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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1373
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1373
- CONVERTING THE DON HONORIO VENTURA MEMORIAL SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADES
INTO THE DON HONORIO VENTURA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TRADES
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WHEREAS,
the Constitution mandates the establishment and maintenance of a
complete, adequate and integrated system of education consistent
with the goals of national development and prescribed that
"all educational institutions shallm to inculcate love of
country, teach the duties of citizenship, and develop moral
character, personal discipline, and scientific, technological,
and vocational efficiency";chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it is the avowed purpose of government to restructure
the educational system to attain accelerated economic growth and
meaningful social development as enunciated in Presidential
Decree No. 6-A, otherwise known as the Educational Decree of 1972;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, education in the tertiary level designed to meet
changing occupational patterns in Central Luzon will contribute
substantially to the industrialization strategy as envisioned by
the National Economic and Development Authority to forestall a
crisis in skilled manpower resources and to minimize unemployment
in this region;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, providing the skilled manpower training requirements of
new and developing industries in industrial estates within the
region would enhance the socio-economic posture of Central Luzon and
nearby regions;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, having been established on November 4, 1861 as the
"Escuela de Artes y Officios", the Don Honorio Ventura Memorial
School of Arts and Trades is the oldest vocational school in the
Philippines from whose roster of graduates could be found
pioneers in the field of vocational education, captains in
industry, and countless craftsmen and artisans who have solidly
integrated themselves into the warp and woof of the
national fabric; is strategically located within the heart
of Central Luzon and would best meet the demands and needs
of the youth within the periphery of its service area.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the
Constitution, do hereby order and decree the following:cralaw:red
Section 1. The Don Honorio Ventura Memorial
School of Arts and Trades in Bacolor, Pampanga, is hereby given
full college status and converted into the DON HONORIO VENTURA
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TRADES, hereinafter referred to in this
Decree as the College. The College shall offer courses in arts,
industrial education and technology leading to
baccalaureate and graduate studies.
Section 2. It shall be the function of the College
(1) to provide pre-servicing training in the basic
manipulative skills, technical knowledge and related
information, desirable attitudes and habit work, and other
cultural and professional training imperative to the
preparation of an individual for gainful employment in the
trades, industry, and technical and professional pursuits; (2) to
provide in-service training purposes of upgrading
occupational, technological, scientific and professional
competencies for those already employed that they may be
able to meet the standard requirements of their respective fields
of endeavor; (3) to prepare individuals for progressive
leadership in social and economic development through vocational,
scientific and technological training; (4) to provide specialization on
Vocational-Technical Teacher Education for the purpose of
supplying the teachers of Industrial and Practical Arts,
Mathematics and the Physical Sciences of which there is an acute
need within its service area. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 3. The College shall be headed by a
President who shall have the powers and duties usually
pertaining to the President of a state college or university,
in addition to those specifically provided in this Decree.
The powers of administration and/or supervision now exercised by
the Superintendent of the Don Honorio Ventura Memorial School of
Arts and Trades are hereby transferred to the President of the
College.
Section 4. The President of the College shall be
appointed by the President of the Philippines upon the
recommendation of the Secretary of Education and Culture after
consultation with the Board of Trustees: Provided, That the first
President of the College shall be appointed by the President at
the same time as the appointive members of the first Board upon
the recommendation of the Secretary of Education and Culture.
Section 5. There shall be a vocational College
Dean, who shall exercise administrative-supervisory
functions over departments concerned with shop and academic
related subjects instruction, and a secretary of the College who
shall also act as secretary of the Board of Trustees.
Section 6. The appointment of Instructors and
Professors in the Technical, Technology, and Teacher
Education Departments shall be based on demonstrated
performance and proven competence and not necessarily upon
qualification in a Civil Service examination or completion of
degrees courses.
Section 7. The present teachers, instructors
and other personnel of the Don Honorio Ventura Memorial
School of Arts and Trades shall continue in office under the Don
Honorio Ventura College of Arts and Trades. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 8. The governing body of the College
shall be the Board of Trustees to be composed of the following:cralaw:red
a. The Secretary of Education and Culture as
the Chairman.
b. The President of the College as
Vice-Chairman and Executive Officer.
c. Three members to be appointed by the
President of the Philippines.
In the absence or inability of the Secretary of Education and
Culture to perform his duties as Chairman, an Undersecretary of
Education and Culture and in his absence, the Regional Director
for Region III of the Department, shall temporarily act as
Chairman. The three appointive members shall be chosen from
prominent citizens of Region III who have expertise and
reputation in the fields of industry, vocational education, or
economic development. Of the three appointive members, one shall
come from the College alumni association or parent-teachers
association. Of the first group appointed, one shall serve for
one year; a second, for two years and a third, for three years.
Thereafter, persons appointed to succeed such members shall hold
office for a term of three years.
Section 9. The members of the Board of Trustees
shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to an
allowance of one hundred pesos (P100.00) per meeting actually
attended, but not to exceed three hundred pesos (P300.00) per
month and to reimbursement of actual and necessary expenses
incurred in attendance of Board meeting. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 10. In addition to general powers of
administration of college and university governing boards,
the Board of Trustees shall have the following powers and duties;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
a. To receive and appropriate in accordance
with law, rules and regulations such sums as may be
provided for the support of the College.
b. To confer degrees upon successful candidates
for graduation of the College. It may also confer honorary
degrees upon persons who have distinguished themselves in
learning, statesmanship, or eminence in the fields of
specialization of the College or who have brought honor and
distinction to the region and the nation.
c. To authorize the President to award
proficiency certificates or diplomas to students who
successfully complete non-degree courses.
d. To appoint, on recommendation of the
President of the College, deans, directors, secretary of the
College, registrar, heads of departments, 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, any provision of
existing laws to the contrary notwithstanding; to grant to
them, in its discretion, leave of absence under such regulations
as it may promulgate, any other provisions of law to the contrary
notwithstanding, and to remove them for cause after an
investigation and hearing shall have been had; to establish
chairs in the College and to provide for the maintenance or
endowment of such chairs as the progress of instruction may make
necessary. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
e. To fix tuition fees, matriculation fees,
graduation fees, laboratory fees, and such special fees as
will constitute a special trust fund for the College, subject
to guidelines prescribed by the Department of Education and
Culture.
f. To provide scholarships for deserving
students and fellowships for qualified faculty members.
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 of
its departments or faculty, or ford to any student or
students in accordance with the desires of the donors and
applicable law. All such donations shall be exempt from all taxes
and may be considered as deductible items from the income tax of
the donors.
h. To submit to the President of the Philippines
on or before the fifteenth day of the second month after
the opening of regular classes each year, a detailed report
on the progress, conditions, and needs of the College.
Section 11. A majority of the Board of Trustees
shall constitute a quorum to do business. All processes against
the Board of Trustees shall be served on the Chairman or
Secretary thereof.
Section 12. The administration and supervision
of the San Vicente Pilot School for Philippine Craftsmen,
which is located within the school site of the College, shall be
vested in the President of the College under governing Board of
Trustees of the College until otherwise provided by
law. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 13. The curriculum of the secondary,
technical, technology, and teacher education departments, and of
other curricula the College may deem fit to offer and the rules of
discipline of the College shall comply with standard requirements
prescribed by the Department of Education and Culture.
Section 14. The school site, buildings, facilities
and all equipment and records of the Don Honorio Ventura
Memorial School of Arts and Trades are hereby transferred to the
Don Honorio Ventura College of Arts and Trades.
Section 15. The salaries of officials and personnel
of the Don Honorio Ventura College of Arts and Trades,
shall be standardized with these of the same officials and
personnel of similar institutions.
Section 16. In addition to the present
appropriation of the Don Honorio Ventura Memorial School of Arts
and Trades, the amount of P475,000.00 is hereby
appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury, not
otherwise appropriated for the initial operation and maintenance
of the College. Thereafter, such sums as are necessary for the
same purpose shall be included in the General Appropriations Act.
Section 17. This Decree shall take effect upon
approval. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Done in the City of Manila,
this 5th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and seventy-eight.
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