Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 11079)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 11079 is to mandate the integration of the Maasin City College into the Southern Leyte State University (SLSU), thus converting it into the Southern Leyte State University - Maasin City Campus.
All assets, real and personal, personnel, records, liabilities, and obligations of Maasin City College are transferred to the Southern Leyte State University.
The positions, rights, and security of tenure of faculty members and personnel employed at Maasin City College under existing laws prior to integration shall be respected.
All parcels of land owned by the government and occupied by Maasin City College shall become the property of Southern Leyte State University and titled under its name.
If Southern Leyte State University ceases to exist, is abolished, or no longer needs the parcels of land, the land will revert to the concerned local government units (LGUs).
The initial funding necessary to implement the Act shall be charged against the current year's funding of Maasin City College provided by the City of Maasin, Southern Leyte.
The City of Maasin shall continue to provide the same funding to the SLSU - Maasin City Campus until its full funding requirements are included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Southern Leyte State University are tasked with promulgating the necessary rules and regulations for the Act's implementation.
The implementing rules and regulations must be promulgated within sixty (60) days after the effectivity of the Act.
The Act took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation following its approval on September 27, 2018.