N]NETEENTH CONGRESS
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Flrst Regu/ar Sessrbn
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
lntroduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez
House Bill No. _
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Consistent with the 1987 Constitution, the State is mandated to protec't 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- (Section 1, Article XIV of the 1987 Constitution)
For most of Filipino parents, education is a very important legacy that they can leave
th6ir children and serves as the fulfillment of their moral obligation as parents. This drives
Filipino parents to always aim to give the best education to their children.
As such, this bill seeks to establish a City Public College in Cagayan de Oro City which
will provide the basic facilities necessary to enhance the quest of the Kagay-anons for better
education. An affordable college for high school graduates of the City of Cagayan de Oro will
give much wider latitude to learning and technical-know-how in both tertiary and post-graduate
levels. The college will enable the youth to finish their studies and afford them the opportunity
of improving their status in life.
ln view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is highly and earnestly recommended.
RUF
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July 6, 2022
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NINETEENTH CONGRESS
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regu/ar Sessrbn
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
lntroduced by Represenhtive Rufus B. Rodriguez
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A CITY PUBLIC COLLEGE IN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO BE KNOWN
AS THE CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY PUBLIC COLLEGE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assemb/ed:
SECTION l. There shall be established, under the joint supervision of the Commission on
Higher Education and the City Government of Cagayan de Oro City, a City Public College in
Cagayan de Oro City to be known as the Cagayan de Oro City Public College.
SEC 3. The Cagayan de Oro City Public College is hereby authorized to collaborate with the
University of Science and Technology of Southem Philippines (USTP) in Cagayan de Oro
City, under the joint supervision of the CHED and the City Government of Cagayan de Oro
City and in consultation with the DBM, and work towards the restructuring of the College to
become more efiicient, relevant, productive and competitive.
SEG 4. The arealsite of the Cagayan de Oro City Public College shall be donated by the City
Govemment of Cagayan de Oro City and is hereby declared to be property of the College,
and shall be titled under that name'. Provided, That should the College cease to exist or be
abolished, or should said parcel of land aforementioned be no longer needed by the College,
the same shall revert to the LGU concerned.
SEG 5. There is hereby appropriated the initial amount of One Hundred Million Pesos to carry
out the provisions of this Act. Thereafrer, such sum as may be necessary for the operation
and maintenance of the Cagayan de Oro City Public College shall be included in the annual
General Appropriations Act.
SEC 6. This act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication in at least two (2)
national newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,
House Bill No.
SEC 2. The Cagayan de Oro City Public College shall cater to the poor but deserving students
from the Barangays of Cagayan de Oro City.
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