Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 6089)
The Philippine College of Commerce located in the City of Manila is authorized to expand its curricular offerings.
The College is authorized to confer baccalaureate and graduate degrees in commerce, business administration, education, and social sciences related to commerce and business administration.
The purpose is to provide higher vocational, professional, and technical instruction and training in business education, commerce, and related areas, promote research, advance studies, and progressive leadership in these fields, while respecting academic freedom.
The Board consists of the Secretary of Education (ex-officio Chairman), Chairmen of the Committee on Education of both Senate and House of Representatives, President of the College, President of the Philippine College of Commerce Alumni Association (if not employed by the College), President of the Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, and the President of the Supreme Student Council of the College.
The Undersecretary of Education shall sit as a member, and the other members shall elect among themselves a temporary chairman to act as Chairman of the Board.
The Board can elect a temporary chairman, confer degrees, appoint and remove faculty and officials on recommendation, fix salaries and duties, fix tuition and other fees, manage trust donations and legacies, including tax exemptions for donors.
The College Council, composed of the President and all instructors and professors, prescribes curricula and rules of discipline (subject to Board approval), sets admission and graduation requirements, recommends recipients of degrees, and exercises disciplinary power over students within approved rules.
No religious or political tests shall be applied in appointing faculty, nor shall beliefs be inquiry matters; faculty may not inculcate sectarian tenets or attempt to influence students religiously or politically under penalty of dismissal.
No, under Section 11, they are exempt from civil service examinations, regulations, and the wage and position classification office.
The Treasurer of the Philippines is ex-officio Treasurer of the College’s funds appropriated by Congress, subject to audit by the Auditor General. One million pesos is appropriated for the purpose initially, with future funding included in the General Appropriations Act.