Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 362

Introduced by Honorable RHEA MAE A, GULLAS

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Republic Act No. 9744 which was enacted into law in the year 2009 institutionalized
the Cebu Technological University of Cebu (CTU for short). CTU has its main campus in Cebu
City but has nine (9) satellite campuses in Argao, Barili, Carmen, Daanbantayan, Moalboal,
San Francsico and Tuburan, Cebu and in Danao City.

The vision and mission of CTU is to provide advanced professional and technical
instruction for special purposes, advanced studies in industrial trade, agriculture, fishery,
forestry, aeronautics, arts and sciences, health sciences, information technology and other
relevant fields of study. There is a need to establish an additiona! satellite campus of CTU in
the City of Naga, Cebu in order to cater to the booming industries in the city and the needs of
the communities of the city and neighboring municipalities for quality tertiary education as
there abounds in these places a number of students craving for such education

Naga is a 5 class component city in the Province of Cebu, Philippines. According to
the 2020 census, it has a population of 133,184. It lies within the Cebu metropolitan area
‘Among the industries situated in Naga City are the APO Cement Corporation, FSP Group,
KEPCO Philippines Corporation power plant, MRC Allied Industries; Kyocera Kinseki
Philippines, Inc., Pryce Gases, Inc. Rikio Southeast Asia and Sugbo ACS Food Manufacturing
Corporation

In view of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this measure is earnestly sought

RH GULLAS


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 362

Introduced by Honorable RHEA MAE A, GULLAS

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE CEBU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
CAMPUS IN THE CITY OF NAGA, PROVINCE OF CEBU, INTO A REGULAR
CAMPUS OF THE CEBU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR

Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the “Cebu Technological University (CTU) —
Naga City Campus Act”

SEC. 2. The Naga Extension Campus of the CTU located in the City of Naga, Province
of Cebu, is hereby converted into a regular campus, to be known as the CTU-City of Naga,
‘Cebu Campus.

SEC. 3. The CTU-City of Naga, Cebu Campus shall primarily provide short-term
technical-vocational, undergraduate, and graduate courses, within its areas of competency and
specialization, pursuant to the mandate of the CTU, and according to its capability, as the Board
of Regents, hereinafter referred to as the Board, may deem necessary to respond to the human
resource development needs of the Province of Cebu and Region VII. It shall also be mandated
to undertake research and extension services, and to provide progressive leadership in these
areas.

SEC. 4. The CTU-City of Naga, Cebu Campus shall be headed by a Campus Director
who shall be appointed by the Board, subject to its guidelines and qualification standards, and
based on the recommendation of a search committee duly constituted for the purpose of
selecting the Campus Director

SEC. §. The CTU shall ensure that the minimum requirements of the Commission on
Higher Education (CHED) for the operation of the CTU-City of Naga, Cebu Campus, including
those related to its course offerings, are fully complied with


SEC. 6. All assets, both real and personal, personnel, and records of he CTU-City of
Naga, Cebu Campus, as well as its liabilities or obligations, shall be titled under or named after
the CTU.

Il parcels of land belonging to the government that shall he occupied by the CTU-City
of Naga, Cebu Campus shall be the property of the CTU, and shall be 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 CTU, the same shall revert to the concerned local
government unit 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.

SEC. 9. Within sixty (60) days after the effectivity of this Act, the Board shall, in
consultation with the CHED, issue the rules and regulations to fully implement the provisions
of this Act.

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, and 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

Approved,