Presidential Decree No. 2017 (PD 2017) — Merging the Kalinga-Apayao Community College, Bibak National Agricultural School, Tabuk National High School, and Doña Eufronis M. Puzon Memorial School into a State College to Be Known as the Kalinga-Apayao State College, Providing a Charter for the Purpose and Appropriating Funds Therefor.
WHEREAS, the Constitution of the Philippines directs the
State to establish and maintain a complete, adequate and integrated system of
education relevant to the goals of national development and further prescribed
that all educational institutions shall aim to develop scientific, technological
and vocational efficiency;
WHEREAS, under Presidential Decree No. 6-A also known as
Educational Decree of 1972, it has been declared a policy of the government to
re-orient the educational system toward an accelerated national economic growth
and meaningful social development;
WHEREAS, to maximize the effective utilization of limited
resources, it is necessary to integrate and convert the institutions of higher
learning located in the Province of Kalinga-Apayao into one institution of
higher learning in order to establish an effective and efficient state college
that will serve as an instrument towards the rapid development of the national
manpower resources not only of the Province of Kalinga-Apayao but all the other
provinces of Region II;
WHEREAS, the establishment of a State College will provide
better services in professional and technical training in the arts, sciences,
humanities, and technology and in the conduct of scientific research and
technological studies;
WHEREAS, the integration of the above-mentioned institutions
of higher learning- into an autonomous state college to be known as the
"Kalinga-Apayao State College" is imperative to hasten the realization of
national goals as well as enhance regional development.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
order and decree:
SECTION 1. The present BIBAK National Agricultural School,
Kalinga-Apayao Community College, Tabulc National High School and Dona Eufronia
M. Puzon Memorial School, located in Kalinga-Apayao are hereby merged into a
State College which shall be known as the KALINGA-APAYAO STATE COLLEGE,
hereinafter referred to as the State College.
SEC. 2. The State College shall provide advance institutions
in arts, agricultural and natural sciences as well as in technological and
professional field.
SEC. 3. The governing; body of the State College shall be
vested in the Board of Trustees to be composed of the Minister of Education.
Culture and Sports, who shall be the Chairman of the Board, the President of the
College as Vice-Chairman, and the Regional Director of the Ministry of
Education, Culture and Sports for Region II, the Regional Director of the
Economic Development Authority for Region II, the President of the Alumni
Association of the State College, and three (3) perminent citizens of
Kalinga-Apayao who shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines upon
recommendation of the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports, as members;
In the absence or inability of the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports,
or when these positions are vacant, the vice-Chairman of the Board shall be the
Acting Chairman or in his absence, the other members of the Board may elect from
among themselves a temporary Chairman of the Board;
The three (3) appointive
members of the Board shall hold office for four (4) years without reappointment.
Provided that one of the first three (3) appointive members of the
Board shall be appointed for two (2) years only and another one for four (4)
years. In case of permanent vacancy, the appointee shall hold office for the
unexpired terms only.
SEC. 4. A quorum of the Board of Trustees shall consist of a
majority of all members holding office at the time of the meeting. All processes
against the State College shall be served on the President of the State College
or his (July authorized representative.
SEC. 5. The Members of the Beard of Trustees shall not
receive compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses
incurred either in attendance of meetings of the Board or of other official
business authorized by the Board.
SEC. 6. The Board of Trustees shall have the following
Powers and duties in addition to its general powers of administration and the
exercise of all the powers of a corporation as provided in Section 36
of Batas Pambansa Bilang 68 otherwise known as 1he Corporation Code of the
Philippines;
To prescribe rules for its own government and to enact for the government of
the State College such rules and regulations not contrary to law, as may be
necessary to carry out the purpose and functions of the State College;
To receive and appropriate such funds, specified by law, for the support of
the State College;
To import duty-free commodities for educational purposes as an exception to
existing laws as well as to receive in trust legacies, gifts and donations of
real and personal property of all kinds, to administer the same for the benefit
of the State College or the department thereof, or for aid to any student in
accordance with directions and instructions of the donor, and in default
thereof, in such manner as the Board of Trustees may in its discretion
determine. All such donations shall be exempt from all taxes and shall be
considered as deductible items from the income tax of the donors;
To approve the curricula and rules of discipline drawn by the State College
Council as hereinafter provided;
To confer decrees upon successful candidates for graduation, to award
honorary degrees upon persons in recognition of learning, public service,
statemanship, or eminence in any field of specialization of the State College,
and to authorize the President of the State College to award certificates for
completion of non-degree programs;
To appoint, on recommendation of the President of the State College,
Vice-Presidents; deans, directors, registrars, heads of departments, professors,
and other officials and employees of the State College; to fix their
compensation, hours of service, and such other duties and conditions as it may
promulgate, any provisions of existing laws to the contrary notwithstanding; to
remove them for cause after an investigation and hearing;
To provide fellowship for qualified faculty members and other scholarships
to deserving students;
To fix tuition fees, matriculation fees, graduation fees, laboratory fees,
and .such special fees and charges, including other income generated by the
State College, and to establish the said income into a special trust fund for
the exclusive use of the State College, any provision of existing laws to the
contrary notwithstanding;
To authorize the State College to undertake the construction and/or repair
of its buildings, machinery and equipment and other facilities, any provision of
law or executive order to the contrary notwithstanding provided that
the funds for the purpose shall come from its appropriation;
SEC. 7. No Student shall be denied admission to the State
College by reason of age, sex, nationality, region or political affiliation;
SEC. 8. The head of the State College shall be known as the
President of the State College. He shall be appointed for a term of four (4)
years by the President of the Philippines upon recommendation of the Minister of
Education, Culture and Sports after consultation with the members of the
Board.
The powers and duties of the President of the State College in addition to
those specifically provided for in this Decree, shall be those usually
pertaining to the office of the President of a State College;
SEC. 9. The incumbent presidents and/or heads of 'the
institutions of higher learning integrated in this decree shall continue to
serve as heads/presidents in their respective college or unit until such time as
the terms of office and other conditions as well as other officials and
employees of the State College shall have been determined by the Board of
Trustees.
SEC. 10. There shall be an administrative council consisting
of the President of the State College as chairman and the Vice-President and
Deans as members, whose duty shall be to prepare and promulgate general policies
of the State College governing personnel, financial management, and development
planning, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees;
SEC. 11. There shall be a college council in each college or
unit of the State College with the Dean as Chairman and all the faculty of the
college or unit as members. The body of instructors, assistant professors,
associate professors, and professors of each college shall constitute the
faculty of the college;
The college council shall have the power to prescribe the curricula and rules
of discipline of the college or unit of the State College subject to the
approval of the Board of Trustees. It shall fix the requirements for admission
to the college or unit as well as for graduation and the conferring of degrees
subject to review of the Board of Trustees.
SEC. 12. Members of the faculty of the State College shall
not be exempt from any civil service examination or regulation as a requisite to
appointment. No religious test shall be applied nor shall the religious opinions
or affiliations be a matter of inquiry in the appointment of faculty members of
the State College provided that no member of the faculty shall teach
for or against any particular church or religious sect;
SEC. 13. There shall be an Advisory Council for each college
or unit. The Advisory Council shall provide advice and counsel to the dean in
matters of general policy concerning the affairs of the college or unit of the
State College;
The present members of the Board of Trustees of the present institutions
integrated in this Decree shall continue to serve as members of the Advisory
Council of their respective institutions, except the Chairman of the Board of
Trustees, for a term of four (4) years. Thereafter, the numbers of the Advisory
Council of each college or unit of the State College shall be appointed by the
Board of Trustees upon recommendation of the President of the State College;
SEC. 14. The Treasurer of the Philippines shall be
ex-officio Treasurer of the State College. All accounts and expenses thereof
shall be audited by the Commission on Audit or its duly
SEC.
15. all personnel assets, records and appropriations of the
institutions of higher learning integrated in this Decree are hereby transferred
to the State College;
SEC. 16. The Minister of Education, culture and Sports is
hereby Directed to take such steps as are necessary for the immediate
implementation of this Decree. For this purpose, he is hereby authorized to
create a technical committee to advice the Board of Trustees of the State
College toward the proper establishment development and expansion of the
programs of the State College:
SEC. 17. Onn or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the
second month after the opening of the regular classes each year, the Board of
Trustees shall file with the Office of the President of the Philippines through
the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports, a detailed report setting forth
the progress, conditions and needs of the State College;
SEC. 18. In addition to the present appropriation of the
institutions of higher learning integrated in this Decree, the sum of Ten
Million Pesos (P10,000,000.00) is hereby appropriated out of the funds of the
National Treasury not otherwise appropriated to carry out the purposes of this
Decree. Thereafter funds needed for the maintenance and continued operation of
the State College shall be included in the Annual Appropriation Act.
SEC. 19. All laws, acts, decrees, or executive order
contrary to or inconsistent with this Decree are hereby repealed or amended
accordingly.
SEC. 20. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 26th day of January, in the year of Our
Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-six.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the
Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) JOAQUIN T. VENUS, JR.
Presidential Assistant for Legal
Affairs
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