Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 7168)
The official name of the state university is the Philippine Normal University.
The Philippine Normal College in the City of Manila and its branches in the Provinces of Agusan, Isabela, Negros Occidental, and Quezon were converted into the Philippine Normal University.
The University shall primarily provide higher professional and special instructions for special purposes, promote research and extension services, advance studies, and progressive leadership in education and other relevant fields.
The Board of Regents is the highest governing body of the University.
The Board is composed of the Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports as Chairman; the University President as Vice-Chairman; Chairmen of the Senate and House Committees on Education; Representative of NEDA; Presidents of the Federation of Faculty Associations and Federation of Supreme Student Councils; and may include Presidents of the Federation of Employees Associations, Federation of Alumni Associations, and two prominent citizens appointed when deemed necessary.
The Board may enact rules and regulations, receive and appropriate funds, import duty-free educational materials, accept donations, fix tuition and school fees, authorize construction and purchases, confirm appointments, fix salaries, approve curricula, confer degrees, establish branches, and grant scholarships and fellowships.
The President of the University is appointed by the President of the Philippines upon recommendation of the Board of Regents.
The President holds office for six (6) years without reappointment unless retirement age is reached, or earlier removal for cause or incapacity occurs.
No, members of the faculty are exempt from any civil service examination or regulation as a requisite for appointment.
No, no student shall be denied admission on these grounds.
Yes, the University is explicitly granted academic freedom under Section 18 of the Act.
All assets, personnel, records, liabilities, and obligations of the Philippine Normal College and its branches are transferred to the Philippine Normal University.
The Commission on Audit or its duly authorized representative audits the accounts and expenses.
The Administrative Council implements policies on administration and development planning, while the Academic Council prescribes curricular offerings, fixes admission and graduation requirements, and exercises disciplinary power over students.
No, they are exempt from the rules and regulations of the Office of Compensation and Position Classification and the Civil Service Commission.