Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 11347)
The official title is "An Act Establishing a Campus of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) in Quezon City, National Capital Region, to be known as the PUP-Quezon City Campus, Mandating the PUP to Offer Graduate, Undergraduate and Short-term Vocational Courses Thereat, and Appropriating Funds Therefor."
The primary purpose is to establish a campus of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Quezon City, National Capital Region, known as the PUP-Quezon City Campus, to offer graduate, undergraduate, and short-term technical-vocational courses.
The PUP-Quezon City Campus shall be headed by a Campus Administrator who shall render full-time service and shall be appointed or designated by the Board of Regents (BOR) upon recommendation of the search committee and the President, subject to BOR guidelines on qualifications and standards.
The campus is mandated to offer graduate, undergraduate, and short-term technical-vocational courses within the University's areas of specialization and according to its capabilities.
The minimum requirements prescribed by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for operation and program offerings must be complied with.
All assets, real and personal, personnel and records of the PUP-Quezon City Campus, including liabilities or obligations, are transferred to the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP).
The positions, rights, and security of tenure of faculty members and personnel employed at the PUP-Quezon City Campus under existing laws prior to integration into PUP shall be respected.
All parcels of government-owned land occupied by the PUP-Quezon City Campus are declared property of PUP. If PUP ceases to exist or no longer needs the land, it shall revert to the concerned local government units.
Republic Act No. 8292, known as the "Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997," is incorporated as an integral part of this Act and serves as the governing charter for the University together with this law.
All powers, functions, privileges, responsibilities, and limitations granted to state universities and/or their officials under existing laws shall be deemed granted or imposed on the University or its officials whenever appropriate.
The necessary funds to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
This Act took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.
If any part of this Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.
Yes. All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, issuances, rules, and regulations contrary or inconsistent with this Act are repealed or modified accordingly.