CONVERTING THE DON HONORIO VENTURA MEMORIAL SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADES INTO THE DON HONORIO VENTURA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TRADES

• Number: Presidential Decree No. 1373
• Sections: 18

Preamble

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

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.

Section 2

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.

Section 3

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.

Section 4

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.

Section 5

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.

Section 6

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.

Section 7

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.

Section 8

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.

Section 9

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.

Section 10

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.

Section 11

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.

Section 12

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.

Section 13

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.

Section 14

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.

Section 15

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.

Section 16

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.

Section 17

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