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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1341
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1341 -
CONVERTING THE PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF COMMERCE INTO A POLYTECHNIC
UNIVERSITY, DEFINING ITS OBJECTIVES, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND
FUNCTIONS, AND EXPANDING ITS CURRICULAR OFFERINGS
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WHEREAS,
the administration strongly addresses itself to the problems of mass
poverty, unemployment and underemployment, and social justice thus
necessitating the achievement of national development and its full
democratization as the top priority in the national agenda; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it is imperative that to carry out this task, the tremendous
human resources potential of the nation be harnessed by improving the
physical intellectual and material well-being of the individual;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, a pragmatic approach to the immediate realization of this goal
requires the realignment of the educational offerings with manpower
realities and goals through the adoption of a polytechnic program of
education designed to provide the individual with employable skills and
managerial know-how in order to make him creative, productive, and
self-reliant;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the occupation-oriented baccalaureate and graduate degree
programs, ladder-type curriculums, "Classroom-in-the-factories"
program, continuing non-formal education programs for skills in rural
development, and other similar short-term programs for in-school and
out-of-school youth and adults presently offered by the Philippine
College of Commerce are polytechnic in content, scope and direction;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the Philippine College of Commerce is a potential instrument
in the effective implementation of the administration's policies on
democratization of educational opportunities and on organization of a
strongly-based egalitarian society as shown by the economic and social
states of its present enrollment of about 23,000 students. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, as Commander-in-Chief of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081,
dated September 21, 1972, and General Order No. 1, dated September 22,
1972, as amended, do hereby order and decree to be part of the laws of
the land the following:cralaw:red
Section 1. The present Philippine College of Commerce
is hereby converted into a university to be known as the "Polytechnic
University of the Philippines," hereinafter referred to in this Decree
as the University.
Section 2. The University shall primarily provide
higher occupational, technical and professional instruction and
training in the applied arts and sciences. It shall also promote
applied research, advance studies, and progressive leadership in the
stated fields.
Section 3. In addition to its present offering of
ladder-type higher vocational, technical and professional programs in
the areas of business and distributive arts, education and the social
sciences related to the fields of commerce and business administration,
the University shall offer programs in other polytechnic areas. The
University shall take steps to enrich the academic program in other
fields of study such as agriculture, arts and trades, and fisheries by
integrating such courses as are necessary to produce individuals with
highly-technical and managerial skills. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 4. The head of the University shall be known
as the President of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines who
shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines upon
recommendation of the Secretary of Education and Culture after
consultation with the University Board of Regents. The powers and
duties of the President of the University in addition to those
enumerated in the succeeding Section shall; be those normally
pertaining to the Office of the President of the University.
Section 5. Specifically, the President of the
University shall have the following powers and duties in addition to
those normally appertaining to the Office of the President of the
University:cralaw:red
a. He shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the
University. As such, progressive and dynamic and intellectual and
administrative leadership in the University is expected of him and
vested in him;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b. He shall be the head of the University Faculties
and of any branch thereof; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
c. He shall have general supervision over all
academic as well as business and financial operations of the University;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
d. He shall promulgate and enforce general policies
affecting any unit of the University and take such actions which in his
judgment are necessary for the protection of property and general
interest of the University, students and personnel and for the
operation of the University as a whole and shall inform the Board on
all matters relating to the operation and welfare of the University;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
e. He shall appoint qualified persons to fill all
vacancies and new positions subject to the approval of the Board and
make such other arrangements to meet emergencies occurring between
meetings of the Board so that the work of the University shall not
suffer;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
f. He shall institute disciplinary action against any
member of the University personnel, faculty or non-faculty as well as
any student of the University whose actions adversely affect the
general interest of the University;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
g. He shall decide appeals in controversies between
ranking officials of the University, his decisions being final and
conclusive; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
h. He shall grant or deny sabbatical leaves and
leaves of absence without pay and/or extension of such leaves as well
as extension of fellowships or any form of scholarship for a period not
exceeding one academic year if the budget permits and for reasons he
may deem satisfactory;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
i. He shall make ad-interim appointments;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
j. He shall grant or withhold permission to reveal
confidential matters affecting the University or any unit thereof, as
well as any action taken by the Board of Regents;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
k. He shall grant permission for the use of buildings
and premises of the University for academic, professional and
scientific conventions, for student and related activities and to fix
the fee thereof;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
l. He is authorized to join the execution of all
contracts, deeds, and instruments for the proper conduct of the
business of the University and to assign the same in behalf of the
University; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
m. He shall prepare an annual report on the work of
the past year and needs of the current year including a budget with
estimates of income and expenditures;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
n. He shall have such other powers as may be
specifically authorized by the Board of Regents. He may delegate in
writing any of his specific functions to any office.
Section 6. The governing body of the University shall
be the Board of Regents of the Polytechnic University of the
Philippines which shall be composed of the Secretary of Department of
Education and Culture as Chairman, the Director General of the National
Economic Development Authority, or his duly authorized representative,
the Secretary of the Secretary of Department of industry, or his duly
authorized representative, the Secretary Department of Labor, or his
duly authorized representative, the President of the University, the
President of the Alumni Association, provided he is not in the employ
of the University in any capacity whatsoever, and a prominent citizen
representing the private sector, as members. In the absence or
inability of the Secretary of the Department of Education and Culture
as Chairman of the Board of Regents, or in the event that there is no
Secretary of Education and Culture, the Undersecretary of Department of
Education and Culture shall sit as Chairman of the Board of Regents. In
his absence or inability, the President of the University shall
automatically act as Chairman of the Board of Regents. The members of
the Board of Regents shall serve without compensation other than actual
and necessary expenses incurred either in attendance upon meetings of
the Board of Regents or upon other official business related to his
position as regent as authorized by the Board.
Section 7. The Board of Regents shall have the
following powers and duties in addition to his general powers of
administration and the exercise of all the powers of a corporation as
provided in Section 13 of Act Numbered fourteen hundred fifty-nine as
amended, otherwise known as the Philippine Corporation Law:cralaw:red
a) To receive and appropriate to the ends and as
specified by the law such same as may be provided by law for the
support of the University;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b) To confer degrees in the graduate and
undergraduate courses to successful candidates for graduation;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
c) To appoint, on the recommendation of the President
of the University, professors, instructors, lecturers and other members
of the faculty, and other officials and employees of the University; to
fix their compensation, hours of service, and such other duties and
conditions as it may deem proper, any other provisions of the law to
the contrary notwithstanding to grant to them in his discretion, leave
of absence under such regulations as it may promulgate, any other
conditions of the law to the contrary notwithstanding, and to remove
them for cause after an investigation and hearing shall have been
had; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
d.) To fix the tuition fees required of students,
matriculation fees, graduation fees, fees for laboratory courses and
all special fees, and to deposit the same in such bank as may be
designated by the Board of Regents, constituting a special trust fund
of the University, subject to government audit;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
e.) To provide fellowship for faculty members, and
scholarships to students showing special evidence of merit;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
f.) To prescribe rules for its own government, and to
enact for the government of the University such general ordinances and
regulations, not contrary to law, as are consistent with the purpose of
the University; and
g.) To receive in trust legacies, gifts and donations
of real and personal property of all kinds and administer the same for
the benefit of the University, or of the Department thereof, or for
thed to any student or students, in accordance with the direction and
instructions of the donor, and in default thereof, in such manner as
the Board of Regents may in its discretion determine. All such
donations shall be exempt from all taxes, and to be considered as
deductible items from the income tax of the donors; To import duty-free
commodities for educational purposes as an exemption to existing laws.
Section 8. A quorum of the Board of Regents shall
consist of a majority of all members. All processes against the Board
of Regents shall be observed on the President or Secretary thereof.
Section 9. Regular meetings of the Board of Regents
shall be held every third Tuesday of the month. Special meetings of the
Board may be called upon by the Chairman or on request of the four (4)
members of the Board. In both cases, notice of such meetings shall be
issued at least three (3) days prior to the meeting. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 10. The officers of the administration of the
University shall be University President, the Vice-President, the
Secretary of the University and such other academic and administrative
officials whose positions and functions are deemed necessary to assist
in the effective and efficient administration of the University as may
be determined by the Board of Regents.
Section 11. It shall be the concern of the University
to disperse its programs in the countryside through a system of
regional branches.
Section 12. All parcels of land, buildings, equipment
and facilities owned by the Philippine College of Commerce and such
other national schools as may be integrated by virtue of this decree,
including their obligations and appropriation thereof, shall stand
transferred to the Polytechnic University of the Philippines provided
however, said national schools shall continue to receive their
corresponding shares from the special education fund of the
municipal/provincial/city government concerned as are now enjoyed by
them in accordance with existing laws and/or decrees.
Section 13. It shall be a continuing policy of the
University to accept the affiliation and/or integration within its
operation of any existing national schools whose programs can
contribute largely and effectively to the attainment of its objectives;
Provided, however, that in the case of integration, the Secretary of
Education and Culture is hereby authorized to determine and approve the
specific existing national schools that are to be integrated as part of
the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. In this particular case,
it is understood that all funds, properties, and other assets as well
as obligations of the integrated school shall be transferred to the
University pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Section of this
Decree.
Section 14. In addition to the amount already
appropriated for the Philippine College of Commerce, there is hereby
appropriated the sum of THREE MILLION (P3,000,000.00) from any amount
available in the Treasury of the Philippines for the purpose of
carrying out the provisions of this Decree. Thereafter, such sums as
may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Decree shall be
appropriated annually.
Section 15. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 1st day of April, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Seventy-Eight.
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