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

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
1st Regular Session

2502

House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative DANTE GARCIA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU) was created
by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1778, which was signed by President
Ferdinand E. Marcos on January 15, 1981. It is the lone state university in
La Union that offers quality and accessible world-class education to the
residents of La Union and nearby provinces.

The Mid-La Union Campus (MLUC) of DMMMSU is situated in the City of
San Fernando. In the campus, several colleges offering education,
technology, engineering, and related fields share in the cramped space. The
College of Law, Institute of Criminal Justice Education, and the Political
Science Program also share in the tight space of the MLUC. These latter
three do not have space for further growth as colleges because of the very
limited resources they have. Demand for these three programs had been
increasing and the current resources of MLUC cannot cater to the demand.

To address the problem and to give these three programs opportunities for
growth and development, an East La Union Campus (ELUC) is envisioned to
be established in the municipality of Naguilian, in the province of La Union.
This bill seeks to establish the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State
University — East La Union Campus in the municipality of Naguilian,
province of La Union. This shall provide an opportunity for the College of
Law, the Institute of Criminal Justice Education, and the Political Science
Program currently located in MLUC to grow and cater to more students.

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

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

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
1st Regular Session

House Bill No, 2902
Introduced by Representative DANTE GARCIA

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE DON MARIANO MARCOS MEMORIAL STATE
UNIVERSITY (DMMMSU) CAMPUS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF
NAGUILIAN, PROVINCE OF LA UNION, TO BE KNOWN AS THE DMMMSU
EAST LA UNION CAMPUS (ELUC), APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. Establishment. There is hereby established the Don
Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU) - East La Union
Campus (ELUC) in the Municipality of Naguilian, Province of La Union, to be
known as the “DMMMSU-ELUC’. It shall be an autonomous unit of the
DMMMSU System.

SEC. 2. General Mandate. The DMMMSU-ELUC, hereinafter referred
to as the “Campus” shall primarily provide advanced instruction and
professional training in law and other related fields of study. The primary
goal of the Campus shall be to develop a corps of lawyers, criminologists,
and political scientists to strengthen, uphold, defend, and execute the laws
of the land. It shall also undertake research, extension services, and
production activities in support of the socio-economic development of the
Province of La Union and provide progressive leadership in its areas of
specialization in the Province of La Union and in Region I.

SEC.3. Curricular Offerings. The Campus shall offer undergraduate,
graduate, and post-graduate courses within its areas of competency and
specialization in the field of law and other degree courses, as the DMMMSU
Board of Regents of DMMMSU, hereinafter referred to as the “Board”, may
deem necessary to carry out its objectives, and those which respond to meet
the human resource development needs of the Province of La Union and
Region I.


SEC. 4. Governance. Being an institution within the DMMMSU
System, the governance of the Campus shall continue to be vested in the
Board, whose powers are defined under Presidential Decree No. 1778,
otherwise known as “Establishing the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State
University by Merging the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State College; the
Southern Ilocos Polytechnic State College, the La Union School of Arts and
Trades and the La Union Community College and likewise Integrating the
Sapilang Elementary School into the State University: Providing a Chapter
for this Purpose and Appropriating Funds Thereof’, and other applicable
laws and regulations, unless otherwise provided or amended elsewhere in
this Act.

SEC. 5. Administration. The administration of the Campus shall be
vested in the Chancellor of DMMMSU-ELUC insofar authorized by the Board
and the President of the University.

SEC. 6. The Chancellor. The Campus shall be headed by a
Chancellor who shall be appointed by the Board, subject to its guidelines on
qualifications and standards, and based on the recommendation by the
University President, following a process of consultation with the
constituents of the Campus. The Chancellor shall render full-time service,
serve a term of three (3) years, and may be reappointed to another term.

Within six (6) months of the effectivity of this Act, the President of
DMMMSU shall constitute the Search Committee for the Chancellorship.

The powers and duties of the Chancellor, in addition to those
specifically provided for in this Act, shall include those usually pertaining to
the Office of the Chancellor of similar state universities and colleges and
those delegated by the President.

The salary of the Chancellor shall be in accordance with Republic Act
No. 11466 or the “Salary Standardization Law of 2019”, and such other laws
amendatory thereto, which may hereinafter be enacted, and shall be
comparable to that being received by the Chancellors of similar educational
institutions.

In case of a vacancy in the Office of the Chancellor by reason of death,
compulsory retirement, resignation, removal for cause, or incapacity of the
Chancellor to perform the functions of the office, the Board, upon the
recommendation of the President, shall designate an Officer-in-Charge of the
Campus, pending the appointment of a new Chancellor: Provided, That the
Officer-in-Charge shall serve only during the unexpired portion of the term.

The Chancellor of the Campus shall be assisted by a Vice Chancellor,
who shall be appointed by the Board.


SEC. 7. Transfer. The DMMMSU Mid-La Union Campus (MLUC)
College of Law, the DMMMSU MLUC Institute of Criminal Justice Education,
and the DMMMSU MLUC College of Arts and Sciences Political Science
Program are hereby transferred.

The Institute of Criminal Justice Education and the Political Science
Program shall be converted into the College of Criminal Justice Education
and the College of Arts and Sciences, respectively.

All functions, equipment, facilities, supplies, records and personnel of
the Colleges in MLUC are hereby transferred to the Colleges in ELUC.

SEC. 8. The College Dean. Each College shall be headed by a Dean
who shall be appointed by the Board, subject to its guidelines on
qualifications and standards, and based on the recommendation by the
University President, following a process of consultation with the
constituents of the College. The Dean shall render full-time service, serve a
term of three (3) years, and may be reappointed to another term.

The powers and duties of the Dean of the College, in addition to those
specifically provided for in this Act, shall include those usually pertaining to
the Office of the Dean of similar state universities and colleges and those
delegated by the President and the Chancellor.

The salary of the Dean of the College shall be in accordance with
Republic Act No. 11466, and such other laws amendatory thereto, which
may hereinafter be enacted, and shall be comparable to that being received
by the Deans of similar educational institutions.

In case of a vacancy in the Office of the Dean by reason of death,
compulsory retirement, resignation, removal for cause, or incapacity of the
Dean to perform the functions of the office, the Board, upon the
recommendation of the President, shall designate an Officer-in-Charge of the
College, pending the appointment of a new Dean: Provided, That the Officer
in-Charge shall serve only during the unexpired portion of the term.

The Dean of the College shall be assisted by a College Secretary, who
shall be appointed by the Board.

SEC. 9. The Faculty. The Board shall appoint, upon the
recommendation of the Chancellor and the nomination of the President of
the University, the faculty members of the Colleges: Provided, That no
political belief, gender preference, cultural or community affiliation or ethnic
origin, nor religious opinion or affiliation shall be a matter of inquiry in the
appointment of faculty members of the Colleges: Provided, further, That said
appointment shall be subject to the guidelines, qualifications, and standards
set by the Board: Provided, finally, That no member of the faculty shall teach
for or against any particular church or religious sect.


SEC. 10. Scholarship Programs and Admission. The Colleges shall
provide scholarships and other affirmative action programs to assist poor
but deserving students who qualify for admission to the Colleges.

No student shall be denied admission to the Colleges by reason of
gender, religion, cultural or community affiliation, physical disability, or
ethnic origin.

SEC. 11. Academic Freedom and Institutional Autonomy. The
Campus shall enjoy academic freedom and institutional autonomy,
pursuant to paragraph 2, Section 5 of Article XIV of the Constitution.

SEC. 12. Authority to Loan or Transfer Apparatus, Equipment or
Supplies and Detail of Personnel. Upon the recommendation of the
Chancellor and the request of the Board, through the President of
DMMMSU, the heads of the bureaus and offices of the national government
may loan or transfer to the Campus such apparatus, equipment or supplies
as may be needed by it, and detail employees for duty therein when, in the
judgment of the head of bureau or office, the apparatus, equipment,
supplies or services of such employees can be spared without serious
detriment to public service.

The employees so detailed shall perform such duties as required of
them by the Chancellor and the Dean of the Colleges, and the time so served
shall be counted as part of their regular service.

SEC. 13. Assets, Liabilities and Personnel. All existing
appropriations, assets, both real and personal, personnel, and records of the
Campus and the Colleges , as its liabilities or obligations, shall continue to
be titled or named after DMMMSU: Provided, That the positions, rights, and
security of tenure of faculty members and personnel therein employed under
existing laws prior to the enactment of this Act shall be respected: Provided,
further, That the employees currently holding the said positions shall remain
in the same status until otherwise provided by the Board: Provided, finally,
That the Campus and the Colleges shall upgrade or increase its human
resource component as may be deemed appropriate by the Board.

All parcels of land belonging the government occupied by the Campus
shall be the property of DMMMSU, and shall be titled under its name:
Provided, That should the Campus or the Colleges cease to exist or be
abolished or should such aforementioned parcels of land be no longer
needed by DMMMSU, the same shall revert to the concerned local
government unit or to the Republic of the Philippines, as the case may be.

SEC. 14. Duty and Tax Exemptions. The importation by the
Campus or the Colleges of books or publications, equipment or instruments
which are for educational, laboratory or scientific purposes shall, upon


certification by the Legal Education Board (LEB) or the Commission on
Higher Education (CHED), be exempt from customs duties in accordance
with the provisions of Republic Act No. 10863, otherwise known as the
“Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA)’.

All grants, bequests, endowments, donations, and contributions made
to and used actually, directly and exclusively for educational purposes by
the College, shall be exempt from donor’s tax and the same shall be
considered as allowable deduction from gross income for purposes of
computing the taxable income of the donor in accordance with the
provisions of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as amended.

SEC. 15. Suppletory Application. The provisions of Republic Act No.
8292, otherwise known as the “Higher Education Modernization Act of
1997’, shall form part of this Act.

The provisions of Republic Act No. 7662, otherwise known as the
“Legal Education Reform Act of 1993”, and memoranda orders, circulars,
and other issuances of the LEB shall form part of this Act, in so far as the
governance and administration of the College of Law.

In case of inconsistency in the application between Republic Act No.
8292 and Republic Act No. 7662 and LEB issuances, the latter shall prevail
in so far as the College of Law is concerned.

SEC. 16. Parity Clause. All other powers, functions, and privileges,
responsibilities, and limitations under existing laws shall be deemed granted
to or imposed upon the Campus and its officials, whenever appropriate.

SEC. 17. Appropriations. The amount necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Act shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act.

SEC. 18. Implementing Rules and Regulations. Within ninety (90)
days from the approval of this Act, the Board shall, in consultation with the
LEB and CHED, issue the rules and regulations to fully implement the
provisions of this Act.

SEC. 19. 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 are in full force and effect.

SEC. 20. Repealing Clause. All laws, presidential decrees, executive
orders, and rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act are amended, repealed, or modified accordingly.


SEC. 21. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after
its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general
circulation.

Approved,