Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
HouseBi||No.§97§
Introduced by Representative Ma. Lucille L. Nava, M.D. FPCP, MPA
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Republic Act No.11335 converted the Guimaras State College into a university now known as the
Guimaras  State  University  (GSU).  Currently,  GSU  has  two  external  campuses-Mosqueda  and
Baterna Campus.
Mosqueda Campus, located in Alaguisoc, Municipality of Jordan, being in close proximity to the
business district of the province, has focused on specialized programs on Business Management
and Information Technology.
On the other hand, Baterna Campus, located in the Municipality of San Lorenzo, the food basked
in the island, offers higher education programs in Agriculture and Fisheries.
Despite  its  limitations,  each  campus  has  transformed  into  its  own  separate  unit.  However,
without its own administration and budget, these campuses will not be able to fully serve on
delivering quality education to our students.
As the only state university in the island province, GSU and its campuses have encouraged more
and  more  of our youth  to  pursue  higher  education.  This  Bill  seeks  to  convert the  external
campuses of GSU-Mosqueda and Baterna as regular campuses of the GSU system.
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
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MA. LUCILLE L. NAVA, M.D., FPCP, MPA


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
House Bill No. 9975
Introduced by Representative Ma. Lucille L. Nava, M.D. FPCP, MPA
AN ACT CONVERTING THE MOSQUEDA CAMPUS OF THE GUIMARAS
STATE UNIVERSITY (GSU) LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY 0F
JORDAN, AND THE BATERNA CAMPUS LOCATED IN THE
MUNICIPALITY 0F SAN LORENZO, BOTH IN THE PROVINCE 0F
GUIMARAS, AS REGULAR CAMPUSES 0F THE GSU SYSTEM, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the "Guimaras State University (GSU) -
Mosqueda Campus and Batema Campus Act".
SECTION  2.  The  Guimaras  State  University  (GSU)  -  Mosqueda  Campus  and  Batema
Canipus in the Municipality of Jordan and Municipality of San Lorenzo, respectively, in the
Province of Guimaras, is hereby integrated into the GSU System as a regular campus.
SECTION 3. The GSU -Mosqueda Campus and the GSU -Batema Campus shall primarily
provide short term, technical-vocational, undergraduate, and graduate courses within its area
of competency and specialization, pursuant to its mandate and according to its capabilities as
the Board of Regents of GSU may deem necessary for the accomplishment of its objectives,
and  those  which  respond  to  the  human  resource   development  needs   of  the  Province
of Guimaras and Region VI.
The GSU - Mosqueda Campus and the GSU -Batema Campus is also mandated to undertake
research and extension services, and provide progressive leadership in these areas.


SECTION 4. The GSU - Mosqueda Campus and the GSU - Batema Campus, respectively,
shall each be headed by a Campus Administrator who shall render full-time service and shall
be appointed by the Board of Regents upon the recommendation of the search committee and
the President of the GSU. Such appointment or designation shall be subject to the guidelines,
qualifications, and standards set by the Board of Regents.
SECTION 5. The Board of Regents shall ensure that the minimum requirements prescribed by
theCommissiononHigherEducationoncourseofferingsandthosepertainingtotheoperation
of the GSU - Mosqueda Campus and the GSU - Batema Campus, as regular campuses are
duly complied with.
SECTION 6. All assets, real and personal, personnel, and records of the GSU - Mosqueda
Campus  and the  GSU - Batema Campus,  as  well  as  liabilities  or  obligations,  are  hereby
transferred to  GSU.  The positions,  rights,  and  security  of tenure  of faculty members  and
persormel employed at the GSU - Mosqueda Campus and the GSU - Batema Campus, under
existing laws prior to the integration to the GSU shall respected.
All parcels of land belonging to the government occupied by the GSU - Mosqueda Campus
and the GSU - Batema Canipus are hereby transferred to GSU, and shall be titled under its
nalne: Provz.ded, That should the canipus or the GSU cease to exist or be abolished or should
such aforementioned parcels of land be no longer needed by GSU, the same shall revert to the
local government units concerned.
SECTION 7. The amount necessary to cany out the provisions of this Act shall be included in
the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION  8.  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.
SECTION 9. All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules  and regulations contrary
to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are repealed or modified accordingly.
SECTION  10. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,