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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE
s.B. No. 2095
23 APR 25 P2 SO
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A COLLEGE OF MEDICINE IN THE DON MARIANO MARCOS 
MEMORIAL STATE UNIVERSITY- SOUTH LA UNION CAMPUS LOCATED IN 
THE MUNICIPALITY OF AGOOf PROVINCE OF LA UNION, TO BE KNOWN AS 
THE DON MARIANO MARCOS MEMORIAL STATE UNIVERSITY-SOUTH LA 
UNION CAMPUS-COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article XIV, Section 1 of the 1987 Constitution mandates that, "the State shall 
protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels and shall 
take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all."
On 15 January 1981, the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University 
(DMMMSU) was created by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1778, which was signed 
by President Ferdinand E. Marcos. It is the lone state university in La Union that offers 
quality and accessible world-class education to the residents of La Union and nearby 
provinces.
La Union is situated in the Ilocos Region. Despite having some of the region's 
top hospitals, the province lacks a medical school. The establishment of a medical 
school in La Union will enable aspiring medical professionals to complete their education 
at the best institution in the area and perhaps find a treatment for fatal Illnesses.
According to the World Bank, there should be one doctor for every 1,000 
Filipinos. Due to shortage of doctors in the country, the "Doktor Para sa Bayan Act," 
was enacted into law which established a medical scholarship and return service 
program for deserving students In State Universities and Colleges (SUCs). However, if


more accessible Institutions are not provided, particularly for provinces like La Union 
and its bordering provinces In the Region I, the intent of the said law will not be 
realized.
This bill therefor seeks to establish a College of Medicine in the Don Mariano 
Marcos Memorial State University - South La Union Campus in Ago, La Union, to be 
known as Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University College of Medicine. This 
measure will help address doctor shortage in the country as the institution will be more 
accessible to the prospective doctors of Region 1.
In view of the foregoing, the expeditious passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
EE R. MARCOS


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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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23 ftPR 25 P2 SO
RECEIVED BVi
SENATE
s.B. No. 2095
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A COLLEGE OF MEDICINE IN THE DON MARIANO MARCOS 
MEMORIAL STATE UNIVERSITY-SOUTH LA UNION CAMPUS LOCATED IN 
THE MUNICIPALITY OF AGOO, PROVINCE OF LA UNION, TO BE KNOWN AS 
THE DON MARIANO MARCOS MEMORIAL STATE UNIVERSITY-SOUTH LA 
UNION CAMPUS-COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
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SECTION 1. Establishment - There is hereby established a medical school in
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the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU)-South La Union Campus
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(SLUC) located in the Municipality of Agoo, Province of La Union, to be known as the
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"Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University-South La Union Campus-College of
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Medicine".
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SEC. 2. General Mandate. -The Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University-
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South La Union Campus College of Medicine, hereinafter referred to as the "College",
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shall primarily offer a Doctor of Medicine Program, including an Integrated Liberal Arts
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and Medicine Program, consisting of basic science and clinical courses, and using a
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learner-centered, competency-based, and community-oriented approach. The primary
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goal of the College shall be to develop a corps of professional physicians to strengthen
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the healthcare system of the country, as well as to respond to the human resource
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development needs of the Province of La Union and Region I.
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The College is also mandated to undertake research and extension
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services and provide progressive leadership in these areas.


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SEC. 3. Governance. - Being an institution within the DMMMSU System, the 
governance of the College shall be vested in the Board of Regents of the DMMMSU, 
hereinafter referred to as the Board, whose powers are defined under Presidential 
Decree No. 1778, entitled "Establishing the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State 
University by Merging the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State College; the Southern 
Ilocos Polytechnic State College, the La Union School of Arts and Trades and the La 
Union Community College and Likewise Integrating the Sapilang Elementary School into 
the State University: Providing a Chapter for this Purpose and Appropriating Funds 
Thereof, as amended, and other applicable laws and regulations, unless otherwise 
provided or amended elsewhere in this Act.
SEC. 4. Administration. - The administration of the College shall be vested in 
the Chancellor of the DMMMSU- South La Union Campus insofar as may be authorized 
by the Board and the President of the University.
SEC. 5. The College Dean. - The College shall be headed by a Dean who shall 
be appointed by the Board, subject to its guidelines on qualifications standards, and 
based on the recommendation of the Chancellor, following a process of consultation 
with the constituents of the College. The Dean shall render full-time service, serve a 
term of three (3) years, and may be reappointed to another term.
Within six (6) months from the effectivity of this Act, the Chancellor of the College 
shall constitute the Search Committee for the Deanship.
The powers and duties of the Dean of the College, in addition to those specifically 
provided for in this Act, shall include those usually pertaining to the Office of the Dean 
of similar state universities and colleges and those delegated by the Chancellor.
The salary of the Dean of the College shall be in accordance with Republic Act 
No. 11466, otherwise known as the "Salary Standardization Law of 2019", and such 
other laws amendatory thereto, which may hereinafter be enacted, and shall be 
comparable to that being received by the Deans of similar educational institutions.
In case of vacancy in the Office of the Dean by reason of death, compulsory 
retirement, resignation, removal for cause, or incapacity of the Dean to perform the 
functions of the office, the Board shall, upon the recommendation of the Chancellor, 
designate an Officer-in-Charge of the College, pending the appointment of a new Dean:


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Provided, That the OfRcer-in-Charge shall serve only during the unexpired portion of 
the term.
The Dean of the College shall be assisted by a College Secretary, who shall be 
appointed by the Board.
SEC. 6. The Faculty. - The Board shall, upon the recommendation of the 
Chancellor and the nomination by the President of the DMMMSU, appoint the faculty 
members of the College: Provided, That no political belief, gender preference, cultural 
or community affiliation or ethnic origin, nor religious opinion or affiliation shall be a 
matter of inquiry in the appointment of faculty members of the College.' Provided, 
further. That said appointment shall be subject to the guidelines on qualifications 
standards set by the Board: Provided, finally. That no member of the faculty shall teach 
for or against any particular church or religious sect.
SEC. 7. Scholarship Programs and Admission. - The College shall provide 
scholarships and other affirmative action programs to assist poor but deserving students 
who qualify for admission to the College. Students who have availed themselves of the 
scholarship program under Republic Act No. 11509, otherwise known as the "Doktor 
Para sa Bayan Act", shall render a return service in accordance with the said law. 
Students availing themselves of other nationally-funded scholarship programs to 
complete the medicine degree program under the College may be required to render a 
return service depending on the contract to be signed between the student and the 
College.
No student shall be denied admission to the College by reason of gender, religion, 
cultural or community affiliation, physical disability, or ethnic origin.
SEC. 8. Academic Freedom and Institutional Autonomy. - The College shall 
enjoy academic freedom and institutional autonomy, pursuant to Paragraph 2, Section 
5 of Article XIV of the Constitution.
SEC. 9. Authority to Loan or Transfer Apparatus, Equipment or Supplies, and 
Detail of Personnel. - Upon the recommendation of the Chancellor and the request of 
the Board, through the President of the DMMMSU, the heads of the bureaus and offices 
of the national government may loan or transfer to the college such apparatus, 
equipment or supplies as may be needed by it, and detail employees for duty therein 
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supplies or services of such employees can be spared without serious detriment to 
public service.
The employees so detailed shall perform such duties as required of them by the 
Dean of the College, and the time so served shall be counted as part of their regular 
service.
SEC. 10. Assets, Liabilities, and Personnel. - All appropriations, assets, both real 
and personal, personnel, and records of the College, as well as its liabilities or 
obligations, shall be titled or named after the DMMMSU.
All parcels of land belonging to the government to be occupied by the College 
shall be the property of the DMMMSU, and titled under its name: Provided, 77?af should 
the DMMMSU cease to exist or be abolished or should such aforementioned parcels of 
land be no longer needed by the DMMMSU, the same shall revert to the Municipality of 
Agoo or to the Republic of the Philippines, as the case may be.
SEC. 11. Duty and Tax Exemptions. - The importation by the College of medical 
books or publications, medical equipment or instruments which are for medical, 
laboratory or scientific purposes shall, upon certification by the Commission on Higher 
Education (CHED), be exempt from customs duties in accordance with the provisions of 
Republic Act No. 10863, otherwise known as the "Customs Modernization and Tariff Act 
(CMTA)". All grants, bequests, endowments, donations, and contributions made to and 
used actually, directly, and exclusively for educational purposes by the College, shall be 
exempt from donor's tax and the same shall be considered as allowable deduction from 
gross income for purposes of computing the taxable income of the donor in accordance 
with the provisions of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as amended.
SEC. 12. Suppietory Application. - The provisions of Republic Act No. 8292, 
otherwise known as the "Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997", shall form part 
of this Act.
SEC. 13. Appropriations. -The amount necessary to carry out the provisions 
of this Act 15 shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SEC. 14. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within sixty (60) days from 
the approval of this Act, the Board shall, in consultation with the CHED, issue rules and 
regulations to implement the provisions of this Act.


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SEC. 15. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force 
and effect.
SEC. 16. Repealing Clause. - All laws, executive orders. Issuances, rules and 
regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SEC. 17. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following 
the completion of its publication either in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper general 
circulation in the Philippines.
Approved,