Republic of the Philippines
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Quezon City
Nineteenth Congress
Second Regular Session
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INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE ADRIA)I MICIIAEL A. AMATONG
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More  than  27  years  since  its  establishment,  first  as  the  Jose  Rizal
Memorial State  College in  1996,  then as a state university in 2010,  the Jose
Rizal  Memorial  State  University  (JRMSU)  has  grown  to  become  a  leading
institution of higher and advanced education in the province of Zamboanga del
Norte, its main service area. With a mandate to offer advanced education and
higher  technological  and  professional  instruction  across  a  diverse  range  of
disciplines, JRMSU stands as a beacon of academic excellence and innovation
within the Zamboanga Peninsula.
Although  JRMSU  has  campuses  in  the  Municipalities  of  Siocon  and
Labason, serving the southern and northern municipalities, respectively, of the
Third District of Zamboanga del Norte, it struggles to reach the southernmost
areas of the district.  In the Municipality of Sibuco, JRMSU only offers offsite
classes within a cramped two-storey building in Barangay Poblacion, which is
severely  insufficient  to   accommodate   the  growing  number  of  prospective
students.  Consequently, youths aspiring for tuition-free college education are
forced to enroll in JRMSU's remote campuses, enduring lengthy commutes of
two  to  three  hours.  Far worse,  some  learners  are  dissuaded  from  pursuing
higher  education  altogether  due  to  the  financial  burdens  associated  with
enrolling in distant colleges.
This bill therefore seeks to establish a regular campus of the JRMSU in
the Municipality of Sibuco, Province of Zamboanga del Norte. This designated
campus will be dedicated to addressing the needs of underprivileged students,
ensuring that they have  equitable  access  to comprehensive  educational  and
information  technology  programs.  In  so  doing,  the  mandate  of the  State  to
protect and promote the rights of all students to quality education at all levels
and to make such education accessi.bze to a!Z, as provided by R.A. No.  10931 or
the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, will be fulfilled.
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
AmTONG


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
Nineteenth Congress
Second Regular Session
HOUSE BILL Noluso
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE ADRIAN MICHAEL A. AMATONG
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A REGULAR CAMPUS 0F THE JOSE RIZAL MEMORIAL
STATE UNIVERSITY (JRMSU) IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SIBUCO,
PROVINCE OF ZAMB0ANGA DEL NORTH, TO BE KNOWN AS THE
•RMSU-SIBUCO CAMPUS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be  it  enacted bg  t:he  Sera:te  cnd the  House  Of Representatives  Of the  Philippines in
Congress assembled:
SECTION   1.  This  Act  shall  be  lmown  as  the  "Jose  Rizal  Memorial  State
University-Sibuco Campus Act."
SEC.  2.  There  is  hereby  established  a  regular  campus  of  the  Jose  Rizal
Memorial  State  University,  hereinafter  referred  to  as  the  University,  in  the
Municipality of Sibuco,  Province of Zamboanga del Norte,  to be known as the
Jose RIzal Memorial State University (JRMSU)-Sibuco Campus.
SEC.   3.   The  JRMSU-Sibuco   Campus   shall   primarily  provide   short-temi
technical-vocational, undergraduate, and graduate courses within its areas of
competency and specialization, pursuant to its mandate, and according to its
capabilities as the Board of Regents, hereinafter referred to as the Board, may
deem necessary to respond to meet the human resources development needs
of the Province of Zamboanga del Norte and entire Region IX.
The  JRMSU-Sibuco  Campus  is  also  mandated  to  undertake  research
and extension services, and to provide progressive leadership in these areas.
SEC.   4.   The   JRMSU-Sibuco   Campus   shall   be   headed   by   a   Campus
Administrator   who   shall   render   full-time   service   and   be   appointed   or
designated by the Board upon the recommendation of the  search committee
and the  President of the University,  subject to the guidelines,  qualifications,
and standards set by the Board.
SEC.  5.  The establishment of the JRMSU-Sibuco  Campus  shall ensure that
the minimum requirements for its operation and program offerings have been
complied  with,  as  duly  prescribed  by  the  Commission  on  Higher  Education
(CHED).


SEX3.  6.  All assets,  real and personal,  personnel,  and records of the JRMSU-
Sibuco Campus, as well as liabilities or obligations, shall be transferred to the
University.  The  positions,  rights,  and  security  of tenure  of faculty  members
and  personnel  employed  at the JRMSU-Sibuco  Campus under existing laws
prior to the integration to the University shall be respected.
All parcels of land belonging to the government occupied by the JRMSU-
Sibuco Campus shall be declared the property of the University, and shall be
titled under its name: Proz„.ded, That should the University cease to exist or be
abolished, or should such aforementioned parcels of land be no longer needed
by the University, the same shall revert to the concerned local government unit
or to the Republic of the Philippines, as the case may be.
SEC.  7.  The  provisions  of Republic  Act  No.  8292,  otherwise  known  as  the
"Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997" shall form part of this Act, and
together, shall serve as the governing charter of the JRMSU-Sibuco Campus.
SEC. 8. AIl other powers, functions, privileges, responsibilities, and limitations
to  state  universities  and  its  officials  under  existing  laws  shall  be  deemed
granted  to  or  imposed  upon  the  JRMSU-Sibuco  Campus  and  its  officials,
whenever appropriate.
SEC. 9. The alnount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act sham be
included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SEC.  10. 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.
SEC.11. All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations
contrary  to  or  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of  this  Act  are  repealed  or
modified accordingly.
SEC.  12. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
QLJicl.az Gcizette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,