NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBUC 
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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Third Regular Session 
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SENATE
Senate Bill No. 2925
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Introduced by Sen. CYNTHIA A. VILLAR
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A REGULAR CAMPUS OF CEBU NORMAL 
UNIVERSITY IN CENTRAL CEBU CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CEBU 
NORMAL UNIVERSITY CENTRAL CEBU CITY CAMPUS, APPROPRIATING 
FUNDS THEREFOR, AND OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Cebu Normal University (CNU) traces its origins to the establishment of the 
Cebu Normai School under Act No. 74, enacted by the Philippine Commission in 1902. 
Later, Republic Act No. 975 elevated CNS to a tertiary-level institution, enabling it to 
grant a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Elementary Methods. In 1959, the 
institution began offering a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. By 1960, the 
Graduate School was founded, with its first graduates emerging in 1966. The 
transformation of CNS into Cebu Normal College was made official through R.A. No. 
5128 in 1967. In 1976, it became Cebu State Coilege (CSC) via Presidential Decree 
No. 944, and in 1988, it achieved university status under R.A. No. 8688.
Despite the passage of R.A. No. 8688, the University has yet to fully realize its 
potential in specific areas crucial to aligning with national developments and achieving 
parity with other institutions. Fields such as medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, 
law, public health, dentistry, pharmacy, radiology, biomedical technology, midwifery, 
tourism, hospitality management, business, and economics remain underdeveloped, 
despite CNU's strategic location in Cebu City, the economic and trade hub of Central 
Visayas. To address this, the University must expand its mandates and curricular 
offerings.
CNU's undergraduate and graduate Nursing programs are compliant with 
CHED's Certificates of Program Compliance (COPC). Notably, BS in Nursing (COPC No. 
083, s. 2020), Master of Nursing (COPC No. 074, s. 2022), Doctor of Science in Nursing 
(COPC No. 076, s. 2022), Master in Nursing (COPC No. 073, s. 2022), and Ph.D. in 
Nursing (CEB Reso. No. 724-2024) meet CHED standards. In September 2024, CNU 
launched its one-year Master of Nursing Education (MNE) program, aiming to 
strengthen nursing education further.
Additionally, the Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program is now authorized (COPC, 
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College of Medicine are anticipated, with their Medical Licensure Examinations slated 
for 2026. Meanwhile, the Juris Doctor program is under evaiuation by the Legai 
Education Board (LEB) and is expected to launch in the first semester of Academic 
Year 2025-2026. The University aiso continues to enhance its tourism programs, 
contributing to Cebu's development as a premier tourism destination, with Level II Re- 
Accreditation granted by AACCUP.
CNU's reputation for excellence is evidenced by its remarkabie 100% passing 
rate in nursing board examinations over the past 13 years. In the 2024 Philippine 
Nursing Licensure Examinations (PNLE), CNU secured the Top 1 spot, with eight other 
examinees piacing in the Top 10. Recognized as a Top Performing School, CNU is 
ranked 3rd among Cebu universities by EduRank and holds a global rank of 95 in the 
World University Rankings for Innovation (WURI).
CNU's facuity is composed of highiy qualified professionals, including doctoral 
and master's degree holders. In the CNAHS, 26% have doctoral degrees, 61% have 
master's degrees, and 13% hold master's units. The CNU-VSMMC COM faculty includes 
34 registered Doctors of Medicine and 110 part-time specialists. The Juris Doctor 
program anticipates additional faculty positions, while existing staff with advanced 
business and economics qualifications will support new programs.
Space constraints at CNU's Main Campus in Cebu City iimit its capacity to 
accommodate appiicants, including many deserving students, despite the Free Higher 
Education Act (R.A. No. 10931). To address this, the Provindai Government of Cebu, 
ied by Governor Gwendoiyn Piiar F. Garcia, has allocated a 1,460-square-meter lot in 
Sambag II, Cebu City, under a Usufruct Agreement signed in November 2024. This iot 
wili house the new Central Cebu City Campus, enabling CNU to expand its educationai 
offerings.
The establishment of the Central Cebu City Campus and the expansion of CNU's 
programs align with the government's vision, under President Ferdinand R. Marcos, 
Jr., of accessibie education for ali. These initiatives aim to upiift Filipinos by providing 
high-quality education, reducing poverty, combating criminality, and fostering 
sustainable national development.
The passage of this biii is, therefore, earnestly sought.
CYNTHIA A. VILLAR


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Third Regular Session 
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SENATE
Senate Bill No. 2925
Introduced by Sen. CYNTHIA A. VILLAR
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AN ACT ESTABLISHING A REGULAR CAMPUS OF CEBU NORMAL 
UNIVERSITY IN CENTRAL CEBU CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CEBU 
NORMAL UNIVERSITY CENTRAL CEBU CITY CAMPUS, APPROPRIATING 
FUNDS THEREFOR, AND OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Short Title, - This act shall be known as the CNU Central Cebu 
City Campus Act".
SEC. 2. Establishment - There is hereby established a Regular Campus of 
Cebu Normal University in Central Cebu City to be known as the Cebu Normal 
University-Central Cebu City Campus or CNU-CCCC, for brevity,.
SEC. 3. General Mandate and Curricular Programs. - The CNU Central 
Cebu City Campus shall primarily offer a Doctor of Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health 
Sciences, Juris Doctor or Law, Public Health, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Pharmaceuticals, 
Radiology, Bio-Medical Technology, Midwifery, Public Health Education, Tourism, 
Hotel and Hospitality Management, Business and Economics and such programs within 
its areas of competency and specialization, pursuant to the mandates of the CNU, and 
according to its capability, as the Board of Regents, hereinafter referred to as the 
Board, may deem necessary for the accomplishment of its objectives, and those which 
respond to the human resources development needs of the Province of Cebu and the 
Central Visayas Region. The Campus shall also offer an Integrated Liberal Arts as well 
as preparatory courses consisting of basic science, clinical and specialized courses, 
and graduate degree using a learner-centered, competency-based, and community- 
oriented approach and such modalities appropriate to various programs or degrees. 
The primary goal of the CNU Central Cebu City Campus shall be to develop a corps of 
leaders and professional physicians, nurses, health workers, tourism, hotel, business 
and economics and various areas to strengthen the healthcare system, tourism and 
business industry and the economic development of the country, as well as to respond 
to the human resource development needs of the Province of Cebu and Region VII.
The CNU Central Cebu City Campus is also mandated to undertake research 
and extension services and provide progressive leadership in these areas.
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Toward the said end, the Board shall authorize the offering of medical, nursing 
and allied health sciences and law programs in other campuses of the University using 
the 2+2 model or such arrangements, and adopt affirmative programs or actions to 
ensure access to the degree programs and trainings provided herein in various parts 
of the Province of Cebu and in Region VII.
SEC. 4. Governance. - The CNU Central Cebu City Campus, as an institution 
within the CNU System, shall be governed by the Board of Regents of the CNU, 
hereinafter referred to as the Board, whose powers are defined under Republic Act 
No. 8688 otherwise known as, "An Act Converting The Cebu State College Into A State 
University To Be Known As The Cebu Normal University, And Appropriating Funds 
Therefor" and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) promulgated by the CNU 
Board of Regents, and other applicable laws and regulations, unless otherwise 
provided or amended elsewhere in this Act.
SEC. 5. Administration. - The administration of the CNU Central Cebu City 
Campus shall be vested in the Campus Director of the Campus insofar as may be 
authorized by the Board and/or the University President.
The Campus shall be headed by a Campus Director who shall be appointed by 
the Board, subject to the guidelines, qualifications, and standards set by the Board, 
and upon the recommendation of the University President of CNU, following a process 
of consultation with the constituents of the Campus. The Campus Director shall render 
full-time service, serve a term of three (3) years, and may be reappointed to another 
term.
Within six (6) months from the effectivity of this Act, the University President 
of CNU shall constitute the search committee for the Campus Director.
The powers and duties of the Campus Director, in addition to those specifically 
provided for in this Act, shall include those usually pertaining to the Office of the 
Campus Director of similar state universities and colleges and those delegated by the 
University President of CNU, and as provided under the IRR of R.A. No. 8688 and the 
University Code promulgated by the CNU Board of Regents.
The salary of the Campus Director shall be in accordance with Republic Act No. 
11466, otherwise known as the "Salary Standardization Law of 2019", and such other 
laws amendatory thereto, which may hereinafter be enacted, and shall be comparable 
to that being received by the Campus Directors of similar educational institutions.
In case of vacancy in the Office of the Campus Director by reason of death, 
compulsory retirement, resignation, removal for cause, or incapacity of the Campus 
Director to perform the functions of the office, the Board shall, upon the 
recommendation of the University President, designate an Officer-in-Charge of the 
Campus, pending the appointment of a new Campus Director: Provided, That the 
Officer-in-Charge shall serve only during the unexpired portion of the term.
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The Campus Director shall be assisted by College Deans, Chiefs/Heads of 
academic programs, internationalization, research and development, publications, 
innovation, commercialization, administrative, finance, student affairs, security and 
safety, and such offices as the Board of Regents may create upon recommendation 
by the University President, faculty members and administrative staff, who shall be 
appointed/designated by the Board upon recommendation by the University President, 
subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations.
SEC. 6. The Colleges and the Deans. - The CNU Central Cebu City Campus 
shall operate and maintain the College of Medicine (COM), College of Law, College of 
Nursing and Allied Health Sciences (CNAHS), College of Tourism, Hotel, and. Hospitality 
Management (CTHHM), College of Business and Economics (CBE), and such Colleges 
as the Board of Regents may create taking into consideration the CNU's mandates and 
the national, regional and Institutional development plans and thrusts. Provided, That 
for purposes of this Act, the existing College of Medicine established by the Cebu 
Normal University-Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (CNU-VSMMC COM) may be 
maintained subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations.
Each College shall be headed by a Dean who shall be appointed by the Board, 
subject to the guidelines, qualifications, and standards set by the Board, and upon the 
recommendation of the University President of CNU, following a process of 
consultation with the constituents of the College. The Dean shall render full-time 
service, serve a term of three (3) years, and may be reappointed to another term.
Within six (6) months from the effectivity of this Act, the University President 
of CNU shall constitute the search committee for the deanship.
The powers and duties of the Dean of the College, in addition to those 
specifically provided for in this Act, shall include those usually pertaining to the Office 
of the Dean of similar state universities and colleges and those delegated by the 
University President of CNU, and as provided under the IRR of R.A. No. 8688 and the 
University Code promulgated by the CNU Board of Regents.
The salary of the College Deans shall be in accordance with Republic Act No. 
11466, otherwise known as the "Salary Standardization Law of 2019", and such other 
laws amendatory thereto, which may hereinafter be enacted, and shall be comparable 
to that being received by the Deans of similar educational institutions.
In case of vacancy in the Office of the College Dean by reason of death, 
compulsory retirement, resignation, removal for cause, or Incapacity of the Dean to 
perform the functions of the office, the Board shall upon the recommendation of the 
University President, designate an Officer-in-Charge of the College, pending the 
appointment of a new Dean: Provided, That the Officer-in-Charge shall serve only 
during the unexpired portion of the term.
Each Dean of the College shall be assisted by an Associate Dean, College 
Secretary, Academic Heads, Faculty Members and Administrative Staff, who shall be 
appointed by the Board.
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SEC. 7. The Faculty, Entry-Level Salary, Re-classificatlon or 
Promotion, and Industry Immersion. - The Board shall, upon the 
recommendation by the President of the CNU, appoint the faculty members of the 
Carnpus: Provided, That no political belief, sex, gender, cuitural or community 
affiliation or ethnic origin, nor reiigious opinion or affiliation shall be a matter of inquiry 
in the appointment of faculty members of the Campus: Provided, further, That said 
appointment shail be subject to the guidelines, qualifications, and standards set by 
the Board: Provided, finally. That no member of the faculty shall teach for or against 
any particular religious denomination.
The entry-level salary for the Medical and Law faculty members shall be at least 
Associate Professor IV and V, respectively while for the nursing and allied health 
sciences shall be at least Assistant Professor III: provided, that they shall meet the 
minimum qualifications and requirements for appointment, re-classification or 
promotion, and industry immersion prescribed by the Board of Regents and the 
University subject to pertinent policies promulgated by the Department of Budget and 
Management (DBM), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and Civii Service 
Commission (CSC).
SEC. 8. Scholarship Programs and Admission. - The CNU Central Cebu 
City Campus shall provide scholarship and other affirmative action programs to assist 
poor but deserving student who qualify for admission to the CNU Central Cebu City 
Campus.
No student shall be denied admission to the Campus by reason of sex, gender, 
religion, cultural or community affiliation, physical disability, ethnic origin, or any other 
forms of discrimination.
SEC. 9. Mandatory Return Service. - Students who have availed themselves 
of the scholarship program under Republic Act No. 11509, otherwise known as the 
"Doktor Para sa Bayan Act", as well as those in the Nursing and Allied Health Sciences 
and Law or recipients of scholarship programs under relevant laws enacted by the 
Congress of the Philippines or policies promulgated by the Commission on Higher 
Education and/or Board of Regents shall render a return service in accordance with 
relevant law or policies. Students availing themselves of other nationally-funded 
scholarship programs to complete the various programs under the Campus may be 
required to render a return service depending on the contract signed between the 
student and the University represented by the its University President.
SEC. 10. Highly Technical Research Centers or Institutes. -The following 
highly technical research centers or institutes shall are hereby established and shall 
be operated, maintained and sustained by the University:
1.1. Under the College of Medicine:
a. Health Systems Research Institute (HSRI).
b. Research Center for Applied Health and Behavioral Medicine 
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c. Research Institute for Collaborative Community Health Partnershios 
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d. Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences and Technology (RIBST).
e. Research Institute for Digital Health, Medical Simulation and 
Innovation Technology (RIDHMSIT).
f. Research Institute for Innovative Medical Education and Services 
(RIIMDES).
g. Such research centers/institutes that the CNU Board of Regents may 
create from time to time.
1.2. Under the College of Nursing and Related Health Sciences:
Research Institute for Ageing and Health (RIAH).
Research Center Women's Health and Protection (RCWHP).
Research Center for Health Policies and Governance (RCHPG). 
Research Center for Health Promotion and Protection (RCHPP). 
Research Institute for Population and Sustainable Development 
(RIPSD).
f. Such research centers/institutes that the CNU Board of Regents may 
create from time to time.
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Under the College of Law:
a. Research Institute for International Law Studies (RIILS).
b. Research Institute for Legal Profession and Paralegal Services 
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c. Research Institute for Indigenous and Local Legal System (RIILLS).
d. Research Institute for Maritime and Energy Studies (RIMES);
e. Research Institute for Human Rights and People's Participation 
(RIHRPP).
f. Research Institute for Sustainable Public Procurement and 
Procurement Management (RISPPRM).
g. Such research centers/institutes that the CNU Board of Regents may 
create from time to time.
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Under the College of Tourism, Hotel and Hospitality Management:
a. Research Institute for Sustainable Travel and Aviation/Airline 
(RISTAR).
b. Research Institute for Culinary Arts, Food Science, and Innovation 
(RICCAFSI).
c. Research Institute for Hospitality Innovation and Leadership (RIHIL).
d. Research Institute for Tourism and Hospitality Development 
(RITHD).
e. Research Institute for Culture, Heritage and Cebuano Studies 
(RICHCS).
f. Research Institute for Eco-tourism and Sustainable Development 
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g. Such research centers/institutes that the CNU Board of Regents may 
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Research Institute for Rurai, Urbanization and National Development 
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Research Institute for International Trade and Industry (RILTI). 
Research Institute for Labor Rights Protection (RILRP).
Research Institute for Human and Economic Sustainable 
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Research Institute for Business and Economics Professionaiization 
and Development (RIBEPD).
Such research centers/institutes that the CNU Board of Regents may 
create from time to time.
The Research Centers/Institutes shaii be under the direct supervision of the 
University President through the Vice President for Research, Pubiications, Innovation, 
Commerciaiization and Extension (RPICE). Each research center/institute shall be 
managed by a Director with entitlements provided to similar administrative positions 
in the University duly prescribed under existing iaws, ruies and reguiations. Each 
Director shaii be assisted by researchers duiy designated from among the facuity 
members of the University and technical and administrative staff duly hired and/or 
designated from among the empioyees of the University, subject to applicabie laws, 
rules and regulations.
Further, the Board of Regents, upon the recommendation by the University 
President, shaii determine the duties, functions and mandates of each institute or 
center as provided for under this Act or as may be estabiished by the Board of Regents 
or subsequent iaws. Furthermore, the funding requirements of the research 
centers/institutes shaii be charged against the annual General Appropriations Act 
(GAA), research and development funds, income, grants and financial assistance from 
both the government and private sectors, and/or such appropriate fund/s of the 
University, subject to usual accounting and auditing rules and regulations.
SEC. 11. Academic Freedom and Institutional Autonomy. - The Campus 
shall enjoy academic freedom and institutional autonomy, pursuant to Paragraph 2, 
Section 5 of Article XIV of the Constitution.
SEC. 12. Construction, Establishment^ Utilization and Management of 
Buildings. - The Campus is hereby authorized to construct building/s for the 
establishment and operation of, among others, serve as tertiary base hospital, 
auxiliary services and income generating projects in the CNU Central Cebu City 
Campus located in Barangay Sambang II, Cebu City, which shall primarily serve as a 
base hospital and clinical practice of its College of Medicine and College of Nursing 
and Allied Health Sciences and if its capabilities warrant, cater to the base hospital 
needs of other state universities and colleges in Visayas and other parts of the country 
offering doctor of medicine programs.
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The University President shall enter Into a Memorandum of Agreement with any 
state university or college availing of the tertiary hospital of the University as the base 
hospital thereof.
Such buildIng/s shall also house and be utilized for the fourfold functions, 
operations and mandates of the Colleges created under this Act and such offices, 
departments or units as the University President and/or Board of Regents may 
determine.
The buildings or structures so constructed in the Campus shall also serve for 
auxiliary services and income generating projects, and such entrepreneurial 
undertakings of the University to further augment its financial capability.
SEC. 13. Loan or Transfer of Supplies, Apparatuses, or Equipment^ and 
Detail of Personnel to the College. - Heads of national government agencies and 
instrumentalities and local government units may, upon the request of the Board 
through the President of the CNU, loan or transfer supplies, apparatuses, or 
equipment, and detail of personnel to the Campus: Provided, That such loan, transfer 
or detail shall not be detrimental to public service.
The personnel to be detailed to the Campus shall perform such duties as may 
be deemed required by the Campus Director upon recommendation by Dean of the 
College and the time spent for such duties, duly approved by the University President, 
shall be counted as part of the detailed personnel's regular service.
SEC. 14. Assets, Liabilities, and Personnel. - All appropriations, assets, 
both real and personal, personnel, and records of the Campus, as well as its liabilities 
or obligations, shall be titled or named after the CNU.
All parcels of land belonging to the government to be occupied by the Campus 
shall be the property of the CNU, and titled under its name: Provided, That should the 
Campus cease to exist or be abolished or should such aforementioned parcels of land 
be no longer needed by the CNU, the same shall revert to the Province of Cebu or to 
the Republic of the Philippines, as the case may be.
SEC. 15. Authority to Loan or Transfer. - The heads of bureaus and offices 
of the national government are hereby authorized to loan or transfer, upon 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 public service. 
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. 16. Land Grants and Other Rea! Properties of the University. - The
State may support the University in the form of a lump sum amount in the annual
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General Appropriations Act and other financial benefits, and in kind, through land 
grants and donations, use or purchase of other real properties. To carry out the intent 
of these grants, income derived from the development of all land grants and real 
properties shall be used to further the curricular programs and mandates of the 
Campus as well as the fourfold functions of the of the university namely, instruction, 
research, extension and production services, as may be determined and decided by 
the Board.
Such parcels of land ceded by law, decree or presidential issuance to the 
University are hereby declared to be reserved for the purpose intended. The absolute 
ownership of the University over those landholdings, including those covered by 
original and transfer certificates of title in the name of the University and their future 
derivatives, is hereby confirmed. Where the issuance of proper certificates of title for 
those landholdings is yet pending, the appropriate government office may expedite 
the issuance thereof within six (6) months from the date of effectivity of this 
Act: Provided, That all registration requirements necessary for the issuance of the said 
titles have been submitted and compiied with.
The Board may plan, design, approve and cause the implementation of land 
leases: Provided, That such mechanisms and arrangements shall sustain and protect 
the environment in accordance with law, and be exclusive of the academic core zone 
of the campuses of the University: Provided, further. That such mechanisms and 
arrangements shall not conflict with the academic mission of the University.
The Board may approve the implementation of the joint 
ventures: Provided, That in the event real properties of the University are involved, 
only the income derived by the University from the use of the real properties shall be 
subject of its participation or obligation in the joint ventures: Provided, further. That 
no joint venture shall result in the alienation of the real properties of the University.
Any plan to generate revenues and other sources from land grants and other 
real properties entrusted to the University shall be consistent with the academic 
mission and orientation of the university as well as protect it from undue influence 
and control of commercial interests: Provided, That such programs, projects or 
mechanisms shall be approved by the Board subject to a transparent and democratic 
process of consultation with the constituents of the University.
SEC. 17. Tax Exemptions. - The provisions of any general or special law to 
the contrary notwithstanding:
(a) All revenues and assets of the University or Campus/College used actually, 
directly and exclusively for educational and sustainable development 
purposes or in support thereof shall be exempt from all taxes and duties;
(b) All grants, gifts, bequests, endowments, donations and contributions of real 
and personal properties of all kinds made to and used actually, directly and 
exclusively for educational and sustainable development purposes by the 
University shall be exempt from donor's tax and the same shall be
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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: 
Provided, That the allowable deductions shall be equivalent to one hundred 
fifty percent (150%) of the value of such donation. Valuation of assistance 
other than money shall be based on the acquisition cost of the property. 
Such valuation shall take into consideration the depreciation value of the 
property in case the property has been used;
(c) Importation by the University or Campus/College of economic, technical, 
vocational, scientific, philosophical, historical and cultural books, supplies 
and materials duly certified by the Board and the Commission on Higher 
Education (CHED), including scientific, information and communications 
technology, and educational computer and software equipment, shall 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)";
(d) The educational services rendered by the University shall be except from 
value-added tax in accordance with Section 109(H) of the NIRC of 1997, as 
amended; and
(e) All academic monetary incentives and nonmonetary awards provided by the 
donors and other benefactors shall be exempt from taxes."
SEC. 18. Compliance with CHED and Legal Education Board (LEB) 
Requirements. - The CNU shall ensure continuing compliance with the applicable 
policies, standards, and guidelines of the CHED and the LEB, as the case may be.
SEC. 19. Rules of Construction. - No statutory or other issuances shall 
diminish the powers, rights, privileges and benefits accorded to the University under 
this Act, or those enjoyed at present by virtue of other issuances not otherwise 
modified or repealed under this Act, unless subsequent legislation expressly provides 
for their repeal, amendment or modification. Any case of doubt in the interpretation 
of any of the provisions of hereof shall be resolved in favor of the academic freedom 
and fiscal autonomy of the University.
SEC. 20. SuppietoryApplication. - The provisions of Republic Act No. 8292, 
otherwise known as the "Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997," and Republic 
Act No. 8688 "An Act Converting the Cebu State College Into a State University to Be 
Known as the Cebu Normal University, And Appropriating Funds Therefor" and their 
respective Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRRs) shall form an integral part of 
this Act and its IRR and shall serve as part of the governing charter of the Campus.
^.^9; ^ar'ty Clause. - All other powers, functions, privileges, 
responsibilities, and limitations under existing laws shall be deemed granted to or 
imposed upon the University and its officials whenever appropriate.
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SEC. 22. Development and Investment Plans, and Organizational 
Structure. - Within One Hundred Twenty (120) days after the approval of this Act, 
the University shall accomplish the following:
(a) Submit a five (5) year development and investment plans, including its 
corresponding program budget to the CHED and DBM;
(b) Set up its organization, as well as its academic structure, and designate the 
designated officials and hiring of faculty members and administrative 
personnel of the College and the research institutes or centers of the 
University, subject to applicable laws, rules, and regulations;
(c) Update the Land Use Development and Infrastructure Plan (LUDIP); and
(d) Secure additional plantilla positions, including technical, support to 
technical, and key administrative positions for the Campus and its Colleges, 
and augmentations of personnel services allocation from the DBM, in order 
to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the administration and 
management of the University, toward the attainment of its mandates, 
vision, mission, and objectives.
The Board may direct for the updating of the deliverables in Section (a)(c) 
above every five (5) years or as often as necessary which shall be in harmony with 
the national development plan.
SEC. 23. Transitory Provision.-Jo provide strategic direction and 
leadership as the Campus and College transitions, and to ensure the attainment of its 
distinctive and purposeful mandates as such, as declared and provided for in this Act, 
the incumbent Campus Director and the concerned College Deans of CNU, if qualified, 
shall serve a new term as its first Campus Director or Dean of the College, as the case 
may be, subject to one (1) reappointment: Provided,JhdX. such reappointment is 
pursuant to the guidelines prescribed by the Board, upon recommendation by the 
University President.
SEC. 24. Appropriations. - An amount of Two Billion Pesos 
(PhP2,000,000,000.00) is hereby appropriated to be used, among others, for the 
construction of the building/s as mandated under Section 11 in this Act, hiring of 
qualified faculty members and staff, procurement of vehicles and state-of-the-art 
facilities necessary for the operations of the tertiary hospital, auxiliary services, income 
generating projects and such entrepreneurial undertakings and of the college or 
University as its Board of Regents may deem appropriate. Thereafter, the amount 
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the annual General 
Appropriations Act.
SEC. 25. Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), the University 
Code and Manual of Operations. - Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of 
this Act, the Board, in consultation with the CHED, shall formulate the rules and 
regulations to fully implement the provisions of this Act.
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Within one hundred twenty (120) days from the promulgation of the IRR, the 
University President shall, upon consultation with and review by the Academic Council 
and Administrative Council, submit to the Board of Regents for action on the University 
Code and Manual of Operations and such policies of the offices, colleges, departments, 
units, sections and services of the Campus.
Provided, That the IRR, University Code and the Manual of Operations and such 
policies may be reviewed, updated or enhanced at least every five (5) years or as 
often as may be necessary.
SEC. 26. Separability Clause. - Should any provision herein be declared 
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of this 
Act.
SEC. 27. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations 
or other issuances or parts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are amended, 
repealed, or modified accordingly.
SEC. 28. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
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