EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. B. No. 1702
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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CAMPUS OF THE POLYTECHNIC 
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES (PUP) IN THE MUNICIPALITY 
OF LEYTE, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE PUP- 
LEYTE CAMPUS, MANDATING THE PUP TO OFFER THEREAT 
GRADUATE, UNDERGRADUATE AND SHORT-TERM TECHNICAL- 
VOCATIONAL COURSES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
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SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the "PUP-Leyte Campus Act".
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SEC. 2. There is hereby established a branch of the Polytechnic University of
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the Philippines in the Municipality, Province of Leyte, to be known as the PUP-Leyte
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Campus.
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SEC. 3. The PUP shall admit students to its Leyte Campus who may avail of
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graduate, undergraduate and short-term technical-vocational courses within the
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University's areas of specialization, and according to its capabilities as the Board of
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Regents may deem necessary, carry .out its objectives, and respond to the tertiary
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educational needs of the Province of Leyte.
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The PUP is also mandated to undertake research and extension services in the
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Leyte Campus, and provide progressive leadership in these areas, including its offering
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of graduate and post-graduate degrees under the PUP Open University System.
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SEC. 4. The PUP-Leyte Campus shall be headed by a Campus Administrator
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who shall render full-time service and who shall be appointed or designated by the
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Board of Regents (BOR) upon the recommendation of the search committee and the
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President, subject to the guidelines, qualifications and standards set by the BOR.
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SEC. 5. The establishment of the PUP-Leyte Campus shall ensure that the
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minimum requirements for its operation and program offerings have been complied
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with as duly prescribed by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).


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SEC. 6. The provisions of Repubiic Act No. 8292, otherwise known as the
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"Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997", shall form as an integral part of this
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Act and shall serve as part of the governing charter of the PUP-Leyte Campus.
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SEC. 7. All other powers, functions, privileges, responsibilities and limitations
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to state universities and/or its officials under existing laws shall be deemed granted to
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or imposed upon the University and/or its officials whenever appropriate.
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SEC. 8. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be
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included in the appropriations of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines under
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the annual General Appropriations Act.
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SEC. 9. If for any reason, any part or provision of this Act Is declared invalid or
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unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected thereby shall remain
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in full force and effect.
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SEC. 10. All laws, executive orders, decrees, instructions, rules and regulations
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contrary to or Inconsistent with any provision of this Act are hereby repealed or
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amended accordingly.
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SEC. 11. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
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Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,