Powers of the College.
Section 4
SEC. 4. Powers of the College.—The following are the powers of the College: (a) It shall have the general powers as set forth in Section Thirty-six of Batas Pambansa Blg. 68. The exercise of its corporate powers is hereby vested exclusively in the Board of Trustees and in the President of the College insofar as authorized by the Board; (b) It shall have the power to acquire public lands for its expansion and/or beneficial use; and to purchase equipment, laboratory and library facilities which are required to carry out its educational objectives. It shall offer undergraduate courses in liberal arts, engineering, fisheries, agriculture, and short-term vocational courses for development of middle level skills within the first five years from the approval of this Act; and may, at the discretion of the Board, offer graduate courses thereafter; (c) It shall be authorized to undertake the construction of its buildings and other permanent improvements from such sums as may be necessary for the purpose, and included in the annual General Appropriations Act in the name of the East Visayan School of Arts and Trades, the Guihulñgan Vocational High School, and the Bais School of Fisheries: Provided, That the construction of its buildings and other permanent improvements, as authorized in the Public Works Act of the Government, shall be undertaken by the College as herein provided, any provision of existing laws to the contrary notwithstanding.