CONVERTING THE COLLEGE OF RIZAL AND THE RIZAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL INTO THE RIZAL TECHNOLOGICAL COLLEGES, EXPANDING FOR THIS PURPOSE THEIR CURRICULAR PROGRAMS IN TECHNOLOGY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

• Number: Presidential Decree No. 674
• Sections: 22

Preamble

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 the Presidential Decree No. 6-A, promulgated

on September 29, 1972, it has been declared a policy to reorient the

educational system toward an accelerated national economic growth;

WHEREAS, the Province of Rizal is endowed with rich natural

and human resources the exploitation and conservation of which will

accelerate its development and economic growth;

WHEREAS, the Province of Rizal, being the site of many

industrial and commercial establishments, needs trained manpower of

varied specializations and/or skills, and

WHEREAS, the establishments of Technological Colleges in the

province which shall offer baccalaureate degrees in agriculture,

fisheries, arts and sciences, trades and technology and other degrees

that may be deemed necessary to meet the needs of the province, as well

as short-term courses designed to meet the manpower needs of the

province and neighboring towns, will hasten the development of the

province and thereby contribute to the accomplishment of 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

SECTION 1. The present College of Rizal and the Rizal

Technical High School, all situated at the Province of Rizal, are hereby

converted into the Rizal Technological Colleges, the same being

organized as a corporation under that name, hereinafter referred to in

this Decree as the Colleges.

Section 2

SEC. 2. The Colleges shall primarily provide higher

technological, professional and vocational instruction and training in

agriculture, fisheries, trades and technology, arts and sciences, as

well as short-term technical or vocational courses, as the Board of

Trustees may deem necessary, and shall promote researches in the

exploitation and conservation of the natural resources in the province.

Section 3

SEC. 3. No student shall be denied admission to the

Colleges by reason of age, sex, ethnic consideration, religious belief,

or political affiliation.

Section 4

SEC. 4. The Head of the Colleges shall be known as the

President of the Rizal Technological Colleges. He shall be appointed by

the President of the Philippines upon recommendation of the Board of

Trustees which shall fix his compensation and term of office.

The powers and duties of the President of the Colleges, in

addition to those specifically provided for in this decree, shall be

those usually pertaining to the office of the president of a college.

Section 5

SEC. 5. The governing body of the Colleges shall be the

Board of Trustees of the Rizal Technological Colleges. It shall be

composed of the Secretary of Education and Culture as Chairman, the

Provincial Governor of Rizal, the President of the Colleges, and four

(4) other residents of the province of Rizal as members who shall be

appointed by the President of the Philippines, one in the field of

agriculture and fisheries, one in trades and technology, one in arts and

letters, and one in sciences. Of the four members first appointed by

the President, one shall serve for one year; one to serve 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 shall have been appointed and

qualified. In case of 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.

The Secretary of Education and Culture, and the Governor for

the province of Rizal may designate their respective representatives in

the Board who shall have all the powers and privileges pertaining to

their offices. In the absence of the Secretary of Education and Culture

who is the Chairman of the Board, the members of the Board present may

elect the temporary Chairman to preside over the meeting.

Section 6

SEC. 6. 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.

Section 7

SEC. 7. The Members of the Board of Trustees shall be

entitled to an allowance of not less than One Hundred Pesos per meeting

actually attended, provided, that they shall be reimbursed for actual

and necessary expenses incurred in attendance of meetings and other

official business authorized by resolution of the Board.

Section 8

SEC. 8. The Board of Trustees, 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,

shall have the following powers and duties:

To receive and appropriate for the purpose specified by

law such sums as may be provided for the support of the Colleges;

To confer degrees upon successful candidates for graduation.

It may also confer honorary degrees upon persons in recognition of

learning, statesmanship or eminence in any of the fields of

specialization of the Colleges, or in recognition of public ser vice

provided, that such degrees shall not be conferred in

consideration of or to reciprocate some personal favor;

To authorize the President of the Colleges to award proficiency

certificates or diplomas to students who have completed non-degree

courses;

To organize academic units and courses as may be necessary to

meet the economic and social needs of the province of Rizal;

To appoint on recommendation of the President of the Colleges

academic and administrative officials, faculty and employees of the

Colleges; to fix their compensation, hours of service, and to perform

such other duties and conditions as it may deem proper; to grant to

them, in its discretion, leaves of absences under such regulations as it

may promulgate, any provisions; of existing laws to the contrary

notwithstanding; and to remove them for cause after and investigation

and hearing;

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 other fees;

To provide fellowships for qualified faculty members; and

provide scholarships for deserving students;

To prescribe rules for its own governance and to enact for the

government of the Colleges such rules and regulations, not contrary to

law, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and functions of the

Colleges;

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 Colleges, or of any department 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 manners 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

exemption to existing laws;

To authorize the Colleges 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;

To provide vocational training to adult citizens and

out-of-school youths: and

To acquire sites or campuses and to provide facilities and

improvements as may be necessary.

Section 9

SEC. 9. On or before the fifteenth day of the second month

after the opening of regular classes each year, the Board of Trustees

shall file with the Office of the President of the Philippines and of

the Provincial Governor of Rizal, a detailed report, setting forth the

progress, conditions and needs of the Colleges.

Section 10

SEC. 10. There shall be a College Council consisting of

the President of the Colleges and all members of the faculty with the

rank of professors. The Council shall have the power to prescribed the

curricula and rules of discipline, subject to the approval of the Board

of Trustees. It shall fix the requirements for admission to the

Colleges, as well as for graduation and 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 or

certificates. The Council, through its duly authorized committee, or the

President of the Colleges shall have disciplinary power over the

students within the limits prescribed by the rules of discipline.

Section 11

SEC. 11. The body of instructors and professors of the

Colleges shall constitute the faculty of the Colleges. The faculty shall

be exempt as such from any civil service examinations or regulations as

a requisite to appointment.

Section 12

SEC. 12. No member of the faculty of the Colleges shall

attempt directly or indirectly, under penalty of dismissal by the Board

of Trustees, to influence students or any person in the Colleges towards

any ideology, political or otherwise, which preaches the overthrow of

the government through violence or subversion.

Section 13

SEC. 13. There shall be a secretary of the Colleges who

shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation of the

President of the Colleges. He shall also be the secretary of the Board

and shall keep such records of the Colleges as may be determined by the

Board of Trustees.

Section 14

SEC. 14. The Treasurer of the Philippine shall be

ex-officio treasurer of the Colleges and all accounts and expenses

therefore shall be audited by the Commission on Audit or its duly

authorized representative.

Section 15

SEC. 15. Heads of Bureaus and offices of National

Government and the Provincial Government of Rizal are hereby authorized

to loan or transfer, upon such request of the President of the Colleges,

apparatus, equipment or supplies as may be needed by the Colleges and

to detail employees for duty therein, when in the judgment of the head

of the bureau or office such employees can be spared without serious

detriment to the public service. Employees so detailed shall perform

such duties as required under such detail and the time so employed shall

be counted as part of their regular official service.

Section 16

SEC. 16. All the assets, fixed and movable, records and

personnel of the College of Rizal and the Rizal Technical High School,

are hereby transferred to the Rizal Technological Colleges: Provided,

however, that the positions, rights and security of tenure of

personnel therein employed under existing laws prior to absorption by

the Colleges are not impaired. Provided, further, that the

incumbent and the positions shall remain in the same status until

otherwise provided for by the Board of Trustee. All parcels of land

belonging to the government occupied by the schools and colleges

abolished are hereby declared to be the property of the Rizal

Technological Colleges and shall be titled under that name; Provided,

that should the Colleges cease to exist or be abolished or should such

parcels of land aforementioned be no longer needed by the Colleges, the

same shall revert to the Province of Rizal.

Section 17

SEC. 17. In addition to the appropriations of the

college and school thus transferred and absorbed, the Provincial Board

of Rizal shall provide funds for the purchase of site and the

construction of buildings therein; and provided further, that the sum of

Two Million Pesos shall be appropriated by the Province of Rizal for

the establishment, operation and maintenance of the Colleges.

Thereafter, funds for the maintenance and operation of the Colleges

shall be included in the annual appropriations of the Province of Rizal.

Section 18

SEC. 18. In addition to the funds appropriated by the

Province of Rizal, the National Government may appropriate such sums as

may be necessary for the operation, maintenance, construction of

buildings, and development projects of the Colleges out of any funds in

the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the same to be

included thereafter in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 19

SEC. 19. Provisions of law notwithstanding, the

Province of Rizal hereby authorized to levy such taxes as may be

necessary to raise the funds needed for the purpose aforementioned,

subject to the approval by the Secretary of Finance.

Section 20

SEC. 20. All laws, decrees, executive orders contrary to

or inconsistent with the provisions of this Decree are hereby repealed

or amended accordingly.

Section 21

SEC. 21. This Decree shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 20th day of March, in the

year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-five.

(Sgd.)

FERDINAND E. MARCOS

President

Republic of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.)

ALEJANDRO MELCHOR

Executive Secretary