NINETEENTH CONGRESS )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES —_)
First Regular Session )

Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

2316

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Honorable Celso G. Regencia

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This House Bill seeks to establish the Artificial Intelligence Industrial Research
Park (AIIRP) in the campus of Mindanao State University — lligan Institute of
Technology, Tibanga Hi-Way, lligan City.

Artificial intelligence is broadly described as the study of the computation that
make it possible to perceive, reason, and act or the automation of intelligent behavior
which is driven by a general study of intelligent agents both biological and artificial. In its
concrete definition, it is also defined as “nonhuman intelligence that is measured by its
ability to replicate human mental skills, such as pattern recognition, understanding
natural language, adaptive learning from experience, strategizing or reasoning about
others.” (De Spiegeleire, et al, 2017).

Mindanao State University — lligan State University is the premiere public
institution of higher learning in lligan City. It is home to various colleges which
recognized as Center of Excellence in the field of Science, Technology and
Engineering.

CELSO G. CIA


NINETEENTH CONGRESS )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES —)
First Regular Session

Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Quezon City

2316

HOUSE BILL NO.
Introduced by Honorable Celso G. Regencia

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH PARK
(AIIRP) IN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY —- ILIGAN INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the “MSU-IIT Al
Industrial Research Park Act.”

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. — \t is hereby declared that science
and technology are essential for national development and progress. The State shall
give priority to research and development, invention, innovation, and their utilization;
and to science and technology education, training, and services. It shall support
indigenous, appropriate, and self-reliant scientific and technological capabilities, and
their application to the country’s productive systems and national life.

SECTION 3.  MSU:- Iligan Institute of Technology Artificial Intelligence
Industrial Research Park. - There is hereby established an Artificial Intelligence


Research Park in MSU-lligan Institute of Technology, hereinafter referred to as the
MSU-IIT Al Industrial Research Park.

SECTION 4. Creation of the AIIRP Fund. — The AllRP Fund is hereby
established with an initial funding of Two Billion Pesos (Php 2,000,000.00) and
subsequent allocation of One Billion Pesos (Php1,000,000.00) per year for the next ten
years. The required funding shall be taken out of:

1% of the proceeds of PAGCOR
1% of the proceeds of NAPOCOR
1% of the proceeds of PSALM

Fifty percent of the initial funding shall be used exclusively for the construction of
building and industrial development of the park. Thereafter, 60% of the funding shall be
used for research development.

SECTION 5. Administration of the Fund. - There shall be an AIIRP
Executive Committee to be headed by a Director with the rank of a Director II who shall
report directly to the Chancellor of MSU-IIT. The Execom shall be separate from the
University in funding and administrative costs. The University Board of Regents of
Mindanao State University shall appoint members of the Execom through the
recommendation of the Chancellor of MSU-IIT.

SECTION 6. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders,
rules and regulations and other issuance, or parts thereof inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 7. _ Separability Clause. - If any part or provision of this Act is
declared unconstitutional, or other parts or provisions hereof which are not affected
thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.

SECTION 8. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after
its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,