Presidential Decree No. 614 (PD 614) — Converting the Ilocos Norte Institute of Technology into a State College to Be Known as Mariano Marcos Memorial College of Science and Technology, Providing a Charter for This Purpose, Expanding Its Curriculum Offerings, Redirecting Its Objectives 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 prescribes that all educational institutions shall aim to
develop scientific, technological and vocational efficiency;
WHEREAS, under Presidential Decree No. 6-A also known as the
Educational Development Decree of 1972 promulgated on September 29,
1972, it had been declared a policy of the government to reorient the
educational system toward an accelerated national economic growth and
meaningful social development.
WHEREAS, the conversion of the Ilocos Norte Institute of
Technology into a state college to be known as Mariano Marcos Memorial
College of Science and Technology, providing for its own charter,
broadening for this purpose its curricular offerings and redirecting its
objective would serve to better achieve the above national goals;
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 to be part of the laws of the land the
following:
SECTION 1. The present Ilocos Norte Institute of Technology
located in the Municipality of Batac, Province of Ilocos Norte, is
hereby converted into a state college to be known as Mariano Marcos
Memorial College of Science and Technology, hereinafter referred to in
the Decree as the State College.
SEC. 2. The State College shall primarily provide higher
technological, professional, and vocational instruction and training in
science, agricultural and industrial fields, as well as short-term
technician or vocational course. It shall also promote research, advance
studies, and progressive leadership in its areas of specialization.
SEC. 3. In addition to its present secondary and collegiate
curricular offerings, the State College shall offer other undergraduate
and graduate courses in the fields of science, agriculture and
industrial field as the Board of Trustees may deem necessary. It shall
also offer opportunity or short-term technical or vocational courses
within its areas of specialization to meet the needs of the region.
SEC. 4. No student shall be denied admission to the State
College by reason of sex, ethnic considerations, or religious belief or
affiliation.
SEC. 5. The head of the State College shall be known as the
President of the Mariano Marcos Memorial College of Science and
Technology. He shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines
upon recommendation of the Board of Trustees. His salary shall be fixed
by the Board of Trustees comparable to that being received by Presidents
of similar educational institutions of like enrollment and standing.
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 or University.
SEC. 6. The governing body of the
State College shall be the Board of Trustees of the Mariano Marcos
Memorial College of Science and Technology. It shall be composed of the
Secretary of Education and Culture as Chairman, the Regional Director of
the National Economic Development Authority, the President of the State
College, and four (4) prominent citizens of Region No. 1 to be
appointed by the President of the Philippines as members.
Of the
four appointed members one shall be an authority on science, one on
agriculture, one on arts and trades and one on technology, Provided,
That at least one of the four appointed members shall be an alumnus of
the former Ilocos Norte Institute of Technology or State College. Of the
first group appointed, the President shall designate one to serve for
one year; one to serve for two years; one to serve for three years; and
one to serve for four years. Thereafter, persons appointed to succeed
such members shall hold office for a term of four years and until their
successors who should be an expert in the same field shall have been
appointed and qualified. In case of a permanent vacancy, the position
shall be filled by appointment by the President of the Philippines. Such
appointee shall hold office for the unexpired term only.
When
the Secretary of Education and Culture is unable to perform his duties
as Chairman of the Board due to illness, absence or other cause, or in
case of a vacancy in the office, the Undersecretary of Education and
Culture shall temporarily perform the functions of the Chairman of the
said Board. The Chairman may assign qualified officials to represent him
with full authority in the Board.
SEC. 7. A quorum of the
Board of Trustees shall consist of a majority of all the members
holding office at the time a meeting is called. All processes against
the Board of Trustees shall be served on the President or Secretary
thereof.
SEC. 8. The members of the Board Trustees shall be
entitled to an allowance of one hundred pesos per meeting actually
attended but not more than three hundred pesos a month; Provided,
that they shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses
incurred either in attendance upon meetings of the Board or upon other
official business authorized by resolution of the Board.
SEC. 9. 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 Thirteen of Act Numbered Fourteen Hundred Fifty-Nine as amended
otherwise known as the Corporation Law:
To receive and appropriate for the purposes specified by law
such sums as may be provided for the support of the State College;
To confer degrees upon successful candidates for graduation of
the State College. It may also confer honorary degrees upon persons in
recognition of learning, statesmanship or eminence in any of the fields
specialization of the state college or in recognition of public service:
Provided, That such degrees shall not be conferred in
consideration of or to reciprocate some personal favor;
To authorize the President of the State College to award
proficiency certificates or diplomas to students who have completed
non-degree courses;
To appoint, on recommendation of the President of the State
College, a vice-president, deans, directors, secretary of the State
College, registrar, heads of departments, professors, instructors,
lecturers and other officials and employees of the State College, to fix
their compensations, hours of service, and such other duties and
conditions as it may deem proper, to grant to them, in its discretion,
leave of absences under such regulations as it may promulgate, any
provisions of existing laws to the contrary notwithstanding; to remove
them for cause after an investigation and hearing; to establish chairs
in the State College, and to provide for the maintenance or endowment of
such chairs, as may be necessary;
To approve the curricula and rules of discipline drawn by the
College Council as hereinafter provided;
To fix tuition fees, matriculation fees, graduation fees,
laboratory fees, and such special fees as will constitute a special
trust fund for the State College;
To provide fellowships for qualified faculty members and
scholarships to deserving students;
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 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 departments thereof, or for aid to any
student or students, in accordance with the 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 to be considered as deductible items from the
income tax of the donors, to import duty-free commodities for
educational purposes as an exception: to existing laws; and
To authorize the State College to undertake construction and/or
repair of its buildings, machinery and equipment and other facilities,
any provisions of law or executive order to the contrary
notwithstanding; Provided, That the funds for the purpose shall
come from its appropriation.
SEC. 10. On or before the fifteenth clay of the second month
after the opening or regular classes each year, the Board of Trustees
shall file with the Office of the President of the Philippines a
detailed report, setting forth the progress, conditions and needs of the
State College.
SEC. 11. There shall be a College Council consisting of
the President of the State College and all members of the faculty with
the rank of professors. The Council shall have the power to prescribe
the curricula and rules of discipline, subject to the approval of the
Board of Trustees. It shall fix the requirements for admission to the
State College, as well as for graduation and the conferring of degrees
subject to review by the Board of Trustees. The Council alone shall have
the power to recommend students or others to be recipients of degrees.
Through the president of the State College or its duly authorized
committee, the Council shall have disciplinary power over the students
within the limits prescribed by the rules of discipline.
SEC. 12. The body of instructors and professors of the
State College shall constitute the faculty of the State College.
The faculty shall be exempt as such from any civil service
examinations or regulations as a requisite to appointment.
SEC.
13. No member of the faculty of the State College shall attempt
directly or indirectly, under penalty or dismissal by the Board of
Trustees, to influence students or any person in the State College
towards any ideology, political or otherwise, which preaches the
overthrow of the government through violence or subversion.
SEC. 14. There shall be a Secretary of the State College
who shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation of
the President of the State College. He shall also be the Secretary of
the Board and shall keep such records of the State College as may be
determined by the Board of Trustees.
SEC. 15. The Treasurer of the Philippines shall be
ex-officio treasurer of the State College and all accounts and expenses
therefor shall be audited by the Commission on Audit or its duly
authorized representative.
SEC. 16. Heads of Bureaus and offices of the National
Government are hereby authorized to loan or transfer, upon request of
the President of the State College, such apparatus, equipment or
supplies as may be needed by the State College and to detail employees
for duty therein, when in the judgment of the head of the bureau or
office such apparatus, equipment, supplies or the services of such
employees can be spared without serious detriment to the public service.
Employees so detailed shall perform such duty as required under such
detail and the time so employed shall be counted as part of their
regular official service.
SEC. 17. All assets of the Ilocos Norte Institute of
Technology, whether fixed or movable, records and personnel, are hereby
transferred to the Mariano Marcos Memorial College of Science and
Technology;
SEC. 18. In addition to the present appropriation of the
Ilocos Norte Institute of Technology, the sum of five million pesos is
hereby appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not
otherwise appropriated for the improvement, operation and maintenance of
the State College. Thereafter, funds for the maintenance and operation
of the State College shall be included in the annual General
Appropriation Act.
SEC. 19. The Secretary of Education and Culture is hereby
directed to take such steps as are necessary for the immediate
implementation of this Decree.
SEC. 20. All laws, decrees, executive orders contrary to
or inconsistent with the provisions of the Decree are hereby repealed or
amended accordingly.
SEC. 21. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila this 19th day of December, in the
year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-four.
(Sgd.)
FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.)
ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary
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