Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 23ié

Introduced by: Hon. Keith Micah “Atty. Mike” D.L. Tan

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE LOPEZ SATELLITE CAMPUS OF THE LAGUNA STATE POLYTECHNIC
UNIVERSITY (LSPU) LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LOPEZ, PROVINCE OF QUEZON INTO A
REGULAR CAMPUS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article XIV, Section 1 of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines provides that “The State
shall 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."

Towards this end, this bill seeks to recognize the Laguna State Polytechnic University-
Lopez Satellite Campus as one of the satellite campuses of the LSPU.

The Municipality of Lopez in the Province of Quezon is a 1* class municipality with a
population of 94,657 people.

It is located in the southern part of the province, 220 kilometers (140 mi) from Manila,
83 kilometers (52 mi) east from Lucena, 25 kilometers (16 mi) to Camarines Norte, and 3
nautical kilometers to Alabat Island.

Lopez is one of the largest municipalities in the province and has a total land area of
395.1 square kilometers representing 4.53% of the total land area of the province of Quezon. It
is dubbed as the educational center of Southern Quezon. Several educational institutions
operate in the town serving not only its citizens but also those coming from the Bondoc
Peninsula and the Bicol Region.

On March 22, 2007, the Laguna State Polytechnic College was converted into Laguna
State Polytechnic University through Republic Act No. 9402.

Its general mandate provides that “The University shall primarily provide advanced
education, professional, technological and vocational instruction in agriculture, fisheries,
forestry, science, engineering, industrial technologies, teacher education, medicine, law, arts
and sciences, information technology and other related fields. It shall also undertake research
and extension services, and provide progressive leadership in its areas of specialization.”

The LSPU's campus is located in Santa Cruz, Laguna and has campuses in Siniloan, San
Pablo City, and Los Banos. It has two satellite campuses in Nagcarlan, Laguna, and in Lopez,
Quezon.


The contribution of LSPU as an institute of higher learning is pivotal to the overall
development of the Province of Quezon — not only in providing quality and accessible
education, but also in producing reliable graduates.

Hence, it is important to upgrade the status of LSPU-Lopez Satellite Campus into a
regular campus, which will pave the way for the expansion of its capacity to provide quality,
accessible, and affordable education and increase the resources available to ensure its efficient
operations.

In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

Per
Keith Micah “Atty. Mike” D.L. Tan
4th District, Quezon


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

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HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by: Hon. Keith Micah “Atty. Mike” D.L. Tan

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE LOPEZ SATELLITE CAMPUS OF THE LAGUNA STATE POLYTECHNIC
UNIVERSITY (LSPU) LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LOPEZ, PROVINCE OF QUEZON INTO A
REGULAR CAMPUS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the “Laguna State Polytechnic University-Lopez
Campus Act”.

SEC. 2. The Satellite Campus of Laguna State Polytechnic University (LSPU) located in the
Municipality of Lopez, Province of Quezon is hereby converted into a regular campus of the
LSPU, to be known as the LSPU-Lopez Campus.

SEC. 3, The LSPU-Lopez Campus shall primarily provide advanced education,
professional, technological and vocational instruction in agriculture, fisheries, forestry, science,
engineering, industrial technologies, teacher education, medicine, law, arts and sciences,
information technology and other related fields within its area of competency and
specialization, pursuant to the mandate of the LSPU, and according to their capabilities as the
Board of Regents may deem necessary to meet the human resources development needs of the
Province of Quezon and Region IV-A. it is also mandated to undertake research and extension
services, and to provide progressive leadership in these areas.

SEC. 4. The governance of the campus shall be vested exclusively in the Board of
Regents of the LSPU, hereinafter referred to as the Board

SEC. 5. The LSPU President shall exercise overall supervision and management of the
campus. The campus shall be headed by a Campus Administrator who shall render full-time
service and is appointed or designated by the Board, upon the recommendation of the search
committee and the President, subject to the guidelines, qualifications, and standards set by the
Board.

SEC. 6. All assets, real and personal, personnel, and records of the LSPU-Lopez Satellite
Campus located in the Municipality of Lopez, Province of Quezon, as well as liabilities or
obligations, shall be transferred to the LSPU. The positions, rights, and security of tenure of
faculty members and personnel therein employed under existing laws prior to their conversion
into regular campuses shall be respected.

All parcels of land belonging to the government occupied by the LSPU-Lopez Satellite
Campus are hereby transferred to the LSPU, and shall be titled under its name: Provided, That
should the campuses or the LSPU cease to exist or be abolished or should such aforementioned


parcels of land be no longer needed by the LSPU, the same shall revert to the local government
unit concerned or to the Republic of the Philippines, as the case may be.

SEC. 7. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in
the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA).

The Municipality of Lopez shall provide the same financial support to its extension
campus until such time that the amount necessary for the continued operation and
maintenance of the campus shall be included in the annual GAA.

SEC. 8. The provisions of Republic Act No. 8292, otherwise known as the “Higher
Education Modernization Act of 1997”, and Republic Act No. 9402, entitled “An Act Converting
the Laguna State Polytechnic College in the Province of Laguna into a State University to be
known as the Laguna State Polytechnic University and Appropriating Funds Therefor” shall form
part of this Act, and together, shall serve as the governing charter of the LSPU.

SEC. 9. 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. 10. All other laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations
contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 11. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,