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

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

2019

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Honorable Benhur L, Salimbangon

EXPLANATORY NOTE,

This bill seeks to create a public college in the 4" District of Cebu to be known as
Cebu 4" District College. As embodied in the Philippine Constitution wherein the State is
‘mandated to protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels and
shall take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all, this bill sought to
implement such guarantee in the Constitution,

For the past years this representation had hundreds of scholars but due to the limited
tertiary schools in the district, the scholars have to go Cebu City and other places to take up
their course of choice thus making it costly for them as they have to spend for boarding and
transportation among others. Likewise, those belonging to the middle income eamers who are
not qualified to avail of the scholarship program have to spend more thus making tertiary
education not really accessible,

There is nothing more important than giving education as a legacy to the family.
Filipino parents are known to strive in order to send their children to school.

As such, this bill seeks to establish a public college for the 4" district of Cebu to be
located at Medellin, Cebu which will provide the basic facilities for the people of the 4°*
district in their desire to obtain better education. This college will enable the youth to finish
their studies in a more affordable and accessible manner.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is highly and earnestly recommended.

Zed
€E- L. SALIMBANGON


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

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House BiLNo, 2019

Introduced by Honorable Benhur L, Salimbangon

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A DISTRICT PUBLIC
COLLEGE IN THE 4™ DISTRICT OF CEBU TO BE KNOWN
CEBU 4"" DISTRICT COLLEGE TO BE LOCATED AT
CURVA, MEDELLIN, CEBU AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. There shall be established, under the joint supervision of the
Commission on Higher Education and the Province of Cebu, a public college in the 4"
District of Cebu to be located at Curva, Medellin, Cebu to be known as Cebu 4" District
College;

SECTION 2. The location of the Cebu 4" District College shall be donated by an
identified private benevolent individual and is hereby declared to be property of the College,
Provided, That should the College cease to exist or be abolished, or should said parcel of
land aforementioned be no longer needed by the College, the same shall revert to the donor
concerned;

SECTION 3. The Cebu 4" District College is hereby authorized to collaborate with
the Cebu ‘Technological University in Daanbantayan Campus, Cebu, under the joint
supervision of the CHED and the Cebu Province and in consultation with the DBM, and work
towards the structuring of the Cebu 4" District College to become more efficient, viable,
adoptive and competitive college.

SECTION 3. There is hereby appropriated the initial amount of One Hundred Million
Pesos to carry out the provisions of this Act. ‘Thereafter, such sum as may be necessary for
the operation and maintenance of the Cebu 4" District College shall be included in the annual
General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 4. This act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication in at
least two (2) national newspaper of general circulation.

Approved.