Presidential Decree No. 1373 (PD 1373) — Converting the Don Honorio Ventura Memorial School of Arts and Trades into the Don Honorio Ventura College of Arts and Trades
WHEREAS, the Constitution mandates the establishment and
maintenance of a complete, adequate and integrated system of education
consistent with the goals of national development and prescribes that "all
educational institutions shall aim to inculcate love of country, teach the
duties of citizenship, and develop moral character, personal discipline, and
scientific, technological, and vocational efficiency";
WHEREAS, it is the avowed purpose of government to
restructure the educational system to attain accelerated economic growth and
meaningful social development as enunciated in Presidential Decree No. 6-A,
otherwise known as the Educational Decree of 1972;
WHEREAS, education in the tertiary level designed to meet
changing occupational patterns in Central Luzon will contribute substantially to
the industrialization strategy as envisioned by the National Economic and
Development Authority to forestall a crisis in skilled manpower resources and to
minimize unemployment in this region;
WHEREAS, providing the skilled manpower training
requirements of new and developing industries in industrial estates within the
region would enhance the socio-economic posture of Central Luzon and nearby
regions;
WHEREAS, having been established on November 4, 1861 as the
"Escuela de Artes y Officios", the Don Honorio Ventura Memorial School of Arts
and Trades is the oldest vocational school in the Philippines from whose roster
of graduates could be found pioneers in the field of vocational education,
captains in industry, and countless craftsmen and artisans who have solidly
integrated themselves into the warp and woof of the national fabric; is
strategically located within the heart of Central Luzon and would best meet the
demands and needs of the youth within the periphery of its service area;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the
Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the
Constitution, do hereby order and decree the following:
SECTION 1. The Don Honorio Ventura Memorial School of Arts
and Trades in Bacolor, Pampanga, is hereby given full college status and
converted into the DON HONORIO VENTURA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TRADES, hereinafter
referred to in this Decree as the College. The College shall offer courses in
arts, industrial education and technology leading to baccalaureat and graduate
degrees.
SEC. 2. It shall be the function of the College (1) to
provide pre-service training in the basic manipulative skills, technical
knowledge and related information, desirable attitudes and habits work, and
other cultural and professional training imperative to the preparation of an
individual for painful employment in the trades, industry, and technical and
professional pursuits; (2) to provide in-service training for purposes of
upgrading occupational, technological, scientific and professional competencies
for those already employed that they may be able to meet the standard
requirements of their respective fields of endeavor; (3) to prepare individuals
for progressive leadership in social and economic development through
vocational, scientific and technological training (4) to provide specialization
of Vocational-Technical Teacher Education for the purpose of supplying "the
teachers of Industrial and Practical Arts, Mathematics and the Physical Sciences
of which there is an acute need within its service area.
SEC. 3. The College shall be headed by a President who shall
have the powers and duties usually pertaining to the President of a state
college or university, in addition to those specifically provided in this
Decree.
The powers of administration and/or supervision now exercised by the
Superintendent of the Don Honorio Ventura Memorial School of Arts and Trades are
hereby transferred to the President of the College.
SEC. 4. The President of the College shall be appointed by
the President of the Philippines upon the recommendation of the Secretary of
Education and Culture after consultation with the Board of Trustees:
Provided, That the first President of the College shall be appointed by
the President at the same time as the appointive members of the first Board upon
the recommendation of the Secretary of Education and Culture.
SEC. 5. There shall be a Vocational College Dean, who shall
exercise administrative-supervisory functions over departments concerned with
shop and academic related subjects instruction, and a secretary of the College
who shall also act as secretary of the Board of Trustees.
SEC. 6. The appointment of Instructors and Professors in the
Technical, Technology, and Teacher Education Departments shall be based on
demonstrated performance and proven competence and not necessarily upon
qualification in a Civil Service examination or completion of degree
courses.
SEC. 7. The present teachers, instructors and other
personnel of the Don Honorio Ventura Memorial School of Arts and Trades shall
continue in office under the Don Honorio Ventura College of Arts and Trades.
SEC. 8. The governing body of the College shall be the Board
of Trustees to be composed of the following:
The Secretary of Education and Culture as the Chairman.
The President of the College as Vice-Chairman and Executive Officer
Three members to be appointed by the President of the Philippines.
In the absence or inability of the Secretary of Education and Culture to
perform his duties as Chairman, an Undersecretary of Education and Culture and
in his absence, the Regional Director for Region III of the Department, shall
temporarily act as Chairman. The three appointive members shall be chosen from
prominent citizens of Region III who have expertise and reputation in the fields
of industry, vocational education, or economic development. Of the three
appointive members, one shall cone from the College alumni association or
parent-teachers association. Of the first group appointed, one shall serve for
one year; a second, for two years and a third, for three years. Thereafter,
persons appointed to succeed such members shall hold office for a term of three
years.
SEC. 9. The members of the Board of Trustees shall serve
without compensation but shall be entitled to an allowance of one hundred pesos
(P100.00) per meeting actually attended, but not to exceed three hundred pesos
(P300.00) per month and to reimbursement of actual and necessary expenses
incurred in attendance of Board meeting.
SEC. 10. In addition to general powers of administration of
college and university governing boards, the Board of Trustees shall have the
following powers and duties:
To receive and appropriate in accordance with law, rules and regulations
such sums as may be provided for the support of the College.
To confer decrees upon successful candidates for graduation of the College.
It may also confer honorary degrees upon persons who have distinguished
themselves in learning, statesmanship, or eminence in the fields of
specialization of the College or who have brought honor and distinction to the
region and the nation.
To authorize the President to award proficiency certificates or diplomas to
students who successfully complete non-decree courses.
To appoint, on recommendation of the President of the College, deans,
directors, secretary of the College, registrar, heads of departments,
professors, instructors, lecturers, and other employees of the College; to fix
their compensation, hours of service, and such other duties and conditions as it
may deem proper, any provision of existing laws to the contrary notwithstanding;
to grant to them, in its discretion, leave of absence under such regulations as
it may promulgate, any other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding,
and to remove them for cause after an investigation and hearing shall have been
had; to establish chairs in the College and to provide for the maintenance or
endowment of such chairs as the progress of instruction may make necessary;
To fix tuition fees, matriculation fees, graduation fees, laboratory fees,
and such special fees as will constitute a special trust fund for the College,
subject to guidelines prescribed by the Department of Education and Culture.
To provide scholarships for deserving students and fellowships for qualified
faculty members.
To receive in trust legacies, gifts, and donations of real and personal
property of all kinds and to administer the same for the benefit of the College,
or of its departments, or faculty, or for aid to any student or students in
accordance with the desires of the donors and applicable law. All such donations
shall be exempt from all taxes and may be considered as deductible items from
the income tax of the donors.
To submit to the President of the Philippines on or before the fifteenth day
of the second month after the opening of regular classes each year, a detailed
report on the progress, conditions, and needs of the College.
SEC. 11. A majority of the Board of Trustees shall
constitute a quorum to do business. All processes against the Board of Trustees
shall be served on the Chairman or Secretary thereof.
SEC. 12. The administration and supervision of the San
Vicente Pilot School for Philippine Craftsmen, which is located within the
school site of the College, shall be vested in the President of the College
under the governing Board of Trustees of the College until otherwise provided by
law.
SEC. 13. The curriculum of the secondary, technical,
technology, and teacher education departments, and of other curricula the
College may deem fit to offer and the rules of discipline of the College shall
comply with standard requirements prescribed by the Department of Education and
Culture.
SEC. 14. The school site, buildings, facilities and all
equipment and records of the Don Honorio Ventura Memorial School of Arts and
Trades are hereby transferred to the Don Honorio Ventura College of Arts and
Trades.
SEC. 15. The salaries of officials and personnel of the Don
Honorio Ventura College of Arts and Trades, shall be standardized with those of
the same officials and personnel of similar institutions.
SEC. 16. In addition to the present appropriation of the Don
Honorio Ventura Memorial School of Arts and Trades, the amount of P475,000.00 is
hereby appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury, not otherwise
appropriated for the initial operation and maintenance of the College.
Thereafter, such sums as are necessary for the same purpose shall be included in
the General Appropriations Act.
SEC. 17. This Decree shall take effect upon approval.
Done in the City of Manila, this 5th day of May in the year of Our Lord,
nineteen hundred and seventy-eight.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the
Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Assistant
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