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Introduced by Senator Richard J. Gordon 
This bill seeks the conversion of the Cebu State College of Science and 
Technology (CSCST) System including its Satellite Colleges in the Province of Cebu into 
a State University to be known as the Cebu Technological University (CTU) 
The present CSCST System in Cebu provides special programs in promoting 
services in the field of research, extension and graduate studies for progressive 
leadership. The Satellite Colleges of the CSCST System provide higher education 
opportunities in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery Technology and Teaching Education. 
These are the College of fisheries at the Municipality of Moalboal; Agro-industrial and 
Forestry College at the Municipality of Argao; Polytechnic College of the Municipality of 
Tuburan; College of Fisheries at the Municipality of Daanbantayan; Fishery and 
Industrial College at the Municipality of San Francisco, College of Fisheries Technology 
at the Municipality of Carmen; College of Industrial Technology in Danao City; College of 
Agriculture at the Municipality of Barili; Main Campus at R. Palma Street in Cebu City 
and Abellana College of Arts and Trades/ Abellana National School in Mandaue City 
(now absorbed by Main Campus). 
These are the main institutions for formal studies or training in the continuous 
acquisition of knowledge, skills and competence in the various technological areas for 
the people of Cebu. 
The conversion of the Cebu State College of Science and Technology System 
will have greater technological impact on the rural areas where it is located and where 
the Satellite Colleges are strategically situated. This will greatly enhance simultaneous 
economic growth in all districts in the City of Cebu and the province of Cebu. 
Consistent with the constitutional mandate which provides that the State must 
establish and maintain a complete, adequate an integrated system of education relevant 
to the goals of national development, this bill is imperative. 
In view of the foregoing, 
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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S. 0. No.' 3208 
Introduced by Senator Richard J. Gordon 
AN ACT CONVERTING THE CEBU STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF CEBU AND ALL ITS SATELLITE 
CAMPUSES LOCATED IN THE PROVINCE OF CEBU INTO A STATE UNIVERSITY 
TO BE KNOWN AS THE CEBU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (CTU) AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be if enacted by fhe Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Conversion. - The Cebu State College of Science and Technology 
System in the City of Cebu, including all its existing satellite campuses namely: the 
College of Fisheries in the Municipality of Moalboal, the Agro-Industrial and Forestry 
College in the Municipality of Argao, the Polytechnic College in the Municipality of 
Tuburan; the College of Fisheries in the Municipality of Daanbantayan, the Fishery and 
Industrial College in the Municipality of San Francisco, the College of Industrial 
Technology in the city of Danao, the college of Fishery Technology in the Municipality of 
Carmen, the College of Agriculture in the Municipality of Barili (previously located in 
Sudlon, Lahug of Cebu City), and the Abellana College of Arts and Trades in the City of 
Mandaue (now absorbed by Main Campus), is hereby converted into a state university to 
be known as the Cebu Technological University (CTU), hereinafter referred to as the 
University. The main campus of the University shall be in Cebu City. 
Sec. 2. General Mandate. - The University shall primarily provide advanced 
professional and technical-vocational education and training, advanced studies in 
industrial trade, agriculture, fishery, forestry, aeronautics and land-based programs, arts 
and sciences, health and medical sciences, information technology, engineering and 
other relevant fields of study. It shall also undertake research and extension services, 
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Sec. 3. Curricular Offerings. - The University shall offer undergraduate and 
graduate studies in the fields of industrial trade, agriculture, fishery, forestry, aeronautics, 
arts and sciences, health and medical sciences, information technology, business 
management, veterinary medicine, engineering, architecture, tech-voc, mechatronics, 
hotel and tourism technology, hospitality management, marine transportation, non- 
traditional courses, and other degrees/ courses within its areas of specialization and 
according to its capabilities, as the Board of Regents may deem necessary to carry out 
its objectives in order to meet the needs of Region VI1 in general and the province of 
Cebu in particular. 
Sec. 4. Administration. - The University shall have the general powers of a 
corporation set forth in Batas Pambansa Blg. 68, as amended, otherwise known as the 
“Corporation Code of the Philippines.” The administration of the University and the 
exercise of its corporate powers shall be vested exclusively in the Board of Regents and 
the President of the University. 
Sec. 5. The Governing Board. -The governing board of the University shall be 
the Board of Regents, hereinafter referred to as Board, which shall be composed of the 
following: 
(a) The Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), 
chairperson; 
(b) The President of the University, vice chairperson; 
(c) The chairperson of the Committee on Education, Arts and Culture of the 
Senate, members; 
(d) The chairperson of the Committee on Higher and Technical Education of 
the House of Representatives, member; 
(e) The regional director of the National Economic and Development Authority 
(9 The regional director of the Department of Science and Technology 
(NEDA) 
(DOST) member; 
(9) The president of the federation of faculty associations of the University, 
(h) The president of the federation of student councils of the University, 
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(i) The president of the federation of alumni associations of the University, 
member, and 
(j) Two prominent citizens from the private sector who have distinguished 
themselves in their profession or fields of specialization of the University, 
members. 
The Board shall appoint the two prominent citizens from among a list of at least 
five persons qualified in the Province of Cebu, as recommended by the search 
committee constituted by the University president, in consultation with the Board Chair 
and the other members of the Board, based on the normal standards and qualifications 
for the position. 
The term of office of the president of the federation of faculty associations, the 
president of the federation of student councils, and the president of the federation of 
alumni associations shall be coterminous with their terms of office, as set forth in their 
respective constitutions and by laws. 
The two prominent citizens shall serve for a term of two years from the date of 
appointment. 
Sec. 6. Promulgation and Implementation of Policies. - The Board shall 
promulgate and implement policies in accordance with the declared state policies on 
education and other pertinent provisions of the Philippine Constitution on education, 
agriculture, science and technology, as well as the policies, standards and thrusts of the 
CHED under Republic Act No. 7722, otherwise known as the "The Higher Education Act 
of 1994." 
Sec. 7. Power and Duties of the Board of Regents. -The Board shall have the 
following specific powers and duties, in addition to its general powers of administration 
and the exercise of all the powers granted to the board of directors of a corporation 
under Sec. 36 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 68 otherwise known as the "Corporation Code of 
the Philippines: 
(a) To promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the 
purpose and functions of the University; 
(b) To receive and appropriate all sums as may be provided, for the support of 
the University in the manner it may determine, in its discretion, in order to 
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(c) To import duty-free economic, technical and cultural books andlor 
publications, upon certification by the CHED that such imported books 
andlor publications that such imported books andlor publications are for 
economic, technical, vocational, scientific, philosophical, historical or 
cultural purposes, in accordance with the provisions of the Tariff and 
Customs Code, as amended; 
(d) To receive in trust, legacies, gifts and donations of real properties of all 
kinds and to administer and dispose of the same when necessary for the 
benefit of the University, and subject to the limitations, directions and 
instructions of the donor, if any. 
Such donations shall be exempt from the donor’s tax and the same shall 
be considered as allowable deductions from the gross income in the 
computation of the income tax of the donor, in accordance with the 
provisions of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 (NIRC), as 
amended: Provided, that such donations shall not be disposed of, 
transferred or sold; 
(e) to fix the tuition fees and other necessary school charges, such as but not 
limited to, matriculation fees, graduation fees and laboratory fees, as the 
Board may deem proper to impose, after due consultations with the 
involved sectors. 
Such fees and charges, including government subsidies and other income 
generated by the University, shall constitute special trust funds and shall 
be deposited in any authorized government depository bank, and all 
interest that shall accrue therefrom shall form part of the same funds for 
the use of the University. 
Any provisions of existing laws, rules and regulations to the contrary 
notwithstanding, any income generated by the University from tuition fees 
and other charges, as well’as from the operation of auxiliary services and 
land grants shall be retained by the University, and may be disbursed by 
the Board for instruction, research, extension, or other program/ projects 
of the University: Provided, that all fiduciary fees shall be disbursed for the 
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If, for reason beyond its control, the University shall not be able to pursue 
any project for which funds have been appropriated and allocated under 
its approval program of expenditures, the Board may authorize the use of 
said funds for any reasonable purpose which, in its discretion, may be 
necessary and urgent for the attainment of the objectives and goals of the 
University; 
(9 To adopt and implement a socialized scheme of tuition and school fees for 
greater access to poor but deserving students; 
(9) To authorize the construction or repair of its buildings, machinery, 
equipment and other facilities and the purchase and acquisition of real and 
personal properties, including necessary supplies and materials and 
equipment; 
(h) To appoint, upon recommendation of the president of the University, vice 
presidents, deans, directors, heads of departments, faculty members and 
other officials and employees of the University; 
(i) To fix and adjust salaries of faculty members and administrative officials 
and employees subject to the provisions of the Revised Compensation 
and Position Classification System and other pertinent budget and 
compensation laws governing hours of service and such other duties and 
conditions as it may deem proper; to grant them, at its discretion, leaves of 
absence under such regulations as it may promulgate, any provisions of 
existing laws to the contrary notwithstanding; and to remove them for 
cause in accordance with the requirements of due process of law; 
(j) To approve the curricula, instructional programs and rules of discipline 
drawn by the Administrative and Academic Councils as herein provided; 
(k) To set policies on admission and graduation of students; 
(I) To award honorary degrees upon persons in recognition of their 
outstanding contribution in the fields of agriculture, public service, arts, 
science and technology, education or in any field of specialization within 
the academic competence of the University; and to authorize the awarding 
of certificates of completion or non-degree and nontraditional courses; 
(m)To establish and absorb non - chartered tertiary institutions within the 
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the CHED and in consultation with the Department of Budget and 
Management (DBM), and to offer therein programs or courses to promote 
and carry out equal and greater access to educational opportunities as 
mandated by the Constitution; 
(n) To establish research and extension centers of the University where such 
will promote the development of the latter; 
(0) To establish professional chairs in the University and to provide 
fellowships for qualified faculty members an scholarships to deserving 
students; 
(p) To delegate any of its powers and duties provided for hereinabove to the 
president or officer-in-charge andlor other officials of the University as it 
may deem appropriate, so as to expedite the administration of the affairs 
of the University; 
(4) To authorize an external management audit of the University, to be 
financed by the CHED, subject to Commission on Audit (COA) rules and 
regulations, and to institute reforms, including academic and structural 
changes on the basis of audit results and recommendations; 
(r) To collaborate with other governing boards of state universities and 
colleges within the Province of Cebu or Region VII, under the supervision 
of the CHED and in consultation with the DBM, and work towards the 
restructuring of the University to become more efficient, relevant, 
productive and competitive; 
(s) To enter into joint ventures with business and industry for the profitable 
development and management of the economic assets of the University, 
the proceeds of which shall be used for the development and 
strengthening of the same; 
(t) To develop consortia and other forms of linkages with local government 
units (LGUs), institutions and agencies, both public and private, local and 
foreign, and to appoint experts/ specialists as consultants, part time or 
visiting or exchange professors, scholars, researchers, as the case may 
be; 
(u) To develop academic arrangements for institutional capabilities building 
with appropriate institutions and agencies, public and private, local and 


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foreign, and to appoint experts/ specialists as consultants, part time or 
visiting or exchange professors, scholars, researchers, as the case may 
be; 
(v) To set up the adoption of modern and innovative modes of transmitting 
knowledge such as the use of information technology, the dual learning 
system, open or distance education and community laboratory for the 
promotion of greater access to higher education and graduate studies, as 
the case by be; 
(w) To establish policy guidelines and procedures for participative decision- 
making and transparency within the University; 
(x) To privatize, where most advantageous to the University, the management 
of non - academic services such as health, food, building, grounds, or 
property maintenance and such other similar activities; and 
(y) To extend the term of the president of the University beyond the age of 
retirement, but not beyond the age of seventy (70), whose performance 
has been unanimously rated by the governing board as outstanding based 
on the guidelines, qualifications andlor standards set by the Board, after 
unanimous recommendation by the search committee. 
Sec. 8. Meetings of the Board- The Board shall regularly convene at least once 
every quarter. However, the chairperson of the Board may, upon three days' prior 
written notice, call a maximum of two (2) special meetings whenever necessary. 
A quorum of the Board shall consist of majority of all its members holding office at 
the time of the meeting: Provided, however, that the chairperson of the CHED or the 
president of the University is among those present in the meeting. 
In the absence of the chairperson of the CHED, a commissioner of the CHED, 
duly designated by him/ her, shall represent him/ her in the meeting with all the rights 
and responsibilities of a regular member: Provided, however, that during this meeting, 
the president of the University as vice-chairperson shall be the presiding officer: 
Provided further, that this proviso notwithstanding, the chairperson of the CHED is 
hereby authorized to designate a CHED commissioner as the regular chair of the Board, 
in which case said CHED commissioner shall act as the presiding officer. 
In case the chairpersons of the Congressional Committees on Education shall not 
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representatives to attend said meeting, who shall have the same rights and 
responsibilities as a regular member of the Board. 
The members of the Board shall not receive any salary but shall be entitled to 
honoraria and reimbursements for actual and necessary expenses incurred, either in 
their attendance to meetings of the Board or in connection with other official business 
authorized by resolution of the Board, subject to existing laws and regulations. 
Sec. 9. The University President. - The University shall be headed by a 
president, who shall render full -time service. He/ She shall be appointed by the Board, 
subject to the guidelines, qualifications and/ or standards set by the Board, upon 
recommendation of a duly constituted Search Committee. HelShe shall have a term of 
four (4) years and shall be eligible for reappointment for another term: Provided, That in 
order to effect a smooth transition to a state university, the incumbent president of the 
Cebu State College of Science and Technology System, if qualified, shall serve as the 
first president of the university. 
Within six months before the expiration of the term of office of the Incumbent 
president of the Cebu Technological University, the Board shall constitute the Search 
Committee for the Presidency (SCP). 
In case of vacancy in the office of the president by reason of death, compulsory 
retirement, resignation, removal for cause or incapacity of the president to perform the 
functions of his/ her office, the Board shall designate an officer-in-charge of the 
University within six months from date of vacancy, pending the appointment of a new 
president. 
In case of vacancy in the office of the president as mentioned in the immediately 
preceding paragraph, hislher successor or the officer-in-charge of the University shall 
hold office for the unexpired term only. 
The powers and duties of the president of the University, in addition to those 
specifically provided in this Act, shall be those usually pertaining to the office of the 
president of similar universities, and those delegated by the Board. 
The Salary of the president of the University shall be in accordance with the 
Revised Compensation and Position Classification System and shall be comparable to 
that being received by the presidents of similar educational institutions. 
The president of the University shall be assisted by a vice president for academic 
affairs, a vice president for administration, and a vice president for research and 


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development, who shall be appointed by the board upon recommendation of the 
president. 
Sec, IO. Heads of University Campuses. - Campus directors shall head the 
University campuses and they shall render full-time service. they shall be appointed by 
the Board upon recommendation of the Search Committee and the University president, 
subject to the guidelines. Qualifications andlor standards set by the Board: Provided, 
that the incumbent college administrators of the external campuses shall serve as 
campus directors of their respective campuses. 
Sec. 11. The Administrative Council. - There shall be an Administrative 
Council consisting of the president of the University as chairperson, vice-president, 
deans, directors and other officials of equal rank as members, whose duty is to review 
and recommend to the Board policies governing the administration, management and 
development planning of the University. 
Sec. 12. The Academic Council. - There shall be an Academic Council which 
shall have the power to review and recommend the curricular offerings and rules of 
discipline of the University, subject to the approval of the Board. It shall fix the 
requirements for the admission of students, as well as for their graduation and 
conferment of degrees, subject to review andl or approval by the Board through the 
president of the University. It shall have the disciplinary power over students of the 
University and shall formulate academic policies and rules and regulations on discipline, 
subject to the approval of the Board. 
The Academic Council shall be composed of the president of the University, who 
shall be the chairperson and reflect fair representation of the academic staff from the 
rank of assistant professor to university professor. 
Sec. 13. The Secretary of the University. -The board shall appoint a secretary, 
who shall serve as such for both the Board and the University and shall keep all records 
and proceedings of the board. HelShe shall serve upon each member of the Board the 
appropriate notice of the Board’s meetings. 
Sec. 14. The Treasurer of the University. - The Treasurer of the Philippines 
shall be the ex officio treasurer of the University. 
Sec. 15. Faculty. - No political beliefs, gender preference, cultural or community 
affiliation or ethnic origin, and religious opinion or affiliation shall be a matter of inquiry in 
the appointment of faculty members of the University: Provided, that said appointment 


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shall be subject to the guidelines, qualifications and/or standards set by the Board: 
Provided: further, That no member of the faculty shall teach for or against any particular 
church or religious sect. 
Sec. 16. Scholarship Program/Admission.- The University shall provide a 
scholarship program and other affirmative action programs to assist poor but deserving 
students who qualify for admission to the University. 
No student shall be denied admission to the University by reason of sex, religion, 
cultural or community affiliation or ethnic origin 
Sec. 17. Academic Freedom and Institutional Autonomy. - The University 
shall enjoy academic freedom and institutional autonomy, pursuant to paragraph 2, 
section 5 of Article XIV of the Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines. 
Sec. 18. . Fiscal Autonomy. - The University shall enjoy fiscal autonomy. 
Any provision of existing laws, rules and regulations to the contrary 
notwithstanding, any income generated by the University from tuition fees and other 
charges, as well as from the operation of auxiliary services and land grants shall be 
retained by the University, and shall be disbursed by the Board of Regents for 
instruction, research, extension, or other programs. special projectslincome generating 
projects of the University including the granting of bonus, gratuity and incentive 
compensation and other similar benefits to faculty members and employees pursuant to 
Section 36 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 68. 
Special projects/ programs/ trainings/ seminars and similar activities may be 
provided by the University’s local organic experts outside of their official time with 
corresponding incentives/ honoraria chargeable against local income of the University. 
Provided, the total honoraria/ incentive per project except the Income Generating 
Projects (IGPs) shall not go beyond 50% of the basic salary. 
Sec. 19. Authority to Loan or Transfer Without Cost Apparatus/ Equipmentl 
Supplies and Detail of Personnel. - The heads of the bureau and officers of the 
national government are hereby authorized to loan or transfer without cost, upon the 
request of the president of the University, such apparatus, equipment or supplies as may 
be needed by the University, and to detail employees for duty therein when, in the 
judgment of the head of bureau or office, such apparatus, equipment, supplies or 
services of such employees can be spared without serious detriment to the public 
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The employees so detailed shall perform such duties as required of them by the 
president of the University, and the time so employed shall be counted as part of their 
regular services. 
Sec. 20. Assets, Liabilities and Personnel. - All assets, real and personal, 
personnel and records of the Cebu State College of Science and Technology System, 
and its satellite campuses, namely: the College of Fisheries in the Municipality of 
Moalboal, the Agro-Industrial and Forestry College in the Municipality of Argao, the 
Polytechnic College in the Municipality of Tuburan, the College of Fisheries in the 
Municipality of Daanbantayan, the Fishery and Industrial College in the Municipality of 
San Francisco, the College of Industrial Technology in the city of Danao, the College of 
Fisheries Technology in the Municipality of Carmen, the College of Agriculture in the 
Municipality of Barili and the Abellana College of Arts and Trades in the City of Mandaue 
(now absorbed by the Main Campus), as well as liabilities or obligations, are hereby 
transferred to the University. The positions, rights and security of tenure of faculty 
members and personnel therein employed under existing laws prior to the conversion 
into a University shall be respected. 
All parcels of land belonging to the government occupied by the Cebu State 
College of Science and Technology system and its satellite campuses are hereby 
declared to be property of the University, and shall be titled under that name: Provided, 
that should the University cease to exist or be abolished or should such parcels of land 
aforementioned be no longer needed by the University, the same shall revert to the 
LGUs concerned. 
Sec. 21. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of 
this Act shall be charged against the current year’s appropriations of the Cebu State 
College of Science and Technology System, including all its existing satellite colleges 
namely: the College Fisheries in the Municipality of Daanbantayan, the Fishery and 
Industrial College in the Municipality of San Francisco, the College of Industrial 
Technology in the city of Danao, the College of Fisheries Technology in the Municipality 
of Carmen, the Abellana College of Arts and Trades in the City of Mandaue (now 
absorbed by Main Campus), the College of Agriculture in the Municipality of Barili, 
except the sums needed to continue the operations of the existing high schoolls. 
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maintenance of the Cebu Technological University (CTU) shall be included in the Annual 
General Appropriations Act (GAA). 
Sec. 
22. 
Development 
Plan, 
Management 
Audit, 
Organizational/ 
Administrative/ Academic Structure. - Within the period of one hundred twenty (120) 
days after the approval of this Act, the university shall accomplish the following: 
(a) Submit a five year development plan, including its corresponding 
program budget to the CHED, for corresponding recommendation to 
DBM; 
(b) Undergo a management audit in cooperation with CHED; and 
(c) Accordingly set up its organizational, administrative as well as 
academic structure, including the appointment of the University key 
officials. 
Sec. 23. Filing of Report. - On or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the second 
month after the opening of the regular classes each year, the Board shall file with the 
Office of the President of the Philippines through the chairperson of the CHED, and with 
both Houses of Congress a detailed report on the progress, conditions and needs of the 
University. 
Sec. 24. Suppletory Application. - The provisions of Republic Act No. 8292, 
otherwise known as the "Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997", shall be an 
integral part of this Act and shall serve as part of the Governing Charter of the University. 
Sec. 25. Parity Clause. - All other powers, functions and privileges, 
responsibilities and limitations to state universities and/ or their officials under existing 
laws shall be deemed granted to or imposed upon the University and/ or its officials 
whenever appropriate. 
Sec. 26. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Board, in consultation 
with the CHED, shall formulate the guidelines to fully implement the provisions of this 
Act. 
Sec. 27. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any part of provision of this 
Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining parts of provisions not affected 
shall remain in full force and effect. 
Sec. 28. Repealing Clause. - All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, 
rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby 
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Approved, 
Sec. 29. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.