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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
House Bill. No. 977

BY REPRESENTATIVE SUN J. SHIMURA

AN ACT CONVERTING THE EXTENSION CAMPUS OF THE CEBU
TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY - DAANBANTAYAN IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF BANTAYAN, BANTAYAN ISLAND, PROVINCE OF
CEBU INTO AN INDEPENDENT REGULAR CAMPUS AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Cebu Technological University (CTU) has long served as a vital institution
in providing quality technical and professional education in the Province of
Cebu and the Central Visayas Region. Its extension campus in the
Municipality of Bantayan, Bantayan Island, has played a crucial role in
bringing higher education opportunities closer to the residents of this
geographically distinct area.

The Municipality of Bantayan is a first-class municipality in the Province of
Cebu, Philippines. It is the center of commerce, industry, arts, and culture for
the entire Bantayan Island. The Municipality encompasses 25 barangays,
including five island barangays and 14 islets.

More than just a beach destination, Bantayan Island also houses the CTU -
Daanbantayan extension campus located in the municipality of Bantayan
which produced young local professionals garnering a total of 895 graduates
as of October 2020.

This Bill seeks to convert the existing CTU — Daanbantayan extension campus
in Bantayan, Bantayan Island, Province of Cebu, into an independent regular
campus, to be known as the "CTU-Bantayan Campus’. This conversion is a
crucial step towards enhancing the accessibility and quality of higher
education in Bantayan Island and its neighboring communities.

‘An independent regular campus will allow the CTU-Bantayan Campus to
operate with greater autonomy in its academic and administrative functions,
enabling it to better respond to the specific educational and socio-economic
needs of the island. The proposed campus is envisioned to primarily offer
undergraduate and graduate courses across a diverse range of fields,
including education, tourism, science and technology, information
technology, agriculture, forestry, environmental science, livelihood technology
education, public safety, and water and coastal management. Critically, it will


also focus on programs that leverage the unique coastal and marine resources
of Bantayan Island, such as sustainable tourism, marine biology, and
fisheries management, contributing directly to the local economy and
environmental stewardship.

Furthermore, the CTU-Bantayan Campus will be mandated to undertake vital
research and extension services to support the socioeconomic development of
the region and provide progressive leadership in its areas of specialization. By
becoming a regular campus, it can fully develop its facilities, expand its
academic offerings, and secure dedicated funding necessary for its
sustainable operation and growth.

The conversion will also ensure the smooth transition of existing personnel,
respecting their positions, rights, and security of tenure. All assets and
records of the current extension campus will be transferred to the CTU-
Bantayan Campus.

This Bill aligns with the principles of the "Higher Education Modernization
Act of 1997" (Republic Act No. 8292) and seeks to empower the CTU to further
its mandate of providing relevant and responsive education. The
establishment of an independent CTU-Bantayan Campus will serve as a
catalyst for human resource development, economic progress, and
environmental sustainability in Bantayan Island and the entire Province of
Cebu.

In view of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this Bill is earnestly
sought.

REP. SUN J. SHIMURA


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
House Bill. No. 977

BY REPRESENTATIVE SUN J. SHIMURA

AN ACT CONVERTING THE EXTENSION CAMPUS OF THE CEBU
TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY - DAANBANTAYAN IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF BANTAYAN, BANTAYAN ISLAND, PROVINCE
OF CEBU INTO A REGULAR CAMPUS AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the
“Cebu Technological University (CTU) - Bantayan Campus Act”.

SECTION 2. Conversion into a Regular Campus. - The
Cebu Technological University shall convert the extension campus located
in the Municipality of Bantayan, Bantayan Island, Province of Cebu into a
regular campus, to be known as the “CTU-Bantayan Campus”. This
conversion signifies its establishment as a regular, degree-granting
academic institution within the CTU System, with its own distinct
administration, budget allocation, and capacity for program development,
subject to the overall policies of the CTU Board of Regents.

SECTION 3. General Mandate. - The CTU-Bantayan
Campus shall primarily provide undergraduate and graduate courses such
as education, tourism, science and technology, information technology,
agriculture, forestry, environmental science, livelihood technology
education, public safety, water and coastal management, and such
Programs within its areas of competency and specialization. These
programs shall be pursuant to the mandates of the CTU, and according to
its capability, as the Board of Regents, hereinafter referred to as the Board,
may deem necessary for the accomplishment of its objectives, and those
which respond to the human resource development needs of the Province
of Cebu and the Central Visayas Region.

The campus shall place a particular focus on programs that leverage
the unique coastal and marine resources of Bantayan Island and
surrounding areas, including but not limited to sustainable tourism, marine
biology, and fisheries management. It shall be mandated to undertake
research and extension services in support of the socioeconomic
development and to provide progressive leadership in these areas, with an


emphasis on environmental protection and sustainable development
initiatives for the island's ecosystem.

SECTION 4. Supervision and Management. - The
governing board of the University shall be the Board of Regents as provided
for in Republic Act No. 9744, which serves as the Charter of Cebu
Technological University. Likewise, the University shall be headed by the
University President, subject to the provisions of the same Charter.

The Campus shall be headed by a Campus Director who shall
be appointed by the Board, subject to its institutional guidelines,
qualifications, and standards, and upon the recommendation of the
University President.

To ensure a smooth transition, the incumbent designated
Campus Director of CTU-Bantayan Campus shall serve as Officer-in-Charge
Campus Director until the Board appoints a new Campus Director.

SECTION 5. Compliance with the Requirements of the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED). — It shall be the primary
duty of the Campus Director to ensure compliance of the CTU-Bantayan
Campus with the policies, standards, and guidelines of the Commission on
Higher Education for the operation of the campus, including those related
to the offering of courses and the introduction of new or revised programs
prior to the conversion...

SECTION 6. Management of Personnel, Assets, and
Records. - All assets, both real and personal properties, personnel, and
records of the CTU-Bantayan Campus, as well as its liabilities or obligations,
shall be transferred to the CTU. The positions, rights, and security of tenure
of faculty members and personnel therein employed under existing laws
prior to the conversion into regular campus shall be respected.

All parcels of land and all other real properties belonging to the
government occupied by the CTU-Bantayan Campus shall be transferred to
the CTU : Provided, That should the CTU-Bantayan Campus of the CTU
cease to exist or be abolished or should such aforementioned parcels of
land be no longer needed by the CTU, the same shall revert to the local
government unit concerned or the Republic of the Philippines, as the case
may be in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.

SECTION 7. Suppletory Application. - The provisions of
Republic Act No. 8292, otherwise known as the “Higher Education
Modernization Act of 1997”, as well as Republic Act No. 9744, shall form
part of this Act.


SECTION 8. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to
carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act (GAA). The initial operationalization and development of
the CTU-Bantayan Campus shall be given due priority in the annual General
Appropriations Act.

The Municipality of Bantayan shall continue to provide assistance to
the CTU-Bantayan Campus until such time that the amount necessary for
the operation and maintenance of the CTU-Bantayan Campus shall be
included in the annual GAA.

SECTION 9. 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 its
provisions.

SECTION 10. Separability Clause. - If, for any 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.

SECTION 11. Repealing Clause. - All other laws,
presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations, contrary to or
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are repealed or modified
accordingly

SECTION 12. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen
(15) days after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in a
newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,