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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 639
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 639 -
RECOGNIZING THE ASIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, INC., AS AN EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTION OF INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER, GRANTING CERTAIN PREROGATIVES
CONDUCIVE TO ITS GROWTH AS SUCH, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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WHEREAS,
the Philippines is committed to a future which is closely tied with the
future of Asia, especially the ASEAN countries, whose economic
development as a region is of great interest and concern to this
country; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the "Asian Institute of Management, Inc.", also known as theM,
has been established and is operating as a non-stock, non-profit
educational institution under existing laws of the Philippines, for the
purpose of offering high quality management education on the graduate
level uniquely designed to meet the needs and opportunities of Asia;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS,M, since its corporation in 1968, has served, with excellence,
the management development needs not only of the Philippines but other
countries, particularly those of Asia, and is, thereby, in fact an
educational institution of international character and dimension;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS,M, wishes to share this developed academic resources with the
other countries of Asia, especially those of the ASEAN countries, in
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
decree and order:cralaw:red
Section 1. The Asian Institute of Management as a
graduate educational institution of international character shall be
classified and treated by the Department of Education and Culture as a
foreign school of special character, with an international student
body, faculty, management composition and control, funding support,
programs, curricular offerings, calendar, fee structure, and academic
standards.
Section 2. Scholars, trainees, participants,
students, fellows or professors who come to the Philippines under the
auspices of theM shall be allowed entry as special non-immigrants under
Section 47 (a) of the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940, as amended,
free from the payment of visa and immigration fees; provided, however,
that such persons are holders of valid passports, are otherwise
admissible, and there is no derogatory information against them. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 3. The Secretary of Education and Culture,
in coordination with the other Government agencies concerned, shall
issue the necessary implementing rules to carry into effect the purpose
of this Decree.
Section 4. All laws, decrees, orders, rules, or
regulations, or part thereof, inconsistent with this Decree are hereby
repealed or modified accordingly.
This Decree shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 21st day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-five.
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