanosa and Cebu City Government with Hon. Alvin B. Garcia as Mayor. The first principal was Dr. Matilde R. Mayonila.
The school started with 300 first year students with 50 students per section. There were eleven pioneer teachers namely Mrs. Lilibeth Tujan, Mrs. Ruby Enriquez, Mrs. Agnes Alfajardo, the late Mrs. Agustita Gabrera, Mrs. Fermencita Pacaña, Mrs. Josefina Bacalso, Miss Teresa Baril, Mr. Ricardo Diola, the late Mr. Mario Gabuya, Mr. Severino Panton and Mrs. Evelyn Hinon.
The school became independent with national funding last October 9, 1993. The following year, in 1994, the school acquired its new name, the Basak National High School. Through Sangguniang Panlungsod resolution in 2004, Basak National High School was converted into Don Vicente Rama Memorial National High School.
This school's namesake was the representative of Cebu's 3rd district instrumental as the author and sponsor of the bill of creating the City of Cebu and was enacted into a law as Commonwealth Act No. 58 by the Philippine Congress on October 20, 1936. He is also known as the "Father of the Cebu City Charter".
The school mainly serves the entire portion of Basak-San Nicolas and Basak-Pardo. It also serves the nearer barangays around it like Mambaling, Punta Princesa, Tisa, Kinasang-an Pardo, and Quiot.
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