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Introduced by SENATOR WIN GATCHALIAN
AN ACT
STRENGTHENING THE BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY AS A SYSTEM, 
PROVIDING FOR ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AMENDING FOR THE 
PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7665, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “AN ACT 
CONVERTING THE BULACAN COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TRADES IN THE 
PROVINCE OF BULACAN INTO A STATE UNIVERSITY TO BE KNOWN AS 
THE BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS 
THEREFOR”, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Bulacan State University (BulSU) is a state-operated institution of higher 
learning in Region III (Central Luzon). It was originally run as a secondary school 
by the Americans in 1904. BulSU was converted from a college into a university 
in 1993 by virtue of Republic Act No. 7665, otherwise known as “An Act 
Converting the Bulacan College of Arts and Trades in the Province of Bulacan 
into a State University to be Known as the Bulacan State University, and 
Appropriating Funds Therefor”. Since then, BulSU has grown in terms of program 
offerings, faculty qualification, and student enrolment. BulSU has now 
progressed into one of the biggest state universities in the region with a total 
enrollment of 42,384 students in the 2nd semester of Academic Year 2022-2023.


Several statistics provide evidence of the high-quality tertiary education at 
BulSU. Recently, BulSU received its ISO 9001:2015 Certification and passed the 
Level II Institutional Accreditation. Fifty (50) academic programs of the different 
BulSU Colleges are already accredited by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered 
Colleges and Universities (AACCUP), Inc. Further, in 2022, the university’s 
constituent campuses recorded passing rates higher than the national average in 
16 out of 18 rounds of national board examinations administered by the 
Professional Regulation Commission.1 Lastly, the labor market’s reception of 
BulSU graduates is also favorable. From 2018 to 2022, its graduates’ average 
annual employment rate was 93%.2
According to a study conducted by the Philippine Institute for Development 
Studies (PIDS) on the status of higher education titled, “Philippine Education: 
Situationer, Challenges, and Ways Forward”,3 the enrollment rate in Philippine 
higher education is on par with middle-income countries’ average. However, PIDS 
noted that the quality of the higher education sector remains low and uneven. 
Even if graduates have served in global labor markets for decades (King 2020), 
only a handful of Philippine universities landed in the top 1000 universities of 
the world, most of which are in the National Capital Region (NCR).4
Inequitable access persists in higher education. In 2019, while 49% of the 
richest decile attend higher education, only 17% from the poorest decile could do 
the same. PIDS also reported that our college graduates lack exposure to research 
culture which may be attributed to a lack of funding and an innovation system 
that is still in an emergent state.5 In addition, another study by the PIDS6 found
1 Professional Regulation Commission and BulSU (2023).
2 BulSU (2023).
3 Orbeta, A. & Paqueo, V.B. (2022). Philippine Education: Situationer, Challenges, and Ways 
Forward. PIDS Discussion Paper.
https: / / pidswebs.pids.gov.ph/CDN / document/pidsdps2223.pdf
4 Ibid.
5 Ibid.
6 Tutor, M., Orbeta, A., & Miraflor, J.M. (2019). The 4th Philippine Graduate Tracer Study:
Examining Higher Education as Pathway to Employment, Citizenship, and Life Satisfaction 
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that positive college experience contributes to improved employment outcomes, 
better life satisfaction, and stronger sense of citizenship.
It is important to ensure that universities like BulSU and its constituent 
campuses have the necessary resources to deliver quality education and address 
inequities, thereby improving the college experience of its student clientele. In 
support of these findings and in pursuit of enhanced quality of schooling, 
improved efficiency, democratization, and increased accountability, BulSU shall 
be strengthened as a state university system, consisting of the main campus and 
constituent campuses, in producing accessible quality education, with the 
capability to engage in conventional and/or unconventional techniques, 
methodology, and strategies in the Province of Bulacan and the geographically 
adjacent regions. The BulSU constituent campuses shall exercise education 
decentralization by allocating budgets and the authority to make important 
educational and related financial decisions.
In view of the foregoing, this legislation seeks to strengthen BulSU as a 
university system through the following provisions:
(1) Support mechanisms for innovation, foster accessible quality 
education, and fulfill the university goals of continued efficient and 
effective quality, relevant, and accessible higher education in serving 
the growing needs of the province of Bulacan, as well as geographically 
adjacent regions;
(2) Strengthen the powers of the Board of Regents (Board), in addition to 
the general powers of a corporation set forth in Republic Act No. 11232, 
otherwise known as the “Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines”, 
through the following functions, among others:
(a) to 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;


(b) to develop mechanisms for the efficient adoption of income­
generating ventures for research, instruction, extension, and in the 
acquisition of facilities and structures of the university;
(c) to establish research and extension centers to promote the 
development of the BulSU System;
(d) to restructure the BulSU System in collaboration with the governing 
bodies of other state universities and colleges within the province of 
Bulacan and Region III, under the supervision of the Commission on 
Higher Education (CHED) and in consultation with the Department 
of Budget and Management, to make it more efficient, relevant, 
productive and more competitive;
(e) to extend the term of the President of the BulSU System beyond the 
age of retirement, but not beyond the age of seventy (70), subject to 
conditions; and
(f) to promulgate rules and regulations, as may be necessary, to carry 
out the purposes and functions of the BulSU System.
(3) Define the functions of the Administrative Council, Academic Council, 
and the Chancellors of the two (2) clusters of constituent units; and
(4) Accomplish a 5-year development plan, set up the BulSU 
organizational, administrative, and academic structure, and undergo a 
management audit in coordination with the CHED, all within a period 
of one hundred twenty (120) days after the approval of this Act.
It is my fervent hope that this legislation will contribute to the improvement 
of higher education learning, providing greater access and high-quality 
education, specifically in Bulacan province and nearby regions, to produce 
globally competitive students. Thus, I earnestly seek the support of this Congress 
for its immediate passage.


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.B. No. 229.1i
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Introduced by SENATOR WIN GATCHALIAN
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AN ACT
STRENGTHENING THE BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY AS A SYSTEM, 
PROVIDING FOR ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AMENDING FOR THE 
PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7665, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “AN ACT 
CONVERTING THE BULACAN COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TRADES IN THE 
PROVINCE OF BULACAN INTO A STATE UNIVERSITY TO BE KNOWN AS 
THE BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS 
THEREFOR”, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
Section 1. This Act shall be known as the “Revised Bulacan State 
University Charter3'.
Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. - The State shall promote, foster, nurture 
and protect the right of all citizens to accessible quality education. It shall 
establish, maintain, and support a complete, adequate, and integrated 
system of education towards globalization that is relevant to the needs of the 
people and society. As such, the Bulacan State University (BulSU) will be 
strengthened as a state university system in producing accessible quality 
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Bulacan and the geographically adjacent regions.
Sec. 3. University Campuses and Other Units. - The BulSU shall be 
strengthened as a university system (“BulSU System”) and shall consist of the 
following existing campuses in the Cities of Malolos and San Jose del Monte 
and in the Municipalities of San Rafael, Bustos, Bulakan, and Hagonoy, as 
well as its constituent units, regular and extension campuses, colleges, 
academic or nonacademic units, including all other BulSU campuses that 
shall be established in the future. The main campus of the BulSU System 
shall remain in the City of Malolos, Province of Bulacan.
Sec. 4. General Mandate. - The BulSU System shall primarily provide 
advanced education, higher technological, professional courses and training 
programs in engineering and technology, arts and sciences, education, 
agriculture and industrial fields, accountancy, business and public 
administration, medicine and allied health courses, hotel and restaurant 
management, tourism, aeronautics, artificial intelligence and robotics, law, 
non-traditional courses and other relevant fields of study. It shall also 
undertake research and extension services and production activities, in 
support of the socio-economic development of the Province of Bulacan and 
the geographically adjacent regions.
Sec. 5. Curricular Offerings. - The BulSU System shall primarily offer 
undergraduate and graduate courses, advanced professional and technical 
instruction and training within its areas of specialization in the fields of 
environment and natural sciences, accountancy, commerce, business and 
public administration, agriculture, education, fisheries, forestry, engineering 
and technology, arts and sciences, law, medicine and allied medicine, 
architecture, archeology, hotel and tourism, aeronautics, artificial 
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study, as the Board of Regents may deem necessary for the accomplishment
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development needs of the Province of Bulacan and the geographically
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BulSU System to serve the in-campus requirements of its students.
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powers of a corporation set forth in Republic Act (R.A.) No. 11232, otherwise
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known as the “Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines”. The exercise of
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its corporate powers shall be vested exclusively in the Board of Regents,
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Sec. 7. The Governing Board (Board). - The Board of the BulSU System
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shall be chaired and co-chaired by the Chairperson of the Commission on
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Bulacan as recommended by a search committee constituted by the President
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of the BulSU System, in consultation with the Chairperson of the CHED and
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other members of the Board, based on the guidelines on standard
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qualifications for the position set by the Board. They shall serve for a term of
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the federation of student councils, the president of the federation of alumni
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associations, and the president of the non-teaching personnel association of
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the BulSU System shall be co-terminous with their terms of office, as provided
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Constitution on education, agriculture, science and technology, and
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the policies, standards and thrusts of the CHED under R.A. No. 7722,
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otherwise known as the “Higher Education Act of 1994”;
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b. Approve the curricula, instructional programs, and rules on student
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discipline drawn by the Administrative and Academic Councils as
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System, the vice presidents, deans, directors, heads of the campuses,
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and employees, subject to the provisions of the Revised Compensation
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and Position Classification System and other pertinent budget and
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compensation laws governing hours of service, and such other duties
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and conditions as it may deem proper; grant, at its discretion, leaves
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of absence of its personnel under such regulations as it may
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with the requirements of the civil service rules and regulations and due
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matriculation fees, graduation fees and laboratory fees, as the Board
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sectors. The fees and charges, including government subsidies and
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other income generated by the BulSU System, shall constitute its
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special trust funds, and shall be deposited in any authorized
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government depositoiy bank. All interests that shall accrue therefrom
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services and land grants, shall be retained by the BulSU System and 
may be disbursed by the Board for instruction, research, extension 
services or other programs and projects of the BulSU System: 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 BulSU System 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 said funds for any reasonable purpose which, in its 
discretion, msiy be necessary and urgent for the attainment of the 
objectives and goals of the BulSU System;
f. Adopt and implement a socialized scheme of tuition and other school 
fees for greater access to poor but deserving students in accordance 
with R.A. No. 10931, or the “Universal Access to Quality Tertiary 
Education Act”;
g. Establish professorial chairs in the BulSU System and provide 
fellowships for qualified faculty members, and scholarships to 
deserving students;
h. Receive and appropriate sums as may be provided by law for the 
support of the BulSU System, and all other sums in the manner it may, 
in its discretion, determine to carry out the purposes and functions of 
the BulSU System;
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, sports and human kinetics or any field of 
specialization within the academic competency of the BulSU System, 
and authorize the awarding of certificates of completion of non-degree 
and non-traditional courses;
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colleges within the Province of Bulacan and the geographically adjacent
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the Department Budget and Management (DBM), in restructuring the
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BulSU System to make it more efficient, relevant, productive and
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competitive;
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consultation with the DBM, and offer therein programs or courses to
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carry out the constitutional mandate of providing equal access of
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p. Authorize an external management audit of the BulSU System, to be
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financed by the CHED, subject to the rules and regulations of the
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Commission on Audit, and institute reforms, including academic and
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structural changes, on the basis of the audit results and
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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 
BulSU System;
t. Receive, in trust, all 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 BulSU System and subject to the 
limitations, directions and instructions of the donor, if any;
u. Extend the term of the President of the BulSU System beyond the age 
of retirement, but not beyond the age of seventy (70), based on the 
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 BulSU System, as it may deem appropriate, so as 
to efficiently and effectively administer the affairs of the BulSU System;
w. Establish policy guidelines and procedures for participative and 
transparent decision-making within the BulSU System;
X. Where most advantageous to the BulSU System, 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 the necessary supplies, materials, and equipment; 
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z. Promulgate rules and regulations, as may be necessary, to carry out 
the purposes and functions of the BulSU System.
Sec. 9. Meetings of the Board. — The Board shall regularly convene once 
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special meeting whenever necessary: Provided, That members are notified in
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regular Chairperson of the Board, in which case, the said CHED
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Commissioner shall act as the presiding officer.
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Education shall not be able to attend the Board meeting, they may designate
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their respective representatives, who shall have the same rights and
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responsibilities as regular members of the Board.
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The President shall render full-time service and shall have a term of four 
(4) years and may be reappointed to another term: Provided, That upon the 
effectivity of this Act, the incumbent President of the BulSU System shall serve 
a term of four (4) years without reappointment.
Within six (6) months before the expiration of the term of office of the 
President of the BulSU System, the Board shall constitute the Search 
Committee for the Presidency.
The powers and duties of the President of the BulSU System, in addition 
to those specifically provided for in this Act, shall include those usually 
pertaining to the Office of the President of similar state universities and 
colleges and those delegated by the Board.
The salaiy of the President of the BulSU System shall be in accordance 
with R.A. No. 11466, or the “Salary Standardization Law of 2019”, and such 
other laws amendatory thereto, which may hereinafter be enacted, and on the 
joint circular for state universities and colleges’ leveling instruments, and 
guidelines of the CHED and the DBM.
In case of a vacancy in the Office of the President by reason of death, 
compulsory retirement, resignation, removal for cause, or incapacity to 
perform the functions of the office, the Board shall designate an Officer-in- 
Charge (OIC) of the BulSU System, pending the appointment of a new 
President; Provided, That the OIC shall serve only during the unexpired 
portion of the term.
The President of the BulSU System shall be assisted by the following 
officials: Executive Vice President; Vice President for Academic Affairs; Vice 
President for Administration, Planning, and Finance; Vice President for 
Research, Development, and Extension; Vice President for Linkages, 
Production, and Research Generation; and the Vice President for Quality 
Assurance. They shall all be appointed by the Board upon the 
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Sec. 11. The Secretary of the BulSU System. - The Board shall appoint 
a Secretary who shall serve as such for both the Board and the BulSU System 
and shall keep all records and proceedings of meetings of the Board. The 
Secretary of the BulSU System shall serve upon each member of the Board 
the appropriate notice of board meetings.
Sec. 12. The Treasurer of the BulSU System. - The Treasurer of the 
Philippines shall be the ex officio Treasurer of the BulSU System.
Sec. 13. The Administrative Council. - There shall be an Administrative 
Council consisting of the President of the BulSU System as chairperson, and 
the vice presidents, deans, directors, and other officials of equal rank, as 
members. The Administrative Council shall review and recommend to the 
Board the policies that shall govern the administration, management, and 
development planning of the BulSU System.
Sec. 14. The Academic Council. - There shall be an Academic Council 
which shall formulate academic policies. It shall be composed of the President 
of the BulSU System, who shall act as chairperson, and all academic staff 
with the rank of at least an assistant professor, as members.
The Academic Council shall have the power to review and recommend 
the curricular offerings and rules on student discipline, 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 BulSU 
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It shall exercise disciplinary power over the students of the BulSU 
System and shall formulate rules and regulations on student discipline, 
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Sec. 15. Heads of Constituent Units. - The constituent units of the 
BulSU System shall be clustered into two (2). Each cluster shall be headed by 
a Chancellor who shall have a term of three (3) years and may be reappointed 
for another term. The Chancellor shall be appointed by the Board upon the 
recommendation of the Search Committee and the BulSU System President, 
subject to the guidelines on qualification standards set by the Board.
The campuses under the constituent units of the BulSU System shall 
each be headed by a Campus Director who shall serve as head or 
administrator of each of the campuses and shall render full-time service for a 
term of two (2) years and may be reappointed to another term.
The Campus Director shall be appointed or designated by the Board, 
upon the recommendation of the Search Committee and the BulSU System 
President, subject to the guidelines on qualification standards set by the 
Board: Provided, That upon the effectivity of this Act, the incumbent Campus 
Directors of the existing campuses of the BulSU System shall continue to 
serve as such.
Sec. 16. 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 BulSU 
System: Provided, That said appointment shall be subject to the guidelines on 
qualification 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. 17. Faculty Sabbatical Leave. — The BulSU System may grant 
sabbatical leave to deserving and qualified faculty for purposes of research or 
community engagement ranging from three (3) months to one (1) year, subject 
to the recommendation of the Chancellor and the BulSU System President 
and upon approval of the Board.
Faculty engaged in long-term sabbatical leave shall be temporarily 
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scholarly or professional activity and are required to submit a research output 
published in a reputable journal.
Sec. 18. Academic Freedom and Institutional Autonomy. - The BulSU 
System shall enjoy academic freedom and institutional autonomy pursuant 
to paragraph 2, Section 5 of Article XIV of the Constitution.
Sec. 19. Scholarship Programs and Admission. - The BulSU System 
shall provide scholarship programs and other affirmative action programs to 
assist poor but deserving students who qualify for admission to the BulSU 
System.
No student shall be denied admission to the BulSU System by reason of 
gender, religion, cultural or community affiliation, or ethnic origin.
Sec. 20. Authority to Loan or Transfer Apparatus, Equipment or Supplies, 
and Detail of Personnel. - Upon the request of the President of the BulSU 
System, the heads of the bureaus and offices of the national government may 
loan or transfer to the BulSU System such apparatus, equipment or supplies, 
as may be needed, and detail employees for duty therein when, in the 
judgment of the head of bureau or office, the apparatus, equipment, 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 BulSU System and the time so served shall be counted 
as part of their regular service.
Sec. 21. Assets, Liabilities, and Personnel. - All assets, both real and 
personal, personnel and records of the BulSU System, as well as its liabilities 
or obligations, shall remain under the name of the BulSU System: Provided, 
That the positions, rights, and security of tenure of faculty members and 
personnel therein employed under existing laws shall be respected: Provided,
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further, That the incumbents occupying the positions shall remain in the 
same status until otherwise provided for by the Board; Provided, finally, That 
the BulSU System shall also accordingly 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 BulSU 
System and all its campuses are hereby declared as property of the BulSU 
System and shall be titled under its name: Provided, That should the BulSU 
System cease to exist or be abolished or should such aforementioned parcels 
of land be no longer needed by the BulSU System, the same shall revert to the 
concerned local government units or to the Province of Bulacan or to the 
Republic of the Philippines, as the case may be.
Sec. 22. Duty and Tax Exemptions. - The importation of books or 
publications which are for economic, technical-vocational, scientific, 
philosophical, historical, legal or cultural purposes made by the BulSU 
System, upon certification by the CHED, shall be exempt from customs duties 
in accordance with the provisions of R.A. No. 10863, otherwise known as the 
“Customs Modernization and Tariff Act”.
All grants, bequests, endowments, donations, and contributions made to 
and used actually, directly, and exclusively for educational purposes by the 
BulSU System, shall be exempt from donor’s tax and the same shall be 
considered as allowable deductions from gross income 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. 23. Development Plan, Management Audit, and Organizational, 
Administrative, and Academic Structure. - Within a period of one hundred 
twenty (120) days after the effectivity of this Act, the BulSU System shall 
accomplish the following:
a. Submit a five (5)-year development plan, including its program budget 
to the CHED for recommendation to the DBM;
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b. Set up its organizational, administrative, and academic structure, 
including the appointment of key officials of the BulSU System; and
c. Undergo a management audit in coordination with the CHED.
Sec. 24. Filing of Report. - On or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the 
second (2nd) month after the opening of regular classes each year, the Board 
shall file a detailed report on the progress, condition, and needs of the BulSU 
System with the Office of the President of the Philippines and both Houses of 
Congress, through the Chairperson of the CHED.
Sec. 25. Suppletory Application. - The provisions of R.A. No. 8292, 
otherwise known as the “Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997”, shall 
form part of this Act.
Sec. 26. Parity Clause. - All other powers, functions, privileges, 
responsibilities, and limitations under existing laws shall be deemed granted 
to or imposed upon the BulSU System and its officials, whenever appropriate.
Sec. 27. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to carry out the initial 
implementation of this Act shall be charged against the current year’s 
appropriation of the BulSU System. Thereafter, such sums as may be 
necessary for the continued implementation of this Act shall be included in 
the annual General Appropriations Act.
Sec. 28. Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). - Within ninety (90) 
days from the effectivity of this Act, the Board, in consultation with the CHED, 
shall issue the rules and regulations to fully implement the provisions of this 
Act. The IRR issued pursuant to this section shall take effect thirty (30) days 
after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
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Sec. 29. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any provision of this Act 
is held invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not so declared shall 
remain in full force and effect.
Sec. 30. Repealing Clause. - R.A. No. 7665, otherwise known as “An Act 
Converting the Bulacan College of Arts and Trades in the Province of Bulacan 
into a State University to be Known as the Bulacan State University, and 
Appropriating Funds Therefor”, and other laws, presidential decrees, 
executive orders, and rules and regulations thereof contrary to or inconsistent 
with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.
Sec. 31. Effectiuity Clause. - Notwithstanding the non-issuance of the 
IRR, this Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
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