Establish Bicol University College of Veterinary Medicine

The College shall primarily offer a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) Program.
The DVM program is a six-year course:
- Two years preparatory curriculum including general education.
- Four years professional veterinary curriculum covering basic animal sciences and veterinary medical sciences.
The curriculum shall use learning competency-based standards and an outcomes-based approach.
Graduates will be skilled veterinary physicians proficient in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and control of diseases in terrestrial and aquatic animals.

Governance is vested in the Board of Regents of Bicol University as defined in Republic Act No. 5521.
The DVM program and all college activities must comply with:
- State educational policies.
- Provisions of the Philippine Constitution.
- Policies and standards of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).

Prior to establishment and offering new or revised courses, Bicol University must ensure adherence to CHED's applicable policies, standards, and guidelines.

The College shall offer scholarships and affirmative action programs for poor but deserving students.
Scholars funded nationally must render return service as dictated by applicable laws or contractual agreements.
Admission must be free from discrimination based on sex, gender, religion, cultural/community affiliation, physical disability, ethnic origin, or other forms.

Importation of medical, scientific, and technical books, equipment, or instruments for educational use by the College is exempt from customs duties upon CHED certification, pursuant to Republic Act No. 10863 (Customs Modernization and Tariff Act).
Grants, donations, and contributions used exclusively for educational purposes by the College are exempt from donor's tax.
Such contributions are deductible from gross income in computing donor's taxable income under the National Internal Revenue Code.

Funds necessary for implementing the Act will be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Republic Act No. 8292 (Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997) applies supplementarily to this Act.

If any provision is declared invalid or unconstitutional, remaining provisions shall remain in full effect.

All laws, decrees, orders, rules, and regulations contradicting or inconsistent with this Act are amended, repealed, or modified accordingly.

The Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.