NINETEENTH CONGRESS   
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez 
House Bill No.  _____ 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Indigenous peoples, constituting a significant and diverse segment of the Philippine 
population, have historically faced challenges in accessing quality education that respects and 
integrates their cultural heritage. The establishment of the Indigenous Peoples University of 
the Philippines (IPUP) is an imperative response to address these challenges and uphold the 
rights of indigenous communities to education, cultural preservation, and sustainable 
development. 
Indigenous communities possess unique knowledge systems, languages, and cultural 
practices that are integral to their identity and heritage. Traditional educational systems often 
fail to recognize and incorporate this wealth of knowledge. The IPUP seeks to bridge this gap 
by offering an education that is culturally sensitive and relevant, preserving and promoting the 
rich diversity of indigenous cultures. 
Indigenous peoples, due to geographical remoteness and socio-economic factors, 
often face barriers in accessing mainstream educational institutions. The IPUP aims to provide 
accessible education by establishing campuses in indigenous areas, ensuring that education 
reaches the very communities it intends to serve. 
A dedicated university for indigenous peoples will create a space for cultural exchange, 
understanding, and harmony among different indigenous groups and the broader Filipino 
society. By fostering a deeper appreciation for indigenous cultures, the IPUP contributes to 
national unity and diversity. 
The establishment of the Indigenous Peoples University of the Philippines is a vital 
step towards realizing the constitutional mandate of protecting and promoting the rights of 
indigenous peoples. This legislation is an embodiment of the commitment to inclusivity, 
cultural diversity, and sustainable development, ensuring that no Filipino, regardless of cultural 
background, is left behind in the pursuit of education and national progress.  
The undersigned personally witnessed how an indigenous people’s university operates 
as he was recently conferred a Degree of Doctor of Letters Honoris Causa by the Kalinga 
Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) in Bhubaneswar, India in front of 40,000 students, alumni, 
and academicians. He saw first hand the importance of having an indigenous people’s 
university and how it will benefit the indigenous peoples of the Philippines. 
KISS, founded by Member of Parliament, Prof. Achyuta Samanta, is the world’s largest 
and only institute providing free education from Kindergarten to Post-Graduation and Doctoral 
Programmes with vocational and extracurricular training, free lodging and boarding, state-of-
the-art facilities and indigenously controlled pedagogies exclusively to more than 80,000 
indigenous students.  
In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this measure is earnestly requested. 
RUFUS B. RODRIGUEZ 
December 11, 2023
8:00 am
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NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez 
House Bill No.  _____ 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the "Indigenous Peoples University of 
the Philippines Act." 
SEC 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the State to recognize and uphold the rights 
of indigenous peoples, including their right to education. This Act aims to establish the 
Indigenous Peoples University of the Philippines to provide culturally sensitive and relevant 
education to indigenous communities, preserving their cultural heritage and promoting 
sustainable development. 
SEC 3. Creation of the Indigenous Peoples University of the Philippines. – There is hereby 
established the Indigenous Peoples University of the Philippines, hereinafter referred to as the 
University, with its main campus located in Cagayan de Oro City, and with the authority to 
establish satellite campuses in indigenous communities as deemed necessary. 
SEC 4. Objectives. – The objectives of the University shall include but not be limited to: 
a. Providing accessible and quality education to indigenous peoples, incorporating their
traditional knowledge and cultural practices into the curriculum.
b. Promoting research and development initiatives that contribute to the advancement of
indigenous communities.
c.
Fostering cultural preservation, understanding, and appreciation among students.
SEC 5. Definition of Terms. – As used in this Act: 
(a) Auxiliary services refer to all kinds of services done and rendered by the IPUP other than
academic, such as dormitory, meals, hospital, dental clinic, cafeteria, janitorial, printing press
and bookstore;
(b) Board of Regents refers to the highest policy-making body of the IPUP;
(c) Duly recognized faculty association refers to the association of the faculty members or the
instructional staff of the IPUP which has been extended due recognition by its Board of
Regents to be its legitimate and lawful faculty association, as manifested by the ratification of
two-thirds (2/3) of its members;
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(d) Extension campus refers to the campus that responds to special needs and demands but
does not have an administrative structure separate from that of the main campus;
(e) Instruction refers to the set of activities or practices which shall include the following:
classroom teaching and learning; supervision and assessment of classroom teaching and
learning; curriculum development; staff professional development such as attendance in
conferences, seminars, workshops, educational trips or visits; and other related activities
which enhance the instructional function of the IPUP;
(f) Non-chartered tertiary institutions refer to all public institutions of higher learning in the
Philippines primarily offering degree-granting programs, including post-secondary degree-
granting vocational and technical educational institutions duly recognized by the Commission
on Higher Education (CHED), but which are not covered by enabling laws;
(g) Socialized scheme of tuition and other instructional fees refers to a scheme or pattern
where the rate of tuition and instructional fees are collected on the basis of family income
and/or socioeconomic status of the student, such that the less-economically privileged
students shall pay lesser fees than students who are more financially able to afford the cost
of formal education; and
(h) Special trust fund refers to the total amount collected by the IPUP, either from the collection
of fees and other charges from students or the collection from income-generating activities of
the IPUP.
SEC 6. Administration. – The University shall have the general powers of a corporation set 
forth in Republic Act 11232, otherwise known as "The Revised Corporation Code of the 
Philippines". The administration of the University and the exercise of its corporate powers shall 
be vested exclusively in the Board of Regents and the President of the University who must 
render full-time service. 
The powers and duties of the President of the University, in addition to those specifically 
provided under this Act, shall be those usually pertaining to the Office of the President of 
similar universities and those delegated by the Board of Regents. 
SEC 7. Governing Board. – The governing board of the University shall be the Board of 
Regents, hereinafter referred to as the Board, which shall be composed of the following: 
a. The Chairperson of the CHED, Chairperson;
b. The President of the University, Vice Chairperson;
c.
The Chairperson of the Committee on Education, Arts and Culture of the Senate,
member;
d. The Chairperson of the Committee on Higher and Technical Education of the House
of Representatives, member;
e. The Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA),
member;
f.
The Chairperson of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, member;
g. The President of the federation of faculty associations of the University, member;
h. The President of the federation of student councils of the University, member;
i.
The President of the federation of alumni associations of the University, member;
j.
Two (2) prominent academicians in the Philippines who have distinguished themselves
in the fields of specialization of the University through their publication and track record
in research.
SEC 8. Rights and Responsibilities of Board Members. – The members of the Board shall 
have all the rights and responsibilities of a regular member of the Board as set forth in Republic 
Act 11232, otherwise known as "The Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines". 


 
The right of the students, faculty members and alumni presidents to be represented in the 
Board shall automatically rise from their election and qualification into their respective offices 
as student regent, faculty regent and alumni regent. 
 
The private sector representatives must take their oaths of office as hereinafter provided for 
before they could assume as members of the Board. 
 
SEC 9. Representatives of Board Members Coming from the Government. – If the 
Chairpersons of the Senate Committee on Education, Arts and Culture and the House 
Committee on Higher and Technical Education, as well as the Secretaries of the NEDA and 
the Chairperson of the NCIP, are unable to attend any regular meeting or special session of 
the Board, they may designate in writing their representatives to the meeting which the 
designees shall present to the Board Secretary before the start of the meeting:  Provided, That 
the NEDA and the NCIP shall be represented by their respective Regional Directors. They 
shall be entitled to seat, voice and vote. 
 
SEC 10. Terms of Office. – The Chairperson/President/ Head of faculty and alumni 
associations and the Student Regent shall serve in the Board only for the duration of their 
terms of office as set forth in their respective constitutions and by laws: Provided, That in the 
event that the student representative loses status, either by graduation from the University, 
dismissal, transfer to another school, or other causes, a student representative shall be thus 
elected through an election conducted for the purpose. 
 
SEC 11. Meetings/Sessions. – The Board may hold either regular meetings or special 
sessions: 
 
(a) Regular Meetings – The Board must regularly convene once every quarter on the first week 
of every quarter. 
 
(b) Frequency, Date and Venue of Regular Meetings – The frequency of the meetings of the 
Board over and above its quarterly meeting, and the date and the venue of regular meetings 
shall be determined by the Board itself: Provided, That the Board members shall receive the 
authorized allowance only for four (4) regular meetings and two (2) special meetings. 
 
(c) Special Sessions – Special sessions of the Board may be held only upon the call of its 
Chairperson or Vice Chairperson: Provided, That the members of the Board have been duly 
notified in writing three (3) days prior to the date of the meeting. 
 
(d) Responsibility of the President – The President of the University shall be responsible for 
making the necessary preparations to ensure the smooth conduct of its Board's regular 
meetings or special sessions. 
 
Board members may petition the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson in writing for the 
conduct of a special session. 
 
SEC 12. Quorum. – A majority of all the members of the Board holding office at the time of its 
regular meeting or special session shall constitute a quorum for the said regular meeting or 
special session. 
No regular meeting or special session of the Board, however, shall be validly held or 
could legally occur without the presence of either the Chairperson of the Board or the 
President of the University who is the Vice Chairperson thereof 
 


SEC 13. Presiding Officer. – The CHED Chairperson, who is the Chairperson of the Board, 
shall preside over the regular meetings or special sessions thereof except as hereinafter 
provided for. 
In the absence of the CHED Chairperson, a CHED Commissioner duly designated in 
writing by the CHED Chairperson as regular Chairperson of the Board shall preside during 
regular meetings and special sessions of the Board; Provided, That in the absence of the 
CHED Commissioner duly designated as regular Chairperson of the Board, the President of 
the University, who is the Vice Chairperson of the Board, shall be the presiding officer. 
 
SEC 14. Entitlements and Reimbursements for the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and 
Members of the Board. – The Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and members of the Board shall 
not receive any regular salary as such but they shall receive entitlements to actual allowances 
allowed by law, and reimbursement of necessary expenses incurred during or in conjunction 
with their attendance in the regular meetings or special sessions of the Board, or in connection 
with their performance of official business as members of the Board, duly authorized by the 
Board through a resolution. 
 
SEC 15. Powers and Duties of the Board. – The Board shall, in addition to its general powers 
of administration and the exercise of all the powers granted to a board of directors of a 
corporation Board as set forth in Republic Act 11232, otherwise known as "The Revised 
Corporation Code of the Philippines", exercise the following powers and duties: 
 
(a) To promulgate rules and regulations not contrary to law, as may be necessary to carry out 
the purposes and functions of the University; 
 
(b) To receive and appropriate all sums as may be provided for the support of the University 
in the manner it may determine in its discretion, in order to carry out the purposes and functions 
of the University; 
 
(c) To import economic, technical, and cultural books and/or publications; 
 
(d) To receive in trust, legacies, gifts and donations of real and personal properties of all kinds 
and to administer and dispose of the same, when necessary, for the benefit of the University 
and subject to the limitations, directions, and instructions of the donor, if any; 
 
(e) To fix the tuition fees and other necessary school charges such as matriculation fees, 
graduation fees, and laboratory fees, as the Board may deem proper to impose, after due 
consultation with the involved sectors. 
Such fees and charges, including government subsidies and other income generated 
by the University, shall constitute special trust funds and shall be deposited in any authorized 
government depository bank, and all interests that shall accrue therefrom shall form part of 
the same funds for the use of the University. 
Any provision of existing laws, rules and regulations to the contrary notwithstanding, 
any income generated by the University from tuition fees and other charges, as well as from 
the operation of auxiliary services, land grants and other income generating activities, shall be 
retained by the University. The disbursement of such income shall be decided solely by the 
Board for the attainment of the goals and objectives of the University: Provided, That all 
fiduciary fees shall be disbursed for the specific purposes for which these are collected. 
If, for reasons beyond its control, the University shall not be able to pursue any project 
for which the funds have been appropriated and allocated under its approved program of 
expenditures, the Board may authorize the use of the funds for any reasonable purpose which, 
in its discretion, may be necessary for the attainment of the objectives and goals of the 
University; 
 


(f) To adopt and implement a socialized scheme of tuition and other school fees for greater 
access of poor but deserving students; 
 
(g) To authorize the construction or repair of its buildings, machinery, equipment and other 
facilities, and the purchase and acquisition of real property, including necessary supplies, 
materials, and equipment; 
 
(h) To appoint, upon the recommendation of the President of the University, chancellors, vice 
chancellors, vice presidents, deans, directors, heads of campuses, faculty members, and 
other officials and employees of the University; 
 
(i) To fix and adjust the salaries of faculty members and administrative officials and employees, 
subject to the provisions of the Revised Compensation and Position Classification System and 
other pertinent budget and compensation and civil service laws governing hours of service, 
and such other duties and conditions as it may deem proper; to grant them, at its discretion, 
leaves of absence under such regulations as it may promulgate, any provision of existing laws 
to the contrary notwithstanding; and to remove them for cause in accordance with the 
requirements of due process of law; 
 
(j) To approve the curricula, instructional programs, and rules of discipline drawn by the 
Administrative and Academic Councils, as herein provided, to determine the curricular 
offerings of the University based on the needs for globalization and internationalization. The 
policies and standards established by the CHED may be used as guides and bases for 
curriculum designs: Provided, however, That such policies and standards shall not be a 
delimiting factor in the design of the academic programs of the University; 
 
(k) To set policies on admission and graduation of students; 
 
(l) To award honorary degrees upon persons in recognition of their outstanding contribution in 
the fields of education, public service, arts, science and technology or in any field of 
specialization within the academic competence of the University, and to authorize the 
awarding of certificates of completion of nondegree and nontraditional courses; 
 
(m) To establish and absorb non-chartered tertiary institutions within the Philippines as 
branches and centers in coordination with the CHED, and in consultation with the Department 
of Budget and Management (DBM), to carry out the constitutional mandate to provide and 
promote equal access to educational opportunities; 
 
(n) To establish research and extension centers to promote the development of the University; 
 
(o) To establish professorial chairs in the University and to provide fellowships for qualified 
faculty members, and scholarships to deserving students; 
 
(p) To delegate any of its powers and duties provided herein to the President and/or other 
officials of the University as it may deem appropriate, so as to expedite the administration of 
the affairs of the University; 
 
(q) To authorize an external management audit of the University, to be financed by the CHED, 
subject to the rules and regulations of the Commission on Audit (COA), and to institute 
reforms, including academic and structural changes, on the basis of the audit results and 
recommendations; 
 
(r) To collaborate with other governing boards of SUCs in the Philippines in consultation with 
the DBM, and work towards the restructuring of the University, including the amalgamation of 


such SUCs, to ensure its efficiency and productivity, achieve relevance as a tool of 
development, and remain competitive as an educational institution; 
 
(s) To develop mechanisms for the efficient adoption of public-private partnerships (PPP) in 
the areas of research, instruction, extension and in the acquisition of facilities and structures 
of the University, such as: 
 
(1) Joint curriculum ventures: sandwich programs for students in specialized science 
and technology courses, faculty development curriculum in collaboration with partner 
industries, staff development of the industries to be run by the University and other 
such similar projects; and 
 
(2) Joint research ventures: outsourcing of the research components of the industries 
to the academe's graduate programs; product/service research and similar research 
endeavors; 
 
(t) To enter into joint ventures with business and industry for the profitable development and 
management of the economic assets of the University, the proceeds from which shall be used 
for the development and strengthening of the University; 
 
(u) To develop consortia and other economic forms of Linkages with local government units 
(LGUs), institutions and agencies, both public and private, local and foreign, in the furtherance 
of the purposes and objectives of the University; 
 
(v) To develop academic arrangements for institutional capability building with appropriate 
institutions and agencies, public and private, local and foreign; 
 
(w) To appoint experts/specialists as consultants, part-time or visiting or exchange professors, 
scholars or researchers, as the case may be, particularly focused in strengthening the general 
mandate of the University; 
 
(x) To set up the adoption of modern and innovative modes of transmitting knowledge such 
as the use of information technology, the dual training system, open distance learning, and 
community laboratory for the promotion of greater access to education; 
 
(y) To establish policy guidelines and procedures for participative decision-making and 
transparency within the University; 
 
(z) To privatize, where most advantageous to the University, the management of nonacademic 
services such as health, food, building or grounds or property maintenance, and such other 
similar activities; and 
 
(aa) To extend the term of the President of the University whose performance has been 
unanimously rated by the Board as outstanding based on the guidelines, qualifications and 
standards set by the Board beyond the age of retirement, but not beyond the age of seventy 
(70), upon the unanimous recommendation by the search committee. 
 
SEC 16. Selection and Appointment of the President of the University. – The President of the 
University shall be selected and appointed by the Board, upon the recommendation of the 
search committee duly constituted by it, pursuant to Section 17 of this Act. 
 
SEC 17. The Search Committee for the Presidency. – Within six (6) months before the 
expiration of the term of office of the incumbent President of the University, the Board shall 
constitute a Search Committee for the Presidency (SCP). The composition of the SCP shall 
be determined by the Board, taking into consideration representatives from the academic 


community, a private sector representative not in any way connected or associated with the 
University, the Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC) 
representative, and a CHED representative. 
 
SEC 18. Powers of the SCP. – The SCP so constituted shall recruit and screen applicants to 
the position of President and may devise its own procedures for the search.  To this end, the 
SCP shall cause the publication of an open invitation to qualified persons in a newspaper of 
national circulation. 
The SCP shall submit the names of at least three (3) nominees to the Board, citing 
therein the strengths and weaknesses of the nominees for guidance and information of the 
Board as well as the enumeration and description of the criteria and procedures employed in 
their search. 
 
SEC 19. Minimum Qualifications of the Applicant for the Presidency. – The applicant for the 
Presidency of the University must possess the qualifications and standards set by the Board. 
 
SEC  20. Appointment Papers. – After the Board shall have selected and appointed the new 
President, the appointment papers shall be signed by the CHED Chairperson or the CHED 
Commissioner who had been duly designated as regular Chairperson of the Board. 
 
SEC 21. Term of Office. – The President of the University shall have a term of four (4) years, 
the beginning and end of which must be clearly specified in the appointment made by the 
Board. 
 
SEC 22. Reappointment. – The President of the University appointed under this Act shall be 
eligible for reappointment for another term only. 
 
SEC 23. Vacancy in the Office of the President. – In case of vacancy by reason of death, 
transfer, resignation, removal for cause or incapacity of the incumbent President to perform 
the functions of the office, the CHED Chairperson or the CHED Commissioner, as Chairperson 
of the Board, shall, within fifteen (15) days from the occurrence of such vacancy, designate 
an Officer-in-Charge (OIC) for the Office of the President (OP), subject to confirmation by the 
Board. 
 
SEC 24. Salary of the President. – The salary of the President of the University shall be 
determined by the Board and shall be comparable to that being received by the Presidents of 
similar educational institutions. 
 
SEC 25. Other Officers. – The President shall recommend to the Board the appointment of 
Vice Presidents of the University.  The Vice Presidents shall assist the President in the 
administration of the University.  Other officers of the University shall likewise be 
recommended by the President to the Board for appointment. 
 
SEC 26. Board Secretary. – The Board shall appoint a Board Secretary, who shall likewise 
act as the University Secretary, to be appointed by the Board upon the recommendation of 
the University President. 
The Board Secretary shall keep all official records of the University and send the 
notices of all regular meetings, special sessions and other undertakings of the Board. 
 
SEC 27. Ex Officio Treasurer. – The Treasurer of the Philippines shall be the ex officio 
Treasurer of the University. 
 
SEC 28. Audit. – All accounts and expenses of the University shall be audited by the COA or 
its duly authorized representative. 
 


SEC 29. Administrative Council. – There shall be created in the University an Administrative 
Council (ADCO) which shall be composed of the President as Chairperson and, with its 
chancellors, vice president(s), deans, directors, and other officials of equal rank, as members. 
The President of the University, as Chairperson thereof, shall constitute the ADCO. 
 
SEC 30. Duty of the ADCO. – The ADCO of the University so formed and constituted shall 
review and recommend, in accordance with the direction of the Board, appropriate policies 
governing the administration, management and development planning of the University. 
 
SEC 31. Academic Council. – There shall be established and constituted in the University an 
Academic Council (AC) with its President, as Chairperson, and all the members of faculty with 
the rank of not lower than assistant professor, as members. 
 
SEC 32. Powers of the AC. – In accordance with pertinent laws and regulations, the AC shall 
exercise the following powers: 
 
(a) Determine, review and recommend for the approval of the Board the course offerings of 
the University; 
 
(b) Devise, draft, review and recommend for the approval of the Board the rules of discipline 
of and for the University; and 
 
(c) Fix the requirements for the admission of students in the University as well as for their 
graduation and the conferment of degrees, and submit the same to the Board for review and 
approval in accordance with existing laws and regulations. 
 
SEC 33. Academic Freedom and Institutional Autonomy. – The University shall enjoy 
academic freedom and institutional autonomy as provided for by pertinent laws and the 
Constitution of the Philippines. 
 
SEC 34. The Faculty. – No political belief, gender preference, cultural or community affiliation 
or ethnic origin, and religious opinion or affiliation shall be a matter of inquiry in the 
appointment of faculty members of the University: Provided, That no member of the faculty 
shall teach for or against any particular church or religious sect. 
 
SEC 35. Appointments. – Appointments of faculty shall be subject to the guidelines and 
qualifications and/or standards set by the Board. The faculty of the University shall be recruited 
from among the most qualified scientists, engineers, and technologists domestically and 
internationally. The University shall observe and comply with the provisions of the salary 
standardization law and the scientific career system and shall continue to receive subsidy from 
the national government, including salary increases given to government employees in order 
to ensure the recruitment of the best minds in science and technology all over the world to 
deliver the mandated functions of the University. 
 
SEC 36. Nondiscrimination in Admission of Students. – No student shall be discriminated 
against and denied admission to the University by reason of sex, nationality, religion, political 
affiliation, or physical disability. 
 
SEC 37. Scholarship Program. – The University shall provide a scholarship program and other 
affirmative action programs to assist poor but deserving students who qualify for admission to 
the University or its extension campuses. 
 
SEC 38. Tax Exemptions. – The provisions of any general or special law to the contrary 
notwithstanding: 


(a) All grants, bequests, endowments, donations and contributions made to the University to 
be used actually, directly and exclusively by the University shall be exempt from donor's tax 
and the same shall be allowed as allowable deduction from the gross income of the donor for 
purposes of computing the taxable income of the donor in accordance with the provisions of 
existing laws. Valuation of assistance other than money shall be based on the acquisition cost 
of the property. Such valuation shall take into consideration the depreciation value of the 
property in case the property has been used; 
(b) Importation of economic, technical, vocational, scientific, philosophical, historical and 
cultural books, supplies and materials duly certified by the Board, including scientific and 
educational computer and software equipment, shall be exempt from customs duties in 
accordance with the provisions of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, as 
amended; and 
(c) The educational services rendered by the University shall be exempt from value-added tax; 
 
SEC 39. Appropriations. – The amount of Php 5,000,000,000.00 is hereby appropriated to 
carry out the provisions of this Act. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the 
continued operation and maintenance of the University shall be included in the annual General 
Appropriations Act. 
 
SEC 40. Annual Report. – On or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the second (2nd) month 
after the opening of regular classes each year, the President of the University shall file with 
the Office of the President of the Philippines, through the Office of the CHED Chairperson or 
the CHED Commissioner serving as Chairperson of the Board, and with the Senate and House 
of Representatives of the Congress of the Philippines, through the Senate Committee on 
Education, Arts and Culture and the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education, a 
detailed report on the progress, condition and needs of the University. 
 
SEC 41. Development Plan, Management Audit, Organizational/Administrative/Academic 
Structure. —Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the approval of this Act, the University 
shall accomplish the following: 
(a) Submit a five (5)-year development plan, including its corresponding program 
budget to the CHED, for corresponding recommendation to the DBM; 
(b) Undergo a management audit in cooperation with the CHED; and 
(c) Set up its organizational, administrative as well as academic structure, including 
the appointment of the key officials of the University. 
 
SEC 42. Suppletory Application. – For purposes of this Act, Republic Act No. 8292 (Higher 
Education Modernization Act of 1997), and other applicable laws shall have suppletory 
application. 
 
SEC 43. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within sixty (60) days upon the effectivity of 
this Act, the Board shall formulate the guidelines to fully implement the provisions of this Act. 
 
SEC 44. 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 thereby shall remain 
in full force and effect. 
 
SEC 45. Repealing Clause. – All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and 
regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or 
modified accordingly. 
 
SEC 46. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
 
 
Approved,