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Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No.  ________ 
Introduced by 
HON. CHEENO MIGUEL D. ALMARIO, and 
HON. NELSON R. DAYANGHIRANG, J.R.   
Davao Oriental State 
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 AN ACT 
CONVERTING THE EXTENSION CAMPUSES OF THE DAVAO ORIENTAL STATE 
UNIVERSITY (DORSU)  IN  THE  MUNICIPALITIES   OF  BAGANGA, CATEEL, 
AND   TARRAGONA,  PROVINCE  OF  DAVAO  ORIENTAL,  INTO  REGULAR 
CAMPUSES   AND   TO   BE   KNOWN   RESPECTIVELY  AS DORSU-BAGANGA 
CAMPUS, DORSU-CATEEL CAMPUS,  AND DORSU-TARRAGONA CAMPUS, 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 “
University (DOrSU) Baganga, Cateel, and Tarragona Campuses Act.” 
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SEC. 2. Conversion of the Extension Campuses of the Davao Oriental State 
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University (DOrSU) into Regular Campuses. - The DOrSU shall convert its 
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extension campuses located in the Municipalities of Baganga, Cateel, and Tarragona, 
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in the Province of Davao Oriental into regular campuses, to be known as the “DOrSU- 
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Baganga, DOrSU-Cateel, and DOrSU-Tarragona Campuses.” 
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SEC. 3. General Mandate. - The DOrSU- Baganga, DOrSU-Cateel, and DOrSU-
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Tarragona Campuses shall offer undergraduate and graduate courses within their 
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areas of competencies and specialization, as the Board of Regents, hereinafter 
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referred to as the Board, may deem necessary for the accomplishment of their 
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objectives, and those which respond to the human resource development needs of 
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the Province of Davao Oriental and Davao Region. 
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The DOrSU- Baganga, DOrSU-Cateel, and DOrSU-Tarragona Campuses shall 
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be mandated to undertake research and extension services in support of the socio-
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economic development of the Province of Davao Oriental and to provide progressive 
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leadership in these areas. 
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SEC. 4. Supervision and Management of the DOrSU- Baganga, DOrSU· 
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Cateel, and DOrSU-Tarragona Campuses. - The DOrSU-Baganga, DOrSU-Cateel, 
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and DOrSU-Tarragona Campuses shall be headed by a Campus Director who shall 
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render full-time service and shall be appointed by the Board,subjectt o  its guidelines, 
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qualifications, and standards, and upon the recommendation of the Search 
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Committee duly constituted for the purpose of selecting the Campus Director. 
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SEC. 5. Compliance with the Requirements of the Commission on Higher 
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Education (CHED). -The DOrSU shall ensure compliance ofDOrSU-Baganga, DOrSU-
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Ca tee], and DOrSU-Tarragona Campuses with policies, standards, and guidelines of 
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the CHED for their operation as regular campuses, including those related to their 
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offering of courses and the introduction of new or revised programs prior to their 
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conversion as regular campuses. 
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SEC. 6. Management of Personnel, Assets and Records of the Campuses. -
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All assets, both real and personal, personnel, and records of the DOrSU-Baganga, 
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DOrSU-Cateel, and DOrSU-Tarragona Campuses, as well as their liabilities or 
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obligations,!hi be transferred to the DOrSU. The positions, rights, and security of 
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tenure of faculty members and personnel therein employed under existing laws 
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prior to their conversion into regular campuses shall be respected. 
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All parcels of land belonging to the government occupied by the DOrSU-
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Baganga, DOrSU-Cateel, and DOrSU-Tarragona Campuses shall be transferred to the 
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DOrSU: Provided, That should the campuses or the DOrSU cease to exist or be 
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abolished or should such aforementioned parcels ofland be no longer needed by the 
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DOrSU, the same shall revert to their local government units concerned or the 
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Republic of the Philippines, as the case may be. 
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SEC. 7. Suppletory Application. - The provisions of Republic Act No. 8292, 
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otherwise known as the "Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997", shall form 
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part of this Act 
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SEC. 8. Appropriations. -The amount necessary to carry out the provisions 
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of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA). 
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The Municipalities ofBagana, Cateel, and Tarragona in the Province of Davao 
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Oriental shall provide financial assistance to the DOrSU-Baganga, DOrSU-Cateel, and 
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DOrSU-Tarragona Campuses to be converted as regular campuses until such time 
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that the amount necessary for their continued operation and maintenance sha11 be 
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included in their annual GAA. 
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SEC. 9. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within sixty (60) days from 
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the approval of this Act, the Board sha11, in consultation with the CHED, issue rules 
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and regulations to implement its provisions. 
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SEC.10. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any part or provision of this 
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Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not 
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affected shall remain in full force and effect. 
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