Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. 739 
Introduced by Representative SOLOMON R. CHUNGALAO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This house measure was originally filed as House Bill No. 7840 in the 18th 
Congress. It was then approved by the House on November 25, 2020 and was 
transmitted to the Senate on November 26 of same year. 
In the 19th Congress, it was refiled on July 13, 2022 as House Bill No. 1905. 
It was substituted by House Bill No. 11468 by the Committee on Rules which was 
approved by the House on June 9, 2025 and was transmitted and received by the 
Senate on June 11, 2025. 
Section 17, Article II of the 1987 Constitution mandates the State to give 
priority to education, science and technology, culture, and sports to foster 
patriotism and nationalism, accelerate social progress, and promote total human 
liberation and development.  
Relatively, Section 1, Article XIV clearly states that the State shall protect 
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.  In context with 
these constitutional provisions, it is apparent that the State has the obligation to 
ensure that quality education be accessible and be afforded to all citizens not just 
for economic function but also for socio-cultural aspirations. 
Ifugao is located at the foot of the Cordillera Mountain Ranges. It is bounded 
on the west by Benguet, on the south by Nueva Vizcaya, on the east by Isabela and 
on the north by Mt. Province. It is generally located at 120 degrees 40'17" 
longitude. Ifugao is politically divided into 11 municipalities and 175 barangays 
with the municipality of Lagawe as its capital.  Although there are two (2) district 
engineering offices in Ifugao, the geographic terrain still poses challenges to travel 
from one place to another in the province. Some areas can hardly be reached due 
to road conditions frequently affected by landslides and soil erosions. 
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Consequently, despite the existence of a higher educational institution within the 
province, there are still numerous students who are deprived of their right to 
education, especially those from far flung communities, by reasons of accessibility 
and by some other factors relating to institutional limitations including facility, 
faculty, and curriculum of the existing state university. 
Furthermore, the province has struggled through the years to deal with its 
internal challenges that hindered its progress and development. Poverty, literacy, 
and employment have been rampant to many areas of the province which are 
entirely solvable with education. The degrading status of the famous rice terraces 
and the fading indigeneity of crucial dimensions of the Ifugao material culture also 
become critical as the province lost billions of funds during the 17th Congress. 
This then necessitates that, although there is an existing state university 
in the province, a new higher educational institution which will focus on: science 
and technology to be supervised by the Department of Science and Technology 
(DOST); technical knowledge and skills in partnership with the Technical 
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA); and agriculture to be 
convoyed by the Department of Agriculuture (DA) shall be established and 
separately funded in the Ifugao province to help solve the worsening socio-cultural 
and economic problems of the province and to elevate the quality of life of hundreds 
of thousands of Ifugaos. 
This bill proposes for a separation and independence of the two (2) campuses 
out of the six (6) campuses of the existing Ifugao State University (IFSU). This is 
to precipitate development on these two campuses that have been least prioritized 
for how many years with the limited budget afforded to IFSU. 
These 2 campuses in the Municipality of Aguinaldo and Municipality of 
Alfonso Lista respectively, are both from the 2nd Local Legislative District of the 
province in which locations, by road routes, are opposite to the main campus in 
the Municipality of Lamut. By separating these 2 campuses as one distinct and 
independent higher educational institution, there would be sufficient funds to 
enhance its facility and faculty to deliver quality education.  
Hence, this bill seeks to separate the Ifugao State University (IFSU) – Potia 
campus in the municipality of Alfonso Lista, Province of Ifugao, from the IFSU in 
the Municipality of Lamut, Province of Ifugao, converting it into a state college to 
be known as the Eastern Cordillera State College of Agriculture, Science and 
Technology (ECSCAST), and integrating therewith the IFSU – Lupao Campus in 
the Municipality of Aguinaldo, Province of Ifugao, henceforth to be known as the 
ECSCAST – Lupao Campus.  
ATTY. SOLOMON R. CHUNGALAO 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. 739 
Introduced by Representative SOLOMON R. CHUNGALAO 
AN ACT 
SEPARATING THE IFUGAO STATE UNIVERSITY (IFSU) – POTIA CAMPUS 
IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ALFONSO LISTA, PROVINCE OF IFUGAO, 
FROM THE IFSU IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LAMUT, PROVINCE OF 
IFUGAO, CONVERTING IT INTO A STATE COLLEGE TO BE KNOWN AS THE 
EASTERN CORDILLERA STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE 
AND TECHNOLOGY (ECSCAST), INTEGRATING THEREWITH THE IFSU-
LUPAO CAMPUS, HENCEFORTH TO BE KNOWN AS THE ECSCAST-LUPAO 
CAMPUS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Separation/Conversion-  The Ifugao State University (IFSU) – 
Potia Campus in the Municipality of Alfonso Lista, Province of Ifugao, is hereby 
separated from the IFSU in the Municipality of Lamut, Province of Ifugao, 
converted into a state college to be known as the Eastern Cordillera State College 
of Agriculture, Science and Technology (ECSCAST), and integrating therewith the 
IFSU – Lupao Campus, to be known as the ECSCAST – Lupao Campus in 
Barangay Jacmal in the Municipality of Aguinaldo, Province of Ifugao. Its main 
campus shall be in the Municipality of Alfonso Lista and the ECSCAST – Lupao, 
in the Municipality of Aguinaldo shall be a satellite campus.  
After the effectivity of this Act, the ECSCAST, hereinafter referred to as the 
College shall exist independently, separate and distinct from the IFSU in Lamut, 
Province of Ifugao, and each shall be governed by their respective charters.   


 
 
SECTION 2. General Mandate. – The College shall primarily provide 
advance instruction and professional training in education, agriculture, forestry, 
engineering and technology, health and sciences, agribusiness, arts, industry, 
criminology, information technology, vocational courses, and other related fields 
of study. It shall also undertake research, extension services, and production 
activities in support of the socio-economic development of the Province of Ifugao 
and provide progressive leadership in its areas of specialization in the Province of 
Ifugao and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).  
 
 
SEC. 3. Curricular Offerings. – The College shall offer short-term technical-
vocational, undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate courses within its areas 
of competency and specialization in the fields of education, agriculture, forestry, 
engineering and technology, health and sciences, agribusiness, arts, industry, 
criminology, information technology, vocational courses, and other degree courses, 
as the Board of Trustees, hereinafter referred to as the Board, may deem necessary 
to carry out its objectives, and those which respond to meet the human resource 
development needs of the Province of Ifugao and the CAR.  
 
 
 
The existing reasonably-sized laboratory senior high school and elementary 
school shall continue to operate under the supervision of the College of Education 
of the College to serve the in-campus requirements of its students. 
 
 
SEC. 4. Administration. – The College 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 College and 
the exercise of its corporate powers shall be vested exclusively in the Board and 
the President of the College.  
 
 
SEC. 5. The Governing Board. – The governing bodies of the College shall 
be the Board, which shall be chaired and co-chaired by the Chairperson of the 
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the President of the College, 
respectively, and with the following as members: 
a. Chairperson of the Committee on Higher, Technical, and Vocational 
Education of the Senate; 
b. Chairperson of the Committee on Higher and Technical Education of the 
House of Representatives; 
c. Regional Director of the National Economic and Development Authority; 
d. Regional Director of the Department of Science and Technology; 
e. Regional Director of the Department of Agriculture; 
f. Regional Director of the Technical Education and Skills Development 
Authority; 
g. President of the faculty associations of the College; 
h. President of the student councils of the College; 
i. President of the alumni associations of the College; and, 
j. Two (2) prominent citizens from the private sector who have 
distinguished themselves in their profession or fields of specialization. 


 
The Board shall appoint two (2) prominent citizens who shall be selected 
from a list of at least five (5) qualified persons in the Province of Ifugao where the 
College is located, as recommended by a search committee constituted by the 
President of the College in consultation with the CHED Chairperson and other 
members of the Board, based on the standards and qualifications for the position 
set by the Board. They shall serve for a term of two (2) years from the date of 
appointment.  
The membership 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 in the Board shall be coterminous with their 
terms of office, as provided under their respective constitutions and bylaws.  
 
 
SEC. 6. Powers and Duties of the Board. – In addition to its general powers 
of administration and the powers granted to the board of directors of a corporation 
under existing laws, the Board shall have the following specific powers and duties: 
a. Promulgate and implement policies in accordance with the declared 
State policies and the provisions of the Constitution on education, 
agriculture, science and technology, as well as the policies, standards 
and thrusts of the CHED under Republic Act (RA) No. 7722, otherwise 
known as the “Higher Education Act of 1994”; 
b. Approve the curricula, instructional programs, and rules of discipline 
drawn by the Administrative and Academic Councils herein provided; 
c. Appoint, upon the recommendation of the President of the College, the 
vice presidents, deans, directors, heads of the campuses, faculty 
members, and other officials and employees of the College; 
d. Fix and adjust the salaries of faculty members, administrative officials 
and employees, subject to the provisions of the Revised Compensation 
and Position Classification System and other pertinent budget and 
compensation laws, including those governing hours of service, and such 
other duties and conditions as it may deem proper; grant them, at its 
discretion, leaves of absence under such regulations as it may 
promulgate, 
any 
provision 
of 
existing 
law 
to 
the 
contrary 
notwithstanding; and remove them for cause in accordance with the 
requirements of due process of law; 
e. Fix the tuition fees and other necessary school charges, such as 
matriculation fees, graduation fees, and laboratory fees, as the Board 
may deem proper to impose, after due consultation with the concerned 
sectors. The fees and charges, including government subsidies and other 
income generated by the College shall constitute its special trust funds 
and shall be deposited in any authorized government depository bank. 
All interests shall accrue therefrom shall form part of the same funds for 
the use of the College. 
Any provision of existing laws, rules or regulations to the contrary 
notwithstanding, any income generated by the College from tuition fees 


and other charges, as well as from the operation of auxiliary services and 
land grants, shall be retained by the College, and may be disbursed by 
the Board for instruction, research, extension services or other programs 
and projects of the College: Provided, That all fiduciary fees shall be 
disbursed for the specific purposes for which these are collected: 
Provided, however, That if, for reasons beyond its control, the College 
shall not be able to pursue any project for which the funds have been 
appropriated and allocated under its approved program of expenditures, 
the Board may authorize the use of funds for any reasonable purpose 
which, in its discretion, may be necessary and urgent for the attainment 
of the objectives and goals of the College; 
f. Adopt and implement a socialized scheme of tuition and other fees for 
greater access of poor but deserving students in accordance with RA No. 
10931, otherwise known as the “Universal Access to Quality Tertiary 
Education Act”; 
g. Establish professional chairs in the College and provide fellowships for 
qualified faculty members, and scholarships to deserving students; 
h. Receive and appropriate all sums as may be provided for the support of 
the College, and all other sums in the manner it may, in its discretion, 
determine to carry out the purposes and functions of the College; 
i. Set the policies on admission and graduation of students; 
j. Award honorary degrees upon persons in recognition of their 
outstanding contributions in the fields of education, public service, arts, 
science and technology, agriculture or any area of specialization within 
the academic competence of the College, and authorize the awarding of 
certificates of completion of non-degree and non-traditional courses; 
k. Establish research and extension centers to promote the development of 
the College; 
l. Develop academic arrangements for institutional capability building 
with appropriate partners whether public, private, local or foreign 
institutions and agencies, and appoint experts and specialists as 
consultants, 
part-time/visiting/exchange 
professors, 
scholars 
or 
researchers, as the case may be; 
m. Adopt modern and innovative modes of transmitting knowledge for the 
promotion of greater access to education such as the use of information 
technology, dual training system, open distance learning, and 
community laboratory; 
n. Collaborate with the governing bodies of other state universities and 
colleges within the Province of Ifugao and the CAR, under the 
supervision of the CHED and in consultation with the Department of 
Budget and Management (DBM), in restructuring the College to make 
it more efficient, relevant, productive and competitive; 
o. Absorb non-chartered tertiary institutions within the Province of Ifugao 
and the CAR, as branches and extension/external centers, in 
coordination with the CHED, and in consultation with the DBM, and 
offer therein programs or courses to promote and carry out equal access 
to educational opportunities, as mandated by the Constitution; 


p. Authorize an external management audit of the College, to be financed 
by the CHED, subject to the rules and regulations of the Commission on 
Audit, and institute reforms, including academic and structural 
changes, on the basis of the audit results and recommendations; 
q. Develop consortia and other economic forms of linkages with local 
government units, as well as public, private, local and foreign 
institutions and agencies, in the furtherance of the purposes and 
objectives of the College; 
r. Import economic, technical, and cultural books and publications; 
s. Enter into joint ventures with business and industry for the profitable 
development and management of economic assets, the proceeds of which 
shall be used for the development and strengthening of the College; 
t. Receive, in trust, legacies, gifts and donations of real and personal 
properties of all kinds and administer and dispose of the same, when 
necessary, for the benefit of the College and subject to the limitations, 
directions and instructions of the donor, if any; 
u. Extend the term of the President of the College beyond the age of 
retirement, but not beyond the age of seventy (70), based on guidelines, 
qualifications and standards set by the Board: Provided, That the 
President’s performance has been rated by the Board as outstanding and 
a unanimous recommendation for such extension has been decided upon 
by the search committee; 
v. Delegate any of its powers and duties provided to the President and 
other officials of the College, as it may deem appropriate, so as to 
expedite the administration of the affairs of the College; 
w. Establish policy guidelines and procedures for participative decision-
making and transparency within the College; 
x. Where most advantageous to the College, privatize the management of 
non-academic services such as health, food, building or grounds or 
property maintenance, and such other similar activities; 
y. Authorize the construction or repair of its buildings, machinery, 
equipment and other facilities, and the purchase and acquisition of real 
property, including necessary supplies, materials and equipment; and, 
z. Promulgate rules and regulations, as may be necessary, to carry out the 
purpose and functions of the College. 
SEC. 7. Meetings of the Board. – The Board shall regularly convene once 
every quarter. The Chairperson of the Board may, however, upon three (3) days 
prior written notice, call a maximum of two (2) special meetings whenever 
necessary within the year. 
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 
Board or the President of the College is among those present in the meeting.  
In the absence of the CHED Chairperson, a Commissioner of the CHED, 
duly designated by the CHED Chairperson as representative in the meeting, shall 
have all the rights and responsibilities of a regular member: Provided, That during 
the meeting, the President of the College, as Vice Chairperson, shall be the 


Presiding Officer: Provided, further, That this provision notwithstanding, the 
Chairperson of the CHED is hereby authorized to designate a CHED 
Commissioner as the regular Chairperson of the Board, in which case, said CHED 
Commissioner shall act as the Presiding Officer.  
In case the Chairpersons of the Senate Committee on Higher, Technical and 
Vocational Education and the House Committee on Higher and Technical 
Education will not be able to attend the Board meeting, they may designate their 
respective representatives to attend the meeting, who shall have the same rights 
and responsibilities as the regular members of the Board.  
The members of the Board shall not receive any salary, but shall be entitled 
to reimbursements for actual and necessary expenses incurred, either for their 
attendance to the meetings of the Board or in connection with other official 
business authorized by resolutions of the Board, subject to existing laws and 
regulations. 
 
SEC. 8. The College President. – The College shall be headed by a President 
who shall be appointed by the Board, subject to the guidelines, qualifications and 
standards it shall set, and based on the recommendation of a duly constituted 
search committee. The College President shall render full-time service and serve 
a term of four (4) years, but may be reappointed to another term: Provided, That 
in order to effect the smooth transition of the IFSU-Potia Campus to a state 
college, the incumbent Campus Director of the IFSU-Potia Campus, if qualified, 
shall serve as the interim president of the College until the selection of the full-
fledged president has been conducted. 
Within six (6) months before the expiration of the term of office of the 
incumbent President of the College, the Board shall constitute the search 
committee for the Presidency.  
The Board shall designate an Officer-in-Charge of the College 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 the office, pending the appointment of a new President: Provided, That 
the Officer-in-Charge shall serve only during the unexpired portion of the term. 
The powers and duties of the President of the College, in addition to those 
provided in this Act, shall be those usually pertaining to the Office of the President 
of similar colleges and those delegated by the Board. 
The salary of the President of the College shall be in accordance with RA 
No. 11466 or the “Salary Standardization Law of 2019”, and by such other laws 
amendatory thereto, which may hereinafter be enacted, and shall be comparable 
to that being received by the Presidents of similar educational institutions.  
The President of the College shall be assisted by a Vice President for 
Academic Affairs, a Vice President for Finance and Administration, and a Vice 
President for Research, Extension and Training, who shall be appointed by the 
Board upon the recommendation of the President of the College.  


SEC. 9. The Secretary of the College. – The Board shall appoint a Secretary 
who shall serve as such for both the Board and the College and shall keep all 
records and proceedings of the Board in addition to other duties and 
responsibilities. The Secretary of the College shall serve upon each member of the 
Board the appropriate notice Borad meetings. 
 
SEC. 10. The Treasurer of the College. – The Treasurer of the Philippines 
shall be the ex officio Treasurer of the College. 
 
SEC. 11. The Administrative Council. – There shall be an Administrative 
Council consisting of the President of the College, as Chairperson, and the vice 
presidents, deans, directors and other officials of equal rank, as members, whose 
duties shall be to review and recommend to the Board such policies governing the 
administration, management and development planning of the College.  
 
SEC. 12. The Academic Council.  – There shall be an Academic Council that 
shall formulate academic policies. It shall be composed of the President of the 
College, who shall act as its Chairperson, and all academic staff with the rank of 
at least an assistant professor, as members, which shall formulate academic 
policies.  
The Academic Council shall also have the power to review and recommend 
the curricular offerings and rules of discipline of the College, 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 the review 
and approval of the Board through the President of the College.  
It shall have disciplinary power over the students of the College and shall 
issue rules and regulations on student discipline, subject to the approval of the 
Board.  
   
SEC. 13. Heads of College Campuses. – The Campus Directors shall 
respectively serve as heads or administrators of the College campuses and render 
full-time service. 
They shall be appointed or designated by the Board, upon recommendation 
of the Search Committee and the President, subject to the guidelines, 
qualifications and standards set by the Board.  
 
SEC. 14. The Faculty. – No political belief, gender preference, cultural or 
community affiliation or ethnic origin, nor religious opinion or affiliation shall be 
a matter of inquiry in the appointment of faculty members of the College: 
Provided, That said appointment shall be subject to the guidelines, qualifications 


and 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. 15. Academic Freedom and Institutional Autonomy. – The College 
shall enjoy academic freedom and institutional autonomy pursuant to Paragraph 
2, Sec. 5 of Article XIV of the Constitution. 
 
SEC. 16. Scholarship Programs and Admission. – The College shall provide 
scholarship and other affirmative action programs to assist poor  but 
deserving 
students who qualify for admission to College. 
No student shall be denied admission to the College by reason of gender, 
religion, political, cultural or community affiliation or ethnic origin. 
 
SEC. 17. Authority to Loan or Transfer Apparatus, Equipment, Supplies 
and Detail of Personnel. – The heads of the bureaus and offices of the national 
government are hereby authorized to loan or transfer, upon the request of the 
President of the College, such apparatus, equipment or supplies as may be needed 
by the College, and detail employees for duty therein where, in the judgement of 
the head of the bureau or office, such apparatus, equipment, or supplies or service 
of such employees can be spared without serious detriment to public service. 
The employees so detailed shall perform such duties as required of them by 
the President of the College and the time so served shall be counted as part of their 
regular service.  
 
SEC. 18. Assets, Liabilities and Personnel. – All assets, real and personal, 
personnel, and records of the IFSU-Potia Campus, as well as its liabilities or 
obligations, are hereby transferred to the College: Provided, That the positions, 
rights, and security of tenure of faculty members and personnel therein employed 
prior to the conversion into a college shall be respected: Provided, further, That 
the employees currently holding said positions shall remain in the same status 
until otherwise provided by the Board: Provided, finally, That the College shall 
upgrade or increase its human resource component as may be deemed appropriate 
by the Board.  
All parcels of land belonging to the government occupied by the IFSU-Potia 
Campus are hereby declared the property of the College, and shall be titled under 
its name: Provided, That should the College cease to exist or be abolished, or 
should such aforementioned parcels of land be no longer needed by the College, 
the same shall revert to the concerned LGU or to the Republic of the Philippines, 
as the case may be.  
 


SEC. 19. Tax Exemption on Importation and Donations. – The importation 
by the College of economic, technical, and cultural books or publications, which 
are for economic, technical-vocational, scientific, philosophical, historical or 
cultural purposes shall, upon certification by the CHED, be exempt from customs 
duties in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act No. 10863, otherwise 
known as the “Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA)”. 
All grants, bequests, endowments, donations, and contributions made to the 
College, and used actually, directly and exclusively by it, shall be exempt from 
donor’s tax and the same shall be considered as allowable deduction from the gross 
income of the donor for purposes of computing the taxable income of the donor in 
accordance with the provisions of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as 
amended. 
 
SEC. 20. Compliance with CHED Requirements. – The provisions of this 
Act notwithstanding, the conversion into a state college shall become effective only 
upon the determination and declaration by the CHED, based on the 
recommendation of a panel of experts constituted for the purpose, that the 
institution has complied with the requirements for college status under CHED 
Memorandum Order No. 46, series of 2012 (Policy-Standard to Enhance Quality 
Assurance): Provided, That the panel may issue such recommendation when the 
institution has substantially complied with the requirements for the grant of 
college students.  
The following operational requirements for a college, as established by the 
CHED, shall be complied with: 
a. Employment of full-time, permanent faculty members who possess 
relevant degrees in their areas of specialization, as required by the 
CHED, and shall have experience in the subject areas they handle; 
b. Offering of a comprehensive range of degree programs characterized by 
a core curriculum that holistically develops thinking, problem solving, 
decision-making, communication, technical, and social skills, in line 
with the mission of the College; 
c. Establishment of learning resources and support structures that are 
appropriate for developing knowledge and skills in the specific natural 
science, social sciences, humanities, and professional disciplines offered 
by the College, including laboratories, books and journals; 
d. Maintaining linkages with the community that would ensure the 
development of relevant academic and extension programs, as well as 
the application of their learning outcomes; and, 
e. Conduct of outreach programs involving students in social development-
oriented experiences that allow them to contextualize their knowledge 
within actual social and human experiences. 
 


The CHED, through its regional office, shall regularly provide technical 
assistance to the institution and monitor its compliance with the requirements of 
the commission. 
The institution shall retain its status prior to the effectivity of this Act until 
it is able to comply with the requirements provided herein. 
 
SEC. 
21. 
Development 
Plan, 
Management 
Audit, 
and 
Organization/Administrative/Structure. – Within a period of one hundred twenty 
(120) days after the approval of this Act, the College shall accomplish the 
following: 
a. Submit a five (5)-year development plan, including its program budget 
to the CHED for recommendation to the DBM; 
b. Set up its organizational, administrative, and academic structure, 
including the appointment of key officials of the College; and 
c. Undergo a management audit in coordination with the CHED. 
 
SEC. 22. Filing of Report. – On or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the 
second month after the opening of regular classes each year, the Board shall file a 
detailed report on the progress, condition, and needs of the College with the Office 
of the President of the Philippines and both Houses of Congress, through the 
CHED Chairperson. 
 
SEC. 23. Suppletory Application. – The provisions of RA No. 8292, 
otherwise known as the “Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997”, shall form 
part of this Act, and serve as part of the governing charter of the College. 
 
SEC. 24. Parity Clause. – All other powers, functions and privileges, 
responsibilities, and limitations to state college and their officials under existing 
laws shall be deemed granted to or imposed upon the College or its officials, 
whenever appropriate.  
 
SEC. 25. Appropriations. – The amount necessary to carry out the 
provisions of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
 
SEC. 26. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within sixty (60) days 
from the effectivity of this Act, the Board, in consultation with the CHED, shall 
determine the rules and regulations to fully implement the provisions of this Act.  
 


SEC. 27. Separability Clause. – 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.  
 
SEC. 28. Repealing Clause. – All laws, presidential decrees, executive 
orders, and rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions 
of this Act are repealed or modified accordingly.  
 
SEC. 29. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved,