Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 9472)
The Pablo Borbon Memorial Institute of Technology in the City of Batangas, including its branches and other integrated institutions, is renamed as Batangas State University (BSU).
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) campus in Sto. Tomas, Batangas is excluded from the coverage of Batangas State University.
The Pablo Borbon Memorial Institute of Technology including its branches, the Jose P. Laurel Polytechnic College in Malvar, and the Apolinario R. Apacible School of Fisheries in Nasugbu are integrated to form Batangas State University.
All assets, fixed and movable personnel, records, liabilities, or obligations of the integrated institutions are transferred to Batangas State University.
The positions, rights, and security of tenure of personnel employed prior to the absorption are not impaired and incumbents remain in the same status until otherwise provided by the Board.
The government-owned lands occupied by these institutions are declared the property of Batangas State University and shall be titled under that name.
If the university ceases to exist or the lands are no longer needed, the parcels of land shall revert to the provinces, municipalities, or cities where they are located.
The amount necessary for operations shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the integrated institutions, and thereafter included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Section 16 of Republic Act No. 9045 is amended regarding the transfer of assets, personnel, and liabilities to Batangas State University.
The Act took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in two newspapers of general circulation.