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HISTORY

 

The Digos City National High School (DICNHS) was founded in August, 1946. It was originally named Digos Junior High School. It started with just two humble nipa huts at Rizal Avenue, Digos, Davao del Sur. The school principal, then, was the late Crispin Tolentino. There were only nine (9) teachers to help him guide the 250 students from 1946 to 1967. Two years later, the name was changed to Digos Provincial High School.From 1968 to 1975, the school principal was the late Federico Alferez. The school had 4,760 students, 249 teachers and employees. After twenty nine (29) years of hard work, perseverance and determination on the part of the administrator, the enrollment tremendously increase and later the name of the school was changed to Davao del Sur National High School specifically in 1970. At that time, there was an assistant principal, 8 department heads and guidance coordinator.

 

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In August 13, 1998, Dr. Concepcion R. Cadungog, former Education Supervisor in Mathematics and Assistant to the Schools Division Superintendent, Division of Davao del Sur took over from Mr. Alfonso G. Gomez, Jr. as Secondary School Principal IV with 12,110 students, 263 teachers and 18 employees.

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Digos City Ordinance No. 05- II changed the name of Davao del Sur National High School into Digos City National High School last November 10, 2005. The ordinance is known as the Digos City National High Ordinance authored by City Councilor Josef F. Cagas and City Councilor Atty. Vic P. Cadungog, co-authored by all members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Digos City attested by then Vice-Mayor Atty. Joseph Peňas and approved by the then Digos City Mayor, Atty. Arsenio A. Latasa.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digos_City_National_High_School

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