Question & AnswerQ&A (Acts No. 1870)
The university established by this Act shall be known as the "University of the Philippines."
The Governor-General is authorized to establish the University of the Philippines in the city of Manila or at any other point he may deem most convenient.
The primary purpose is to provide advanced instruction in literature, philosophy, the sciences, and arts, and to give professional and technical training.
No, no student shall be denied admission based on age, sex, nationality, religious belief, or political affiliation.
The University of the Philippines is governed by a Board of Regents known as the "Board of Regents of the University of the Philippines."
It consists of the Secretary of Public Instruction, the Director of Education, the chairman of the Committee of Public Instruction of the Philippine Assembly, the president of the university as ex officio chairman, and five additional members appointed by the Governor-General with the advice and consent of the Philippine Commission.
Appointed members shall hold office for a term of five years, except the first appointees who serve staggered terms from one to five years as specified in their appointment.
Members serve without compensation, except for actual and necessary traveling expenses incurred in official business.
The Board may establish various colleges (such as Philosophy, Law, Medicine, Engineering, and others), combine colleges for economy and efficiency, and manage the opening of colleges once conditions and funds permit.
Honorary degrees may be conferred on persons other than graduates in recognition of learning, statesmanship, or eminence but shall not be granted in consideration of payment or other valuable consideration.
The University Council, composed of the president and all professors and assistant professors, prescribes courses of study and rules of discipline subject to Board approval, fixes admission and graduation requirements, and recommends degree recipients.
No religious test shall be applied, nor shall religious opinions or affiliations be matters of inquiry; instructors are prohibited from inculcating sectarian tenets or influencing students regarding religious sects under penalty of dismissal.
Yes, they are exempt from any civil-service examination or regulation as a requisite to appointment.
The secretary of the university is appointed by the Board of Regents and serves as secretary to both the university and the Board; the Treasurer of the Philippine Islands serves ex officio as treasurer of the university.
Composed of the President of the Commission, the Speaker of the Philippine Assembly, and the Supreme Court justices, the Board of Visitors inspects the university's property, courses, discipline, finances, and books, and reports to the Governor-General with recommendations.
One hundred thousand pesos has been appropriated from the Insular Treasury for establishing any college or colleges deemed most urgent by the Board of Regents.