Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 1114 
Introduced by Representative JONATHAN KEITH T. FLORES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Education is a cornerstone of national development, and it is the duty of the 
State to ensure that quality and accessible higher education is made available to all 
Filipinos. Pursuant to Article XIV, Section 1 of the 1987 Constitution, the State is 
mandated to "protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all 
levels and take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all”. 
Bukidnon State University (BukSU), in pursuit of this mandate, has 
established satellite campuses across the Province of Bukidnon to bring higher 
education closer to students. However, these satellite campuses, being independently 
administered by BukSU poses challenges such as limited administrative authority 
and resources, which constrain their capacity to expand programs, improve 
infrastructure, and deliver quality services.  
This bill seeks to convert the satellite campuses in the municipalities of 
Baungon, Libona, Malitbog, Talakag, Cabanglasan, Impasug-ong, San Fernando, 
Damulog, Kadingilan, Kitaotao, Quezon, and Kalilangan, into regular campuses of 
BukSu. When converted into a regular campus, the former satellite campuses will 
gain administrative and fiscal autonomy necessary to manage its own operations 
efficiently, improve delivery of academic programs and student services, receive 
direct budget support from the national government; and expand its role as a center 
of innovation and development for the local community. In addition, this bill also 
mandates each campus to provide undergraduate and graduate courses, and short 
term technical-vocational programs within their area of competency and 
specialization.  
In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
JONATHAN KEITH  T. FLORES 
2nd District of Bukidnon 
July 2, 2025
2:04 pm


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 1114 
Introduced by Representative JONATHAN KEITH T. FLORES 
AN ACT 
CONVERTING THE SATELLITE CAMPUSES OF BUKIDNON STATE UNIVERSITY 
IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF BAUNGON, LIBONA, MALITBOG, TALAKAG, 
CABANGLASAN, IMPASUG-ONG, SAN FERNANDO, DAMULOG, KADINGILAN, 
KITAOTAO, QUEZON, AND KALILANGAN, PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON, INTO 
REGULAR CAMPUSES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. The satellite campuses of the Bukidnon State University (BukSU) located in 
the Municipalities of Baungon, Libona, Malitbog, Talakag, Cabanglasan, Impasug-ong, San 
Fernando, Damulog, Kadingilan, Kitaotao, Quezon, and Kalilangan are hereby converted into 
regular campuses of the BSU to be known as “BukSU-Baungon Campus, BukSU-Libona Campus, 
BukSU-Malitbog Campus, BukSU-Talakag Campus, BukSU-Cabanglasan Campus, BukSU-
Impasug-ong Campus, BukSU-San Fernando Campus, BukSU-Damulog Campus, BukSU-
Kadingilan Campus, BukSU-Kitaotao Campus, BukSU Quezon Campus, and BukSU-Kalilangan 
Campus”, respectively. 
SEC. 2. Each converted campus shall primarily provide short-term, technical-vocational, 
undergraduate, and graduate courses within its areas of competencies and specialization, pursuant 
to the mandate of the BukSU, and according to its capabilities, as the Board of Regents, hereinafter 
referred to as the Board, may deem necessary to respond to the human resource development needs 
of the Province of Bukidnon and Region X. It is also mandated to undertake research and extension 
services and provide progressive leadership in these areas; 
SEC. 3. All of the converted campuses shall each be headed by a Campus Administrator 
who shall be appointed by the Board, subject to its guidelines on qualification standards, and based 
on the recommendation of a search committee duly constituted for the purpose of selecting the 
Campus Administrator. 
SEC. 4. The BukSU shall ensure that the minimum requirements of the Commission on 
Higher Education (CHED) for the operation of the converted campuses, including those related to 
its course offerings, are fully complied with.  
SEC. 5. All assets, both real and personal, personnel, and records of each of the converted 
campuses, as well as their liabilities or obligations, shall be titled under or named after the BukSU. 
All parcels of land belonging to the government that shall be occupied by the BukSU campuses in 
the municipalities of Baungon, Libona, Malitbog, Talakag, Cabanglasan, Impasug-ong, San 
Fernando, Damulog, Kadingilan, Kitaotao, Quezon, and Kalilangan in the Province of Bukidnon 


 
shall be the property of the BukSU, and shall be titled under its name: Provided, That should the 
campuses cease to exist or be abolished or should such aforementioned parcels of land be no longer 
needed by the BSU, the same shall revert to the concerned local government unit or to the Republic 
of the Philippines, as the case may be.  
 
SEC. 6. The provisions of Republic Act No. 8292, otherwise known as the “Higher 
Education Modernization Act of 1997”, shall form part of this Act.  
 
SEC. 7. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in 
the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA). The municipalities  wherein 
the 
converted 
campus is located shall continue to provide funding assistance for the operations of the BukSU 
campuses in their respective municipalities until such time that the amount necessary for its 
continued operation and maintenance shall be included in the annual GAA.  
 
SEC. 8. Within sixty (60) days from the approval of this Act, the Board shall, in 
consultation with the CHED, issue the rules and regulations to fully implement the provisions of 
this Act.  
 
SEC. 9. 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. 10. All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations contrary to 
or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are amended, repealed or modified accordingly. 
 
SEC. 11. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official 
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
  
Approved.