Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 7889)
Republic Act No. 7889 is known as the "University of the Philippines in Mindanao Act."
The Board of Regents of the University of the Philippines is authorized to carry out the establishment of an autonomous campus of the University of the Philippines in Mindanao.
The campus shall be sited in the Bureau of Plant Industry reservation in Bago Oshiro, Plantation Unit Land Title No. TCT-1910-(061), in Davao City, in an area not exceeding four hundred hectares set aside by proclamation of the President of the Philippines.
The campus shall be utilized exclusively for educational purposes and for other activities related to research and training activities of the University of the Philippines in Mindanao.
The Board of Regents has full authority to determine the instruction, research, and extension programs; schedule of preparatory work and initial operations; organizational structure; qualifications and number of academic and other personnel; enrollment and other matters related to administration and operation of the University of the Philippines in Mindanao.
The academic program shall emphasize science, technology, and agriculture education. The medical education program shall adopt a community-relevant step-ladder approach to encourage graduates to serve in Mindanao.
These programs assist poor but deserving Muslims and other members of cultural communities to qualify for admission to the University.
No student shall be denied admission on the basis of sex, religion, cultural or community affiliation, or ethnic origin.
The University shall network and collaborate with other state colleges and universities in areas that contribute to the development of Mindanao.
An amount of Twenty million pesos (P20,000,000) was appropriated from the income of the duty-free shops as the initial operating expenses of the University.
The Board of Regents must submit a report to the President of the Philippines, Congress, and the Commission on Higher Education within six months after the effectivity of the Act detailing the actions taken pursuant thereto.
All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof which are contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are repealed or modified accordingly.
This Act took effect upon its approval on February 20, 1995.