Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVHS
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH (19th) CONGRESS
Second (2nd) Regular Session
HOUSEBILLNo.1C187
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Introduced by Representatives David "Jay-Jay" C. Suarez (Second District,
Quezon), Anna Marie Villaraza-Suarez (ALONA PartyList),
Reynante U. Arrogancia (Third District, Quezon)
AN ACT
CONVERTING THE POLYTHCHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
(PUP) IN GHNERAL LUNA, PROVINCE 0F QUEZON, INTO A REGULAR
CAMPUS AND TO BE KNOWN AS THH PUP-GENERAL LUNA CAMPUS,
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
In 2009, the Polytechnic University of the Philippines -General Luna Campus
was established as a satellite campus to provide quality tertiary education for people in
and around General Luna, Quezon. For more than a decade now, the PUP-General Luna
campus  has  catered  to  the  twelve  (12)  towns  of Bondoc  Peninsula  -  Agdangan,
Buenavista, Catanauan, General Luna, Macalelon, Mulanay, Padre Burgos, Pitogo, San
Andres,  San Francisco,  San Narciso  and Unisan.  However,  with  a third  of its total
population of 1,950,459 million belonging to the school going students, and the rate of
growth  of which  is  steadily  increasing,  PUP-General  Luna  Campus  endeavors  to
capture a bigger student population from the entire Quezon Province.
PUP - General Luna campus is thus poised to accept more students of Quezon
Province given its geographic location, and fast migration of people in and around the
province.   Its  current  local  government  support  of  Seven  Million  Pesos  or  Php
7,000,000.00 is no longer sufficient to maintain its operating costs. Under the proposed
bill, the PUP-General Luna seeks its conversion to a regular campus of the Polytechnic


University  of the  Philippines  with  all  its  powers,  duties,  and  privileges  as  a  fully
recognized university. From its currently enrolled Eight Hundred (800) students for the
lst  semester  2023-2024  academic  year,  the  demand to  study  at  PUP-General  Luna
Campus  is  expected to  increase  in the  following  years.  From this  perspective,  the
national government may include its budget for the university, specifically for PUP-
General  Luna  Campus.   It  cannot  be  emphasized  enough  that  providing  quality
education to our people is at the heart of a wholistic approach to promoting progress
and development in the province.
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH (19th) CONGRESS
Second (2nd) Regular Session
HOUSEBILLNo.     10187
Introduced by Representatives David "Jay-Jay" C. Suarez (Second District,
Quezon), Anna Marie Villaraza-Suarez (ALONA PartyList),
Reynante U. Arrogancia (Third District, Quezon)
AN ACT
CONVERTING THE POLYTHCHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
(PUP) IN GENERAL LUNA, PROVINCE OF QUEZON, INTO A REGULAR
CAMPUS AND T0 BE KNOWN AS THE PUP-GENERAL LUNA 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  ''Po/yzec%#z.c  U7#.versjty a/ ffoe
Philippines (PUP)-General Luna Campus Act".
SECTION 2.  The existing PUP-General Luna,  Quezon campus,  an extension
campus of the PUP located in the municipality of General Luna, is hereby converted
into a regular campus of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), to be
known as the PUP-General Luna Campus.
SECTION 3. The PUP-General Luna Campus shall primarily provide short-term
technical-vocational,   undergraduate,   and   graduate   courses   within   its   areas   of
competency  and  specialization  pursuant to  the  PUP  mandate,  and  according to  its
capabilities as the Board of Regents, hereinafter referred to as the Board, may deem


necessary to respond to the human resources  development needs of the Province of
Quezon and nearby provinces.
SECTION 4.  The PUP-General Lurra Campus  shall be headed by  a Campus
Administrator who shall render full-time service and shall be appointed by the Board,
subject   to   its   guidelines   on   qualifications   and   standards,   and   based   on   the
recommendation  of a  search  Committee  duly  constituted  for  the  purpose,  and  the
President of the University.
SECTION 5.   The PUP-General Luna Campus shall ensure that the minimuni
requirements for its operation and program offerings have been complied with, as duly
prescribed by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), including those related
to its course offerings.
SECTION 6.  All assets, real and personal, personnel, and records of the PUP-
General Luna Campus, as well as the liabilities or obligations, shall be transferred to
the PUP regular campus. The position, rights, and security of tenure of faculty members
and personnel  therein  employed  under  existing  laws  prior to  its  conversion  into  a
regular campus shall be respected.
All parcels of land belonging to the government occupied by the PUP-General
Luna Campus shall be transferred to the PUP: Provz.dec7, That should the campus or the
PUP cease to exist or be abolished or should such aforementioned parcels of land be no
longer needed by the PUP, the same shall revert to the local government unit concerned
or to the Republic of the Philippines, as the case may be.
SECTION 7. The provisions of Republic Act No. 8292, otherwise known as the
"Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997" shall form an integral part of this Act,
and together, shall serve as the governing charter of the University.
SECTION 8.  The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall
be included in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA).
The  municipality  of General  Luna  shall  continue  to  fund  the  operation  and
maintenance of the PUP-General Luna until such time that the amount needed to caITy
out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the annual GAA.
SECTION 9.    Within sixty (60) days of the effectivity of this Act, the Board
shall, in consultation with the CHED, issue the rules and regulations to fully implement
the provisions of this Act.
SECTION 10.   If, for then reason, any part or provision of this Act is declared
invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain
in full force and effect.
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SECTION  11.      All  laws,  presidential  decrees,  executive  orders,  rules  and
regulations  contrary  to  or  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of this  Act  are  hereby
repealed.
SECTION 12. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
in the O#cz.cz/ Gcizef/e or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
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