Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. _______ 
Introduced by Representative Patricia C. Calderon 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
In 1998, Republic Act No.  8688 converted the Cebu State College in Cebu City into a 
state 
university 
and 
all 
of 
its 
satellite 
campuses 
in 
the 
Province 
of Cebu into a state university and was hence known as the Cebu Normal 
University (CNU). Currently, CNU maintains its main campus in Cebu City and has two (2) 
extension campuses located in the local government units of Balamban and Medellin. 
In order for CNU to provide and advance the mandate to provide quality tertiary 
education and to be able to serve an even increasing population, at least, in the Province of 
Cebu there is now a urgent need to expand the university’ services. Establishing a regular 
campus in the Municipality of Alegria, Province of Cebu will further serve the youth in the far 
reaches of Cebu, ultimately, contribute in fulfilling the State policy of providing access to 
quality tertiary education for all. 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this measure is earnestly 
sought. 
REP. PATRICIA C. CALDERON 
August 6, 2025
9:40 am
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. _______ 
Introduced by Representative Patricia C. Calderon 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING A CEBU NORMAL UNIVERSITY (CNU) 
REGULAR CAMPUS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ALEGRIA, PROVINCE OF CEBU, 
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
Section 1. This Act shall be known as the “Cebu Normal University (CNU) - Alegria 
Campus Act”. 
Section 2. There is hereby established a campus of the Cebu Normal 
University, hereinafter referred to as the University, in the Municipality of Alegria, Province 
of Cebu, to be known as CNU-Alegria Campus. 
Section 3. The CNU-Alegria Campus shall primarily provide undergraduate, and 
graduate degree programs, and relevant fields of study, as the Board of Regents, hereinafter 
referred to as the Board, may deem necessary to carry out its objectives, and those which 
respond to the human resources development needs of the Province of Cebu and Region VII. 
The CNU-Alegria Campus is also mandated to undertake research and 
extension services, and production activities in support of the socio-economic 
development of the province and the region, and to provide progressive leadership in the 
area. 
Section 
4. 
The 
CNU-Alegria 
Campus 
shall 
be 
headed 
by 
Campus 
Administrators who shall render full-time services and be appointed or designated by the 
Board upon the recommendation of the search committee and the President of the 
University. 
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Such 
appointment 
or 
designation 
shall 
be 
subject 
to 
the 
guidelines, 
qualifications, and standards set by the Board. 
 
Section 5. The establishment of the CNU-Alegria Campus shall ensure that the 
minimum requirements for their operation and program offerings have been 
compiled with, as duly prescribed by the Commission on Higher Education. 
 
Section 6. All assets, real and personal, personnel, and records of the CNU-Alegria 
Campus located in the Municipality of Alegria, Province of Cebu, as well its 
liabilities or obligations, are hereby transferred to the CNU. The positions, rights, and 
security of tenure of faculty members and personnel therein employed under existing 
laws prior to the conversion into a regular campus shall be respected. 
 
All parcels of land belonging to the government occupied by the CNU-Alegria Campus 
are hereby transferred to the CNU, and shall be entitled under its name: 
Provided, That should the campus or the University cease to exist or be abolished or 
should such aforementioned parcels of land be no longer needed by the University, 
the same shall revert to the local government unit concerned. 
 
Section 7. 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 
together shall serve as part of the Governing Charter of the University. 
 
Section 8. 
All 
other 
powers, functions, 
privileges, 
responsibilities, 
and 
limitations to state universities and their officials under existing laws shall be deemed 
granted to or imposed upon the University and its officials, whenever appropriate. 
 
Section 9. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall 
be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
 
Section 10. 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. 
 
Section 11. All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and 
regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are repealed or 
modified accordingly. 
 
Section 12. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved,