Republic of the Philippines
Bouse of Representatives
Queson City, Metro Manila

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

H. B. No. 4421

Introduced by Representative AURELIO “DONG” D. GONZALES, JR.

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE EXTENSION CAMPUSES OF THE DON HONORIO.
VENTURA STATE UNIVERSITY INTO SATELLITE CAMPUSES IN THE
MUNICIPALITIES OF STO. TOMAS, PORAC, LUBAO, CANDABA, AND
APALIT, ALL IN THE PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA, APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The establishment of extension/satellite campuses in various districts of the
Province of Pampanga is one of the commitments of the Don Honorio Ventura State
University (DHVSU) as prescribed by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
and required by the Senate Committee on Education, Culture and Arts during the
deliberations for the conversion of the college into a state university.

Satellite campuses are often established by universities to serve the
educational needs of a more distant community. They provide higher educational
opportunities for students who would otherwise not have access to tertiary education.

DHVSU fully supports the national government's commitment that puts
education as the central strategy for investing in the Filipino people, reducing poverty
and building national competitiveness.


To ensure that quality higher education is accessible to all who seek it,
particularly those who may not be able to afford it, DHVSU has established extension
campuses in the Municipalities of Sto. Tomas, Porac, and Lubao.

Each Local Government Units in the said municipalities provide the amount of
Three Million Pesos (Php 3,000,000.00) by way of continuing appropriation in its
annual budget and grants this to DHVSU, to cover personnel service payments and
expenses relating to the operation of the Extension Campus such as for utilities,
renovation and improvement of facilities, and other related expenditures. They
likewise provide the requisite funding for the construction of academic buildings and
Support facilities; for the development of the site including its road network, perimeter
fence and utilities; for instructional and laboratory facilities of various course offerings
and for expenditures for needed equipment, tools, supplies, materials, books,
furniture and fixtures,

On August 29, 2019, the DHVSU signed Memorandum of Agreements with the
Municipalities of Apalit and Candaba for the establishment of extension campuses in
the said localities.

State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), such as DHVSU, remain as the
institutions of choice of poor but deserving students because of free tuition, proximity
to their homes, and the high quality of program offerings. As public institutions
charged with responding to the education and development needs of their respective
provinces, upgrading the SUCs’ capability to continuously deliver quality education
is an absolute imperative.

The conversion of the DHVSU extension units into satellite campuses will
guarantee appropriate budgetary support from the annual General Appropriations
Act (GAA). This will enable the satellite campuses to acquire their own infrastructure,
laboratory equipment and other vital facilities, and improve the quality of instruction
through the hiring of highly qualified faculty, thereby heightening their significance

and responsiveness.

At the macro level, every satellite campus will be a chief factor in building
human capital to spur creativity and productivity, generating new knowledge,
engendering innovations for human development, and driving economic growth and
global competitiveness.

At the micro level, these campuses will help enhance the career and life choices
and opportunities of individuals, produce persons with praiseworthy values, and be
the springboards of graduates with the competency to fully engage in the world of
work, and live meaningfully in today’s complex world.

Most importantly, these satellite campuses will contribute constructively to the
government's fundamental strategy to fight poverty and foster national


competitiveness by accomplishing the mission of lifting economically and socially-
marginalized Filipinos out of indigence.

HON. AUR ” D. GONZALES, JR.
Represéntative
34 District, Province of Pampanga


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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session

H.B.No. 4421

Introduced by Representative AURELIO “DONG” D. GONZALES, JR.

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE EXTENSION CAMPUSES OF THE DON HONORIO
VENTURA STATE UNIVERSITY INTO SATELLITE CAMPUSES IN THE
MUNICIPALITIES OF STO. TOMAS, PORAC, LUBAO, CANDABA, AND APALIT,
ALL IN THE PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR,
AND FOR 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 “Don Honorio Ventura State
University Satellite Campuses Act.”

Section 2. The Don Honorio Ventura State University Satellite Campuses. ~ The
extension campuses of the Don Honorio Ventura State University (University) in the
Municipalities of Sto. Tomas, Porac, Lubao, Candaba, and Aplit, respectively, all located
in the Province of Pampanga, are hereby converted into satellite campuses, and to be
known as follows: DHVSU - Sto. Tomas Campus; DHVSU - Porac Campus; DHVSU -
Lubao Campus; DHVSU - Candaba Campus; and DHVSU - Apalit Campus.

Section 3. General Mandate. - The University shall admit students in its satellite
campuses who may avail of graduate, undergraduate, and short-term technical-
vocational courses within the University’s areas of specialization and according to its
capabilities as the Board of Regents (Board) may deem necessary to carry out the
University’s objectives, particularly to respond to the needs of the Province of Pampanga
and the entire Region III: Provided, That no degree program shall be offered without the
approval of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) before the same shall be

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the University is also mandated to undertake research, extension, and production
services in the satellite campuses in support of the socioeconomic development of the
Province of Pampanga and provide progressive leadership in its areas of specialization.

Section 4. Administration of Satellite Campuses, - The University President shall have
overall supervision and management of the satellite campuses. Each satellite campus
shall be headed by a Campus Director who shall render full-time service and who shall
be appointed or designated by the Board upon the recommendation of the University
President.

Subject to the usual government accounting and budgeting rules and regulations, the
Campus Directors of each satellite campuses are hereby authorized to cause the
Construction or repair of satellite campus buildings, machinery, equipment and other
facilities, and the purchase and acquisition of real property for the satellite campuses,
including necessary supplies, materials and equipment.

Section 5. Compliance with CHED Requirements. ~ The establishment of the satellite
campuses shall ensure that the minimum requirements for its operation and program
offerings have been complied with as duly prescribed by the CHED.

Section 6. Development Plan, Infrastructure Development Plan, Management Audit, and
Organization/Administrative/Academic Structure. - Within a period of sixty (60) days
after the approval of this Act, each satellite campus of the University shall accomplish the
following:

(@) Submit a five (5)-year development plan, including its corresponding program
budget to the CHED, for appropriate recommendation to the Department of

Budget and Management (DBM);

(©) Submit an infrastructure development plan including a corresponding site

development plan to the CHED, for appropriate recommendation to the DBM;

(©) Undergo a management audit in cooperation with the CHED; and


(d) Accordingly set up its organizational, administrative, financial as well as academic
structure, including the appointment/ designation of the key campus officials.

Section 7. Authority to Loan or Transfer Apparatus, Equipment, Supplies, and Vehicles.
~ The heads of the bureaus and offices of the national government, and the heads of local
government units are hereby authorized to loan or transfer, upon request of the
University President, such apparatus, equipment, supplies and vehicles as may be
needed by the University when, in the judgment of the heads, such apparatus,
equipment, supplies and vehicles can be spared without serious detriment to public

service.

Section 8. Land and Other Real Properties. - All parcels of land belonging to the
government and occupied by the satellite campuses are hereby declared to be the
property of the University, and shall be titled under that name: Provided, That should the
University cease to exist or be abolished or should such parcels of land aforementioned
be no longer needed by the University, the same shall revert to the concerned local

government units.

Section 9. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act
shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 10. Suppletory Application. - The provisions of Republic Act No. 8292, otherwise
known as the “Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997,” and Republic Act Nos.
9832 and 11169 shall form as integral part of this Act.

Section 11. Parity Clause. - All other powers, functions, privileges, responsibilities and
limitations to state colleges and universities and/or its officials under existing laws shall
be deemed granted to or imposéd upon the satellite campuses and/or its officials,

whenever appropriate.

Section 12. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any part or provision of this Act is
declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected
thereby shall remain in full force and effect.


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Section 13. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations
or other issuances or parts thereof contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this
Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

Section 14. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in

the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,