Title
Renaming and expansion of DHVSU curricula
Law
Republic Act No. 11169
Decision Date
Jan 3, 2019
Republic Act No. 11169 renames the Don Honorio Ventura Technological State University as the Don Honorio Ventura State University, granting it authority to offer advanced instruction, conduct research, and offer technical-vocational, undergraduate, and graduate courses.

Questions (Republic Act No. 11169)

To rename the Don Honorio Ventura Technological State University (DHVTSU) into the Don Honorio Ventura State University (DHVSU) and expand its curricular offerings, amending Republic Act No. 9832.

It is renamed from Don Honorio Ventura Technological State University (DHVTSU) to Don Honorio Ventura State University (DHVSU).

In the Municipality of Bacolor, Province of Pampanga.

Primarily, it provides advanced instruction and professional training in specified fields, and it also undertakes research, extension services, and production activities.

Education, engineering, science and technology, arts and humanities, information and communications technology education, liberal arts, and medical/health-related programs, and other relevant fields of study.

It should provide progressive leadership in its areas of specialization in support of the socioeconomic development of the Province of Pampanga and Region III.

Technical-vocational, undergraduate, and graduate courses.

Education; engineering; science and technology; arts and humanities; information and communications technology; liberal arts; legal management; law; medicine and allied sciences; health-related courses; entrepreneurial programs; creative industries; travel management; culinary management; and other relevant courses within its areas of specialization.

The Board of Regents, based on the University’s capabilities and in order to meet the needs of Pampanga and Region III.

No degree program shall be offered without the approval of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) before it is approved by the Board.

Yes. It may operate a reasonably-sized laboratory school if it has a College of Education.

It modifies all provisions of RA 9832 referring to the name of the Don Honorio Ventura Technological State University to reflect the change to DHVSU.

No. Section 4 is a modifying repeal clause only as to name references; it does not repeal RA 9832 in its entirety.

Fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

It reflects the expanded institutional scope and curricular offerings, as RA 11169 expressly broadens programs beyond purely technological areas to include wider fields such as law, medicine and allied sciences, legal management, and creative/travel/culinary management.


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