NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Third Regular Session 
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S.B. No.
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A CAMPUS OF THE CEBU NORMAL UNIVERSITY (CNU) IN 
THE MUNICIPALITY OF ARGAO, PROVINCE OF CEBU, TO BE KNOWN AS
THE CEBU NORMAL UNIVERSITY (CNU) - ARGAO CAMPUS, AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article II, Section 17 of the Constitution states that the State shall give priority 
to education, science and technology, arts, culture, and sports to foster patriotism and 
nationalism, accelerate social progress, and promote total human liberation and 
development. Further, Article XIV, Section 1 provides that the State shall protect and 
promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels and shall take 
appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all.
The Cebu Normal University (CNU) is one of the oldest educational institutions 
in Cebu. CNU has three campuses, the main campus in Osmeha Boulevard, Cebu City 
and two extension campuses. As of 2020, the Province of Cebu has a population of 
3,325,385. Therefore, with the growing number of population and students in the 
Province of Cebu, there is a need to establish and create an additional campus to 
accommodate the influx of enrollees and safeguard the right to education of the 
Filipinos.
The Municipality of Argao is among the first-class income municipalities in the 
Province of Cebu, it lies in the southeast portion of the Province of Cebu and is 
approximately 66 kilometers from Cebu City. The establishment and creation of a CNU 
Campus in the said municipaiity wili enhance the access of quaiity education in the 
Province of Cebu which wiil bridge the gap due to lack of adequate educational 
institutions, access, housing expenses, and transportation.
sought.
Given the abovementioned circumstances, the approval of this bill is earnestly


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AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A CAMPUS OF THE CEBU NORMAL UNIVERSITY (CNU) IN 
THE MUNICIPALITY OF ARGAO, PROVINCE OF CEBU, TO BE KNOWN AS
THE CEBU NORMAL UNIVERSITY (CNU) - ARGAO CAMPUS, AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled.
SECTION 1. Title. — This Act shall be known as the "Cebu Normal University 
- Argao Campus Act."
SEC. 2. Cebu Normal University (CNU) - Argao Campus. - There is hereby 
established a campus of the Cebu Normal University (CNU) in the Municipality of 
Argao, Province of Cebu, to be known as the "Cebu Normal University (CNU) - Argao 
Campus, hereinafter referred to as the "CNU-Argao Campus."
SEC. 3. Mandate. - The CNU-Argao Campus shall offer short-term, 
undergraduate, and graduate courses within its areas of competency and 
specialization, pursuant to the mandate of the CNU and according to its capabilities, 
as the Board of Regents may deem necessary.
SEC. 4. Supervision and Management - The CNU-Argao Campus shall be 
headed by a Campus Administrator to be appointed by the Board, subject to the 
guidelines, qualifications, and standards set by the Board and upon the 
recommendation of a search committee duly constituted for such purpose.
The Campus Administrator shall be under the general supervision of the 
University President.
SEC. 5. Compliance. - The CNU shall ensure the compliance of the CNU-Argao 
Campus with the policies, standards, and guidelines of the Commission on Higher


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Education for the operations of campuses, inciuding those reiated to course offerings 
and the introduction of new or revised programs prior to its estabiishment.
SEC. 6. Site Development - The Municipality of Argao, Province of Cebu, shali 
assist the CNU in the determination of the establishment of the site for the CNU-Argao 
Campus. Likewise, the Municipality of Argao is enjoined to provide the necessary 
assistance for the deveiopment of the said campus.
SEC. 7. Suppletory Application. - The provisions of Repubiic Act No. 8292, 
otherwise known as the "Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997," shaii form part 
of this Act.
SEC. 8. Appropriations. - The amount necessary for the impiementation of this 
Act shaii be charged against the current appropriations of the Cebu Normal University. 
Thereafter, such amount shall be included in the General Appropriations Act, as may 
be necessary, for the continued implementation of this Act.
SEC. 9. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — The Board, in coordination 
with the Commission on Higher Education, Department of Budget and Management 
and the Municipality of Argao, shall promulgate the implementing rules and regulations 
within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act.
SEC. 10. Separability Clause. — If any provision of this Act is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the provisions not otherwise affected shall remain valid and 
subsisting.
SEC. 11. Repealing Clause. — All laws, executive orders, rules or regulations, 
or any part thereof, inconsistent with any provision of this Act are hereby repealed or 
modified accordingly.
SEC. 12. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
complete publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,