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Republic of the Philippines @
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City, Metro Manila

17% Congress
First Regular Session

4844

House Bill No.

Introduced by HON. RODRIGO A. ABELLANOSA.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Results of the 2013 Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey published
by the Philippine Statistics Authority show that out of the two million seven hundred
seventy-six thousand (2,776,000) people aged 15-24 years old in Region VII, 17.1% are
out-of-school-youth. ‘This number, sadly, is expected to have increased significantly as
the 2015 Census of Population shows an average growth in population of 1.76%. It
also shows that 19.1% of the country’s out-of-school youth cite their family’s
insufficient income to pay for school-related expenses other than tuition fees as the
primary reason for not attending school

As one of the government’s mandate is to provide accessible and affordable education
to all and this administration’s socioeconomic agenda involves investing in human
capital development, this bill seeks to recognize the Cebu Technological University
(CTU) Cebu City Mountain Extension Campus as among the satellite campuses of the
CTU, amending for the purpose the latter's charter.

The extension campus is strategically located in Brgy. Babag, in the mountain areas of
Cebu City. Its operations allow poor and qualified residents of the mountain
barangays to achieve quality tertiary education without having to travel far and
allocate their very scarce resources to huge daily transportation expenses. Previous
and continuous efforts have enabled the construction of some of the infrastructure
and provided funding required for the campus's initial operations. Including the Cebu
City Mountain Extension Campus though, to be officially recognized as a CTU satellite
campus, will allow the accommodation of many more deserving students and will
ensure its continued operations.

In view of the foregoing, passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

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RODRIGO A. ABELLANOSA


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

17% Congress
First Regular Session

4844

House Bill No.

Introduced by HON. RODRIGO A. ABELLANOSA

AN ACT
INCLUDING THE CEBU CITY MOUNTAIN EXTENSION CAMPUS
AS A SATELLITE CAMPUS OF CEBU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY,
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9744,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “AN ACT CONVERTING THE CEBU STATE COLLEGE
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF CEBU AND ALL ITS
SATELLITE CAMPUSES LOCATED IN THE PROVINCE OF CEBU INTO A STATE
UNIVERSITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CEBU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
(CTU) AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR”

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

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ction 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Amended CTU Charter”.

Section 2.Declaration of Pol
Filipinos with ace’
productive citizens.

It is hereby declared the policy of the State to provide
sible and affordable quality education in order to develop them into

Section 3. Amendment. - Section 1 of Republic Act No. 9744, is hereby amended to
read:

“Section 1, Conversion. - The Cebu State College of Science and
‘Technology System in the City of Cebu, including all its existing satellite
campuses, namely: the Cebu Technological University Cebu City Mountain
Extension Campus in Brgy. Babag,

bu City, the College of Fisheries in
the Municipality of Moalboal, the Agro-industrial and Forestry College in
the Municipality of Argao, the Polytechnic College in the Municipality of
Tuburan, the College of Fisheries in the Municipality of Daanbantayan, the
Fishery and Industrial College in the Municipality of San Francisco, the
College of Industrial Technology in the Municipality of Danao, the College
of Fisheries Technology in the Municipality of Carmen, the Abellana
College of Arts and Trades in the City of Mandaue, the College of
Agriculture in the Municipality of Barili (previously located in Sudion,
Lahug of Cebu City) and the Experimental Station in the Municipality of


Sibonga, all municipalities located in the Province of Cebu, are hereby
converted into a state university to be known as the Cebu Technological
University (CTU), hereinafter referred to as the University. the main
campus of the University shall be in Cebu City.”

Section 20 of Republic Act No. 9744, is also hereby amended to read:

“Section 20. Appropriations. - ‘The amount necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Act shall be charged against the current year’s
appropriations of the Cebu State College of Science and Technology
System, including all its existing satellite campuses, namely: the Cebu
Technological University Cebu City Mountain Extension Campus in Brgy.
Babag, Cebu City, the College of Fisheries in the Municipality of Moalboal,
the Agro-industrial and Forestry College in the Municipality of Argao, the
Polytechnic College in the Municipality of Tuburan, the College of Fisheries
in the Municipality of Daanbantayan, the Fishery and Industrial College in
the Municipality of San Francisco, the College of Industrial ‘Technology in
the Municipality of Danao, the College of Fisheries Technology in the
Municipality of Carmen, the Abellana College of Arts and Trades in the City
of Mandaue, the College of Agriculture in the Municipality of Barili and the
Experimental Station in the Municipality of Sibonga, except the sums
needed to continue the operations of the existing high schools. ‘Thereafter,
such sums as may be necessary for the continued operation and
maintenance of the Cebu Technological University shall be included in the
annual General Appropriations Act.”

Section 4, Separability Clause. Should any provision of this Act or any part thereof! be
declared invalid, the other provisions or provisions hereof which are not affected, shall

remain in force and effect

Section 5. Repealing Clause. Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive order,
letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation inconsistent with this Act
is hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly.

Section 6. Effectivity. ‘This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,