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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Constitution Hills, Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO.   9615 
Introduced by  
REPRESENTATIVE PANTALEON D. ALVAREZ 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING A CAMPUS OF THE DAVAO DEL NORTE STATE 
COLLEGE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TALAINGOD, PROVINCE OF 
DAVAO DEL NORTE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE DAVAO DEL NORTE 
STATE COLLEGE - KATUTUBO CAMPUS, AND APPROPRIATING 
FUNDS THEREFOR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Davao del Norte State College (DNSC) is a higher education 
institution mandated to provide higher professional, technical, and special 
instructions for special purposes and promote research and extension services, 
advanced studies and progressive leadership in education, engineering, arts, 
sciences, fisheries, and other fields.  
DNSC is located in the City of Panabo in Davao del Norte, with chartered 
satellite campuses in the Municipality of Sto. Tomas, Municipality of Carmen, 
and in the Island Garden City of Samal. As of present, the whole DSNC offers 
fourteen (14) undergraduate and seven (7) graduate programs with a total 
student population of 6,505 as of AY 2022-2023, and a total workforce of 375 
teaching faculty and non-teaching staff.  
As DNSC envisions to become a higher institution in Agri-fisheries and 
Socio-Cultural development in the ASEAN region, the college expanded its 
borders and entered into agreements with the local Ata-Manobo Tribe, the 
Municipality of Talaingod, the Provincial Government Unit of Davao del 
Norte, and the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) in the 
establishment of Datu Jose A. Libayao: DNSC Extension Campus to be known 
as “Katutubo Campus”, located in the Municipality of Talaingod.  
Currently, the extension campus offers Bachelor of Science in 
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Agroforestry to the IP communities in the area, extending the reach of quality 
education and opportunities in the far-flung areas of Davao del Norte. There 
are currently 138 students enrolled in the program and the total population is 
projected to rise to 185 students for the next academic year.  
 
 
The establishment of an extension campus in the Municipality of 
Talaingod shall open a bigger door which will allow greater access to quality 
education and opportunities for qualified and deserving college students not 
only in Talaingod but to the entire Province of Davao del Norte. This bill also 
aims to extend the reach of DNSC to the far-flung IP communities to give our 
IP brothers and sisters access to quality education. 
 
 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.  
 
 
 
 
PANTALEON D. ALVAREZ 
                               
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Constitution Hills, Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO.   9615 
Introduced by  
REPRESENTATIVE PANTALEON D. ALVAREZ 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING A CAMPUS OF THE DAVAO DEL NORTE STATE 
COLLEGE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TALAINGOD, PROVINCE OF 
DAVAO DEL NORTE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE DAVAO DEL NORTE 
STATE COLLEGE - KATUTUBO 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 “Davao del Norte State 
College - Katutubo Campus Act”. 
SEC. 2. There is hereby established a campus of the Davao del 
Norte State College, hereinafter referred to as the College, in the 
Municipality of Talaingod, Province of Davao del Norte, to be known as 
the Davao del Norte State College - Katutubo Campus. 
SEC. 3. The DNSC- Katutubo Campus shall provide quality education 
and shall serve as a center for the preservation, promotion, and celebration of 
the cultural heritage, traditions, and knowledge of Indigenous Peoples in the 
Philippines.  Thus, the campus shall prioritize culturally appropriate 
education, vocational training, and economic opportunities, enabling 
Indigenous Peoples to participate in and benefit from national and global 
economies while maintaining cultural integrity.  
SEC. 4. The Davao del Norte State College - Katutubo Campus shall 
provide short-term technical-vocational, undergraduate, and graduate 


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courses within the areas which, in the determination of the Board of 
Trustees, herein referred to as the Board, of the College are within its 
competency, and are aligned with the human resource development goals 
of Davao del Norte and the whole Davao Region. 
 
The Davao del Norte State College - Katutubo Campus is also 
mandated to undertake higher professional, technical, and special 
instructions for special purposes and promote research and extensions 
services, and provide progressive leadership in these areas. 
 
SEC. 5. The Davao del Norte State College - Katutubo 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 President of the Davao del Norte State College. Such appointment or 
designation shall be subjected to the guidelines, qualifications and standards 
set by the Board. 
 
SEC. 6. The Davao del Norte State College shall ensure that the 
minimum requirements for the operation of the Davao del Norte State 
College - Katutubo Campus, including those related to these course 
offerings, are fully complied with. 
 
SEC. 7. All assets, real and personal, including personnel, and 
records of the Davao del Norte State College - Katutubo Campus, as well 
as liabilities or obligations, shall be transferred to the College. The 
positions, rights, and security of tenure of faculty members and personnel 
employed at the Davao del Norte State College - Katutubo Campus under 
existing laws prior to the integration to the College shall be respected. 
 
All parcels of land belonging to the government occupied by the Davao 
del Norte State College - Katutubo Campus are hereby declared to be the 
property of the College and shall be titled under its name: Provided, That 
should Davao del Norte State College cease to exist or be abolished, or should 
such aforementioned parcels of land be no longer needed by the Davao del 
Norte State College, the same shall revert to the concerned local government 
unit or to the Republic of the Philippines, as the case may be. 
 
 


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SEC. 8. 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 College. 
 
SEC. 9. All other powers, functions, privileges, responsibilities, and 
limitations to College and its officials under existing laws shall be deemed 
granted to or imposed upon the Davao del Norte State College - 
Katutubo Campus and its officials, whenever appropriate. 
 
SEC. 10. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
 
SEC. 11. 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 in effect. 
 
SEC. 12. 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. 13. This act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication 
in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved,