Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 4221

Introduced by Rep. Mohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘The Mindanao State University is comprised of eleven (11) collegiate campuses and are
located in 8 Provinces in 4 of the 6 regions throughout Mindanao. It has 127 undergraduate
programs and 85 graduate programs with students from across the country. As one of the country’s
premiere state university, Mindanao State University has continued to produce graduates that are
recognized in their respective fields.

This bill therefore seeks to establish a Mindanao State University Campus in the
Municipality of Balo-I, Province of Lanao del Norte to be known as MSU ~ Balo-I College for
Aviation and Aeronautics to be located at the present Balo-I Airport. The establishment of the
campus is envisioned to bring educational opportunities to underprivileged but deserving students.
The introduction of the aviation programs in this part of the Philippines should be a welcome
development, as most students from Mindanao shall no longer relocate to aviation schools in
Manila and Clark

In view of the foregoing, the approval of this measure is earnestly sought.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 422 1

Introduced by Rep. Mohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A MINDANAO STATE UNVERSITY CAMPUS IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF BALO-I, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE TO BE KNOWN
AS MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY — BALO-I COLLEGE FOR AVIATION AND
AERONAUTICS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. There is hereby established in Balo-I, Lanao del Norte, a campus to be known
as the Mindanao State University ~ Balo-I College for Aviation and Aeronautics

SECTION 2. Establishment - The Board of Regents of the Mindanao State University is
hereby authorized to conduct the establishment of a constituent campus of Mindanao State
University Main to be known as the Mindanao State University — Balo-I College for Aviation and
Aeronautics, hereinafter referred to as MSU - BCAA.

The Board of Regents of the Mindanao state University shall have full authority to
determine the instruction, research, extension programs, schedule of preparatory and initial
operations, organizational structure, qualifications and number of academic and other personnel,
enrollment and other matters related to the administration and operation of MSU - BCAA:
Provided, That the academic program shall put priority on Aviation, Aeronautical Engineering,
Public Policy and Administration, Sciences (such as Meteorology and Materials Science), and

Entrepreneurship.


SECTION 3. Location. — The campus of MSU - BCAA shall be located in the present
Balo-I Airport in Barangay Maria Christina, Municipality of Balo-i, Province of Lanao del Norte.
‘The campus, upon the approval of the Secretary of Transportation, shall be utilized for educational
Purposes, other activities related to research and training, and income generation for the self-
sustainability of MSU - BCAA.

SECTION 4. Initial Report. —The Board of Regents of Mindanao State University shall
submit a report to the President of the Philippines, Congress, and the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) on the actions that the Mindanao State University has taken pursuant within
and hereto with, six (6) months from the effectivity of this Act.

SECTION. 5. Appropriations, The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this
Act is hereby authorized to be appropriated in the General Appropriations Act of the year following
its enactment into law and thereafter.

SECTION. 6. Separability Clause. Any portion or provision of this Act that may be
declared unconstitutional or invalid shall not have the effect or nullifying other portions or

provisions hereof.

SECTION. 7. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or parts
thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby amended or modified accordingly.

SECTION. 8. Effectivity. This Act shall take, effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
in the Official Gazette or in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,