Title
PUP-Cabiao Campus Integration and Funding Act
Law
Republic Act No. 11754
Decision Date
Apr 27, 2022
The "Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP)-Cabiao Campus Act" recognizes and establishes the PUP-Cabiao Campus as a regular campus, providing technical-vocational, undergraduate, and graduate courses to meet the human resources development needs of Nueva Ecija and Region III, with funding and compliance overseen by the Board of Regents.
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Academic Programs and Mandate

  • The PUP-Cabiao Campus is mandated to offer short-term, technical-vocational, undergraduate, and graduate courses.
  • Programs offered must align with the campus's competencies and specializations.
  • Course offerings and academic programs should respond to the human resource development needs of Nueva Ecija and Region III.
  • The campus is also responsible for conducting research, extension services, and providing progressive leadership in these fields.

Administration and Leadership

  • The campus shall be led by a full-time Campus Administrator.
  • Appointment is made by the PUP Board of Regents following recommendations from a search committee and the PUP President.
  • Appointments are subject to the Board’s established guidelines, qualifications, and standards.

Compliance with Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Requirements

  • The PUP Board of Regents shall ensure that all minimum course requirements and operational standards set by CHED for regular campuses are met by PUP-Cabiao.

Transfer of Assets, Personnel, and Records

  • All assets (real and personal), personnel, records, and liabilities of the PUP-Cabiao Campus are transferred to the PUP System.
  • Existing faculty and personnel retain their positions, rights, and security of tenure under existing laws.
  • Government-owned land occupied by the campus is declared property of PUP and will be titled accordingly.
  • Should PUP cease to exist or the land be unused, ownership will revert to the local government unit or the Republic of the Philippines.

Funding Provisions

  • Necessary funds for implementing provisions of the Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
  • Meanwhile, the Municipality of Cabiao will fund the campus's operation and maintenance.

Severability Clause

  • If any provision or part of the Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the rest of the Act remains effective and enforceable.

Repealing Clause

  • All existing laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules, and regulations inconsistent with the Act are repealed or modified accordingly.

Effectivity

  • The Act becomes effective fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.

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