Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 4103

Introduced by Hon. Giorgidi B. Aggabao

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Sect6ion 2, Article XIV of the 1987 Constitution provides, in part, that
“The State shall establish, maintain and support a complete, adequate, and
integrated system of education relative to the needs of the people and
society.”

This bill sees to convert the Southern Isabela College of Arts and
‘Trade (SICAT) in Santiago City, Isabela into a polytechnic college to be
known as the Southern Isabela Polytechnic College.

SICAT, as a recipient of the Technical Education and Skills
Development Project (TESDP) has its Distinctive Area of Competence (DAC)
in automotive service technician course. It is one among the country’s
twenty-five (25) pilot institutions which were identified as Center of
Excellence (CentEx). In Region 2, it serves as one of the two assessment
centers in other trade areas. The institution's training modality is the
dualized training system (DTS) where knowledge and skills are obtained
both in school and the on-the-job training in the existing industry's
establishments. Its instructional mechanisms include modularized delivery
enhanced with lecture, practical exercises, simulation, use of multi-media,
project-based instruction and Supervised Industry Training (STI).

SICAT takes pride in its personnel for their consistent delivery of
quality programs and services, active involvement in the school’s policy
making and their adherence to the value of dedication to public service,
hardwork, discipline and frugality.

‘The conversion of SICAT into a Polytechnic College will widen its
curriculum and address the needs of the student population for a quality
education.

Hence, the approval of this bill is earnestly requested.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 4103

Introduced by Hon. Giorgidi B. Aggabao

AN ACT CONVERTING THE SOUTHERN ISABELA COLLEGE OF ARTS
AND TRADES (SICAT) IN SANTIAGO CITY, PROVINCE OF ISABEA INTO
A POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE TO BE KNOWN AS THE SOUTHERN ISABELA
POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

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

Section 1. The Southern Isabela College of Arts and Trades in Santiago
City is hereby converted into a polytechnic college to be known as the
Southern Isabela Polytechnic College.

SEC. 2. The College, in addition to its present secondary offerings, shall
primarily provide higher technological, professional and vocational
instructions and training in sciences, agricultural and industrial fields, as
well as short-term technical ad vocational courses, subject to the policies
and standards of the Commission on Higher Education.

Section 3. No student shall be denied admission to the College because of
sex, ethnic considerations and religious belief or affiliation.

Section 4. The College shall be under the administrative and supervisory
control of the Commission on Higher Education.

Section 5. All personnel, records, appropriations, obligations and fixed or
moveable assets of the Southern Isabela College of Arts and Trades are
hereby transferred to the Southern Isabela Polytechnic College.

Section 6. The Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education, in
coordination with the Secretary of Education, shall promulgate such rules
and regulations as may be necessary for the initial implementation of this
Act.


Section 7. The amount necessary for the initial implementation of this Act
shall be charged against the current appropriations of the Southern Isabela
College of Arts and Trades (SICAT). Thereafter, such as may be necessary for
its operation and maintenance shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act.

Section 8. All law, decrees, orders, rules and regulations and other
issuances inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.

Section 9. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in
the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved.