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216 BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE

House Bill No.

Introduced by
PREP. FRANCISCO JOSE F. MATUGAS II
1ST District, Surigao del Norte (Siargao Island)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Republic Act No. 10600 was legislated on June 4, 2013
establishing the Surigao del Norte State University (SNSU) in the
Province of Surigao del Norte by integrating the three colleges in the
province namely, the Surigao State College of Technology in Surigao
City, the Siargao National College of Science and Technology in the
Municipality of del Carmen, Siargao Island and the Surigao del Norte
College of Agriculture and Technology in the Municipality of Mainit.

However, the said enactment was provisional as Section 25 of
the law states that the establishment of the SNSU shall become
effective only upon the determination and declaration by the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) that the institution has
complied with the requirements for university status. Further, the state
college was given only until January 1, 2016 to comply with the
operational requirements.

Within the two-year period given to the school, after the
enactment of the said law, the three colleges to be integrated into
SNSU invested significant time and resources just to meet the
requirements and conditions of Section 25. According to the report
submitted to the Committee on Higher and Technical Education on
the status of conversion, the colleges to be integrated into SNSU were
able to comply with most of the requirements except for two (i.e. (a)
ratio of qualified full-time faculty with requisite degrees fo number of
students and (b) adequate library and laboratories) that are still in the
process of being completed.

This bill seeks to amend RA 10600 by extending the deadline for
compliance to January 1, 2021. This will give ample time to the said
colleges to substantially comply with the CHED requirements so as not


to waste the time and resources invested in it. A university that
integrates the three colleges found in the city (main campus),
mainland (Mainit Campus) and island municipality (Siargao Campus}
is expected to address the need for quality college education in the
province.

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

FRANCISCO JQSE F. MATUGAS II


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INTRODUCED BY REP. FRANCISCO JOSE F. MATUGAS II

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10600 ENTITLED, “AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE SURIGAO DEL NORTE STATE UNIVERSITY IN THE PROVINCE OF
SURIGAO DEL NORTE BY INTEGRATING THE SURIGAO STATE COLLEGE OF
TECHNOLOGY IN SURIGAO CITY, THE SIARGAO NATIONAL COLLEGE OF
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DEL CARMEN AND THE
SURIGAO DEL NORTE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF MAINIT, ALL LOCATED IN THE PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL
NORTE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR" THEREBY EXTENDING THE
DEADLINE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMMISSION
ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) FOR CONVERSION TO JANUARY 1, 2021.

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

SECTION 1. Section 25 of Republic Act. No. 10600 is hereby amended to
read as follows:

Section 25. Compliance with CHED Requirements. — xxx
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“The institution shalll retain its status prior to the effectivity of this
Act, unless in the meantime it is able to comply with the requirements

provided herein, within a period not [exceeding] LATER THAN January
1, [2016] 2021

SECTION 2. All laws, executive orders, decrees, instructions, rules and
regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby
amended, repealed or modified accordingly


SECTION 3. This act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from its publication
in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2} newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,