Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 11584)
The Surigao del Sur State University (SDSSU) in the Province of Surigao del Sur is renamed as the North Eastern Mindanao State University (NEMSU).
Republic Act No. 11584 was approved on July 30, 2021.
The new name of Surigao del Sur State University is the North Eastern Mindanao State University (NEMSU).
Republic Act No. 8292, otherwise known as the Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997, forms part of RA 11584 and the governing charter of NEMSU.
RA 11584 shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
The Act was approved by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III, and House Speaker Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco.
All laws, executive orders, decrees, instructions, rules, and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with any provisions of RA 11584 are amended, repealed, or modified accordingly.
RA 11584 can be published in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation to start its effectivity.
The House of Representatives passed it on June 24, 2020, and the Senate passed it on May 24, 2021.
RA 11584 renames an existing university, the Surigao del Sur State University, to the North Eastern Mindanao State University.