Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
Twentieth Congress 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 4249 
Introduced by Representatives Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, Yedda 
Marie K. Romualdez, Andrew Julian K. Romualdez, and Jude A. Acidre 
AN ACT 
CONVERTING THE EXTENSION CAMPUS OF THE EASTERN 
SAMAR STATE UNIVERSITY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ARTECHE, 
PROVINCE OF EASTERN SAMAR INTO A REGULAR CAMPUS AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
 This bill seeks to convert the Satellite Campus of the Eastern Samar State 
University (ESSU) in the Municipality of Arteche, Eastern Samar, into a regular 
campus to be known as the Eastern Samar State University-Arteche Campus 
(ESSU-Arteche Campus), in line with the mandate of the State to make education 
accessible to all.  
 Republic Act No. 9312 was passed into law on August 07, 2004, which 
provided for the conversion of the Eastern Samar State College into a State 
University, known as the Eastern Samar State University, and integrating 
therewith the Maydolong National Agricultural School.  
 Under the said law, it is the mandate of the University to provide advanced 
education, higher technological, professional instruction, and training in the fields 
of industry, computer and information technology, forestry, and environmental 
sciences, agriculture and veterinary medicine, fishery, medicine and related 
sciences, engineering, education, law, arts and sciences, and other related fields 
of study. 
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 In line with this, the conversion of the satellite campus into a regular 
campus will provide the residents of the Municipality of Arteche in the Province 
of Eastern Samar and other neighboring municipalities, with access to quality and 
affordable tertiary education.   
 This measure was approved by the House on Third Reading during the 19th 
Congress. 
 In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
FERDINAND MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ 
YEDDA MARIE K. ROMUALDEZ 
ANDREW JULIAN K. ROMUALDEZ 
JUDE A. ACIDRE 


Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
Twentieth Congress 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 4249 
Introduced by Representatives Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, Yedda 
Marie K. Romualdez, Andrew Julian K. Romualdez, and Jude A. Acidre 
AN ACT 
CONVERTING THE EXTENSION CAMPUS OF THE EASTERN 
SAMAR STATE UNIVERSITY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ARTECHE, 
PROVINCE OF EASTERN SAMAR INTO A REGULAR CAMPUS 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 “Eastern Samar State 
University - Arteche Campus Act.” 
SEC. 2. The Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) shall convert its 
extension campus located in the Municipality of Arteche, Province of Eastern 
Samar, into a regular campus to be known as the ESSU-Arteche Campus. 
SEC. 3. The ESSU-Arteche Campus shall offer short-term, technical-
vocational, undergraduate, and graduate courses within its areas of competencies 
and specialization, as the Board of Regents, hereinafter referred to as the Board, 
may deem necessary for the accomplishment of its objectives, and those which 


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respond to the human resource development needs of the Province of Eastern 
Samar and Region VIII.  
 
The ESSU-Arteche Campus is also mandated to undertake research, 
extension services, and production activities in support of the socio-economic 
development and to provide progressive leadership in these areas. 
 
SEC. 4. The ESSU-Arteche Campus shall be headed by a Campus 
Administrator who shall render full-time service and shall be appointed by the 
Board, subject to the qualification standards prescribed by the Board, and based 
on the recommendation of a search committee duly constituted for the purpose 
of selecting the Campus Administrator. 
 
SEC. 5. The ESSU shall ensure that the minimum requirements of the 
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for the operation of the ESSU-
Arteche Campus, including those related to its course offerings, are fully 
complied with. 
 
SEC. 6. All assets, both real and personal, personnel, and records of the 
ESSU-Arteche Campus, as well as its liabilities or obligations, shall be 
transferred to the ESSU. 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 ESSU-
Arteche Campus shall be transferred to the ESSU: Provided, That should the 
campus or the ESSU cease to exist or be abolished or should such 
aforementioned parcels of land be no longer needed by the ESSU, the same shall 


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revert to the Municipality of Arteche or to the Republic of the Philippines, as the 
case may be. 
 
SEC. 7. The provisions of Republic Act No. 8292, otherwise known as the 
“Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997”, shall form part of this Act.   
 
SEC. 8. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall 
be included in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA). 
 
The Municipality of Arteche shall provide financial assistance to the ESSU               
extension campus to be converted into a regular campus until such time that the 
amount necessary for the continued operation and maintenance of the ESSU-
Arteche Campus is included in the annual GAA. 
 
SEC. 9.  Within sixty (60) days of the effectivity of this Act, the Board 
shall, in consultation with the CHED, issue rules and regulations to implement its 
provisions.  
 
SEC. 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. 
 
    SEC. 11. All other laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and 
regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are repealed 
or modified accordingly. 
 
SEC. 12.  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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Approved,