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Republic of the Philippines  
House of Representatives 
Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Third Regular Session 
House Bill No. ___________ 
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Introduced by Representative Jose Enrique S. Garcia III 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution mandates the State to protect and promote the right of all 
citizens to quality education at all levels, and take appropriate steps to make such 
education accessible to all. Pursuant to this mandate, the Bataan Peninsula State 
University (BPSU) established an Extension Campus in the historic town of Bagac 
in furtherance of its effort to make affordable but quality education accessible to 
the youth of Bataan.  
Since its establishment in 2008, the BPSU Extension Campus in Bagac 
registered significant accomplishments and is set to become the University’s 
center for Hotel and Restaurant Management and Tourism training to cater the 
manpower needs of the booming resort, hotel and leisure-recreational businesses 
in the western and southern parts of Bataan, and in the nearby Subic Bay Freeport 
Zone. With steady enrollment growth, the BPSU Bagac Extension Campus needs 
to expand as a regular Campus offering more undergraduate and graduate 
courses within the areas of its competency and specialization. The conversion will 
augment the capacity and resources of the campus to provide quality education, 
enhance and sustain its operations.  
Support for this bill is earnestly requested from my colleagues. 
              REP. JOSE ENRIQUE S. GARCIA III 
Second District, Bataan 
August 4, 2021
10:45 am
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Republic of the Philippines  
House of Representatives 
Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Third Regular Session 
House Bill No. _____________ 
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Introduced by Representative Jose Enrique S. Garcia III 
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AN ACT 
CONVERTING THE BATAAN PENINSULA STATE UNIVERSITY 
BAGAC EXTENSION CAMPUS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF 
BAGAC, PROVINCE OF BATAAN, INTO A REGULAR CAMPUS 
OF THE BATAAN PENINSULA STATE UNIVERSITY, TO BE 
KNOWN AS THE BATAAN PENINSULA STATE UNIVERSITY-
BAGAC CAMPUS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR  
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. This act shall be known as the “Bataan Peninsula State 
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University (BPSU)-Bagac Campus Act.” 
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SEC. 2. The existing BPSU-Bagac Extension Campus located in the 
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Municipality of Bagac, Province of Bataan, is hereby converted into a regular 
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campus of the BPSU, to be known as the BPSU-Bagac Campus. 
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SEC. 3. The BPSU-Bagac Campus shall primarily provide short-term 
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vocational, undergraduate, and graduate courses within its areas of competency 
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and specialization, pursuant to the mandate of the BPSU, and according to its 
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capabilities as the Board of Regents, hereinafter referred to as the Board, may 
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deem necessary to respond to the human resource development needs of the 
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Province of Bataan and Region III. It is also mandated to undertake research and 
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extension service, and to provide progressive leadership in these areas. 
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SEC 4. The BPSU-Bagac Campus shall be headed by a Campus 
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Administrator who shall be appointed by the Board, subject to its guidelines on 
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qualifications and standards, and based on the recommendation of a search 
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committee duly constituted for the purpose of selecting the Campus Administrator. 
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SEC. 5. The BPSU shall ensure that the minimum requirements of the 
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Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for the operation of the BPSU-Bagac 
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Campus, including those related to its course offerings, are fully complied with.   
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SEC. 6. All assets, real and personal, personnel, and records of the BPSU 
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Bagac Extension Campus, as well as liabilities or obligations, shall be transferred 
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to the BPSU. The positions, rights, and security of tenure of faculty members and 
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personnel therein employed under existing laws prior to its conversion as a regular 
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campus shall be respected. 
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All parcels of land belonging to the government occupied by the BPSU 
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Bagac Extension Campus shall be transferred to the BPSU: Provided, That should 
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the campus of the BPSU cease to exist or be abolished or should such 
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aforementioned parcels of land be no longer needed by the BPSU, the same shall 
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revert to the local government unit concerned or to the Republic of the Philippines, 
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as the case may be.  
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SEC. 7. The provisions of Republic Act No. 8292, otherwise known as the 
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“Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997”, shall form part of this Act.  
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SEC. 8. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall 
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be included in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA). 
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SEC. 9. Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Board 
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shall, in consultation with the CHED, issue the rules and regulations to fully 
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implement the provisions of this Act.  
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SEC. 10. If, for any reason, any part or provision of this Act is declared 
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invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall 
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remain in full force and effect.  
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SEC. 11. All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and 
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regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby 
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repealed or modified accordingly. 
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SEC. 12. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in 
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the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
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Approved.