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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1176
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1176 -
INTEGRATING AND CONVERTING THE THREE (3) NATIONAL SCHOOLS IN THE
PROVINCE OF LA UNION, NAMELY; THE SOUTHERN LA UNION NATIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF AGOO; THE SANTO TOMAS COLLEGE OF
FISHERIES IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SANTO TOMAS; AND THE LA UNION NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ROSARIO INTO ONE (1)
INSTITUTION TO BE KNOWN AS THE "SOUTHERN ILOCOS POLYTECHNIC STATE OF
COLLEGE", PROVIDING FOR A BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DEFINING THE BOARD'S
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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WHEREAS, in
order to accelerate national development to attain the goals of the New
Society and promote a well-balanced socio-economic growth necessary for
national survival, emphasis should be directed not only on academic
education, but also in vocational and technical training of our
Youth; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, there are presently three (3) National Schools operating
independently of each other and of different disciplines in the
province of La Union, and are servicing only the residents thereabout;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, if the aforementioned Schools are integrated and converted
into one institution, autonomous in operation, it can service the
entire Southern Ilocos Region and would be in a better position to
offer extensive and expansive professional and technical training in
Arts, Sciences, Humanities, Vocational and Technological Studies, as
well as serve as an instrument towards the development of the natural
and manpower resources of the Region, and likewise conduct scientific
and technological studies;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, ours being a developing country, the exploitation and
development of our national resources and the proper molding of our
Youth is the concern of the Government; and
WHEREAS, in order to attain the aforestatedms, the integration and
conversion of the three (3) National Schools in La Union into an
autonomous State College to be known as the "Southern Ilocos
Polytechnic State College", is imperative.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
order and decree;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 1. Conversion. — The Southern La Union
National High School in the Municipality of Agoo, Province of La Union,
is hereby converted into a State College which shall be known as the
Southern Ilocos Polytechnic State College, hereinafter referred to as
College, incorporating thereto the Santo Tomas College of Fisheries in
the Municipality of Santo Tomas, and the La Union Agricultural School
in the municipality of Rosario, all in the province of La Union which
shall offer not only their present academic and vocational secondary
curricula but also Baccalaureate and Master Degrees in Arts, Sciences,
Vocational and Technological Studies.
Section 2. Purposes. — The College shall primarily
give technical and professional training, advanced instruction in
Literature, Philosophy, the Sciences Arts, in addition to providing for
the promotion of scientific and technological researches.
Section 3. The head of the College shall be known as
the President of the Southern Ilocos Polytechnic State College. — He
shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines upon the
recommendation of the Board of Trustees. The powers and duties of the
President of the College, in addition to those specifically provided
for herein, shall be those usually pertaining to the office of the
President of a College.
Section 4. The Governing Board; Composition of—
The government of the College shall be vested in a Board of Trustees.
It shall be composed of the Secretary of Education and Culture who
shall be ex-officio chairman of the Board, the Director, Bureau of
Higher Education, the Regional Director, Region I, Department of
Education and Culture, the President of the Alumni Association, who
shall be ex-officio members, and three additional members to be
appointed by the President of the Philippines representing science,
technology and agriculture, who shall be regular members; provided,
that one of the last three (3) mentioned shall be a resident of the
province of La Union. In the absence or inability of the Secretary of
Education and Culture, the President of the College shall act as
Chairman. In the absence or inability of both the Secretary of the
Department of Education and Culture and the President of the College to
act as Chairman, the Members of the Board may elect from among
themselves a temporary Chairman who shall act as the Chairman of the
Board of Trustees.
Members of the Board shall serve without compensation other than actual
and necessary expenses incurred either in attendance upon meetings of
the Board or other official business authorized by resolution of the
Board.
No person in the employ of the College in any capacity whatsoever shall
be eligible for membership in the Board of Trustees. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 5. Board of Trustees; its powers and duties.
— The Board of Trustees shall exercise for the College all the powers
of a corporation as provided in Section Thirteen of Act Numbered
Fourteen Hundred and fifty-nine, as amended, provided, that, the
government and administration of the College and the exercise of its
corporate powers are hereby exclusively vested in the Board of Trustees
and the President of the College insofar as he is authorized by the
Board.
In addition to its general powers, the Board shall have the following
powers and duties;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(a) To receive and appropriate to the ends specified
by law such sums as may be provided by law for the support of the
College;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(b) To confer the usual honorary degrees upon persons
in recognition of their learning, statemanship, or eminence in
literature, science, or art; Provided, that such degrees shall not be
conferred in consideration of the payment of money or other valuable
considerations;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(c) To appoint, upon the recommendation of the
President of the College, professors, instructors, lecturers and other
employees of the College; to fix their compensation, hours of service,
and such other duties and conditions as it may deem proper; to grant to
them in its discretion leave of absence under such regulations as it
may promulgate, any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding,
and to remove them for a cause after due hearing and investigation;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(d) To approve the courses of study and rules of
discipline drawn up by the College Council as hereinafter provided; to
fix the tuition fees required of students, as well as matriculation
fees, graduation fees and fees for laboratory courses, and all other
fees, and to permit the same in special cases;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(e) To provide fellowships for faculty members and
scholarships to student showing special evidence of merit;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(f) To provide rules for its own government, and to
enact for the government of the college such general ordinance and
regulations, not contrary to law, as are consistent with the purposes
of the College, as provided in Section 2 hereof;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(g) To receive in trust, legacies, gifts, and
donations of real and personal property of all kinds and to administer
the same for the benefit of the College or ford to any student in
accordance with the directions and instructions of the donor, not
contrary to law, and, in default thereof, in such manner as the Board
of Trustees may in its discretion determine;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(h) To acquire land of the public domain for its
expansion and beneficial use.
Section 6. A quorum of the Board of Trustees shall
consist of a majority of all the members. All processes against the
Board of Trustees shall be served on the President of the College or
Secretary of the Board.
Section 7. On or before the tenth day of August of
each year, the Board of Trustees shall file with the President of the
Philippines a detailed report, setting forth the progress, condition
and needs of the College.
Section 8. There shall be a College Council
consisting of the President of the College and of all the instructors
and professors of the College. The Council shall have the power to
prescribe the curricula and rules of discipline, subject to the
approval of the Board of Trustees. It shall fix the requirements for
admission to the College as well as for graduation and the receiving of
degrees. Through its president or committee, it shall have disciplinary
power over the students within the limits prescribed by the rules of
discipline approved by the Board of Trustees. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 9. The body of teachers, instructors and
professors of the College shall constitute the faculty of the College,
and as presiding officer of each faculty, there shall be a Dean elected
from among the members of such faculty by the Board of Trustees on
nomination by the President of the College. In the appointment of
professors or other instructors of the College, no religious test shall
be applied, nor the religious opinion or affiliation of the faculty of
the college be made a matter of examination or inquiry; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that no teacher, instructor or professor in the College shall
inculcate sectarian tenets in any of his teachings, nor attempt either
directly or indirectly, under penalty of dismissal by the Board of
Trustees, to influence students or attendants at the College for or
against any particular church or religious sect.
Section 10. Professors and other regular instructors
in the College shall be exempt as such from any civil service
examination or regulation and from WAPCO rules and regulations as a
prerequisite to appointment and promotions.
Section 11. There shall be a Secretary of the College
who shall also act as a Registrar to be appointed by the Board of
Trustees. He shall be the Secretary of the Board, and shall keep such
record of the College as may be designated by the Board.
Section 12. Heads of Bureaus and offices of the
National Government are hereby authorized to loan or transfer, upon
request of the President of the College, such apparatus, equipment or
supplies as may be needed by the College, and to detail employees for
duty therein, when in the judgment of the head of the bureau or office,
such supplies or employees can be spared without serious detriment to
the public service. Employees so detailed shall perform such duties as
are required under such detail and the time employed shall count as
part of their regular official hours.
Section 13. The present faculty and other personnel,
properties, records, obligations and appropriations of the three
national schools above-referred are hereby transferred to the Southern
Ilocos Polytechnic State College. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Salaries of the personnel shall be adjusted at the discretion of the
Board of Trustees within the amount available for appropriation.
Section 14. The Treasurer of the Philippines will be
ex-officio Treasurer of the College and all accounts and expenses
thereof shall be audited by the Commission on Audit or its duly
authorized representative.
Section 15. The President of the Philippines and the
members of the Cabinet shall constitute a Board of Visitors of the
College, whose duty it shall be to attend the commencement exercises of
the College, and to make visits at such other times as they may deem
proper, to examine the property, course of study, discipline, the state
of finances of the College, and to inspect all books of accounts of the
institution.
Section 16. The yearly appropriations for the three
(3) schools herein converted and integrated into the "Southern Ilocos
Polytechnic State College" shall henceforth become the appropriation
for the operation of the College and shall be included in the Annual
General Appropriations Act/Decree, subject to such adjustments and/or
programming as the Secretary of the Department of Education and Culture
may recommend.
Section 17. This Decree shall take effect
immediately. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 28th day of July in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-seven.
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