Republic Act No. 11785

This Act shall be known as the PUP-Caloocan City-North Campus Act.

The hereby established a campus of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), hereinafter referred to as the University, in the Caloocan City-North to be known as the PUP-Caloocan City-North Campus.

The PUP-Caloocan City-North Campus shall primarily provide short-term technical-vocational, undergraduate, and graduate courses within the areas of competency and specialization, pursuant to its mandate, and according to its capabilities as the Board of Regents, hereinafter referred to as the Board, may deem necessary to respond to the human resources development needs of the City and the National Capital Region.

The PUP-Caloocan City-North Campus is also mandated to undertake research and extension services, and to provide progressive leadership in these areas, including the offering of graduate degrees through open distance learning under the PUP Open University System.

The PUP-Caloocan City-North Campus shall be headed by a Campus Administrator who shall render full-time service and shall be appointed or designated by the Board upon the recommendation of the search committee and the President of the University. Such appointment or designation shall be subject to the guidelines, qualifications, and standards set by the Board.

The establishment of the PUP-Caloocan City-North Campus shall ensure that the minimum requirements for its operation and program offerings have been complied with, as duly prescribed by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).

All assets, real and personal, personnel, and records of the PUP-Caloocan City-North Campus, as well as liabilities and obligations, are hereby transferred to the University. The positions, rights, and security of tenure of faculty members and personnel employed at the PUP-Caloocan City-North Campus under existing laws prior to the integration to the University shall be respected.

All parcels of land belonging to the government to be occupied by the PUP-Caloocan City-North Campus shall be declared to be the property of the University and shall titled under its name:*Provided,*That should the University cease to exist or be abolished or should such aforementioned parcels of land be no longer needed by the University, the same shall revert to the local government units concerned or to the Republic of the Philippines, as the case may be.

8292, otherwise known as the Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997, shall form part of this Act, and together, shall serve as the governing charter of the University.

All other powers, functions, privileges, responsibilities, and limitations under existing laws shall be deemed granted to or imposed upon the PUP and its officials, whenever appropriate.

The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

If, for any reason, any part or provision of this Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.

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.

This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in theOfficial Gazetteor in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

| (SGD.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III President of the Senate | (SGD.)LORD ALLAN JAY Q. VELASCO Speaker of the House of Representatives |

This Act which was originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines on January 27, 2020 and January 31, 2022, respectively.

| (SGD.)MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA Secretary of the Senate | (SGD.)MARK LLANDRO L. MENDOZA Secretary General House of Representatives |

Approved:Lapsed into law on MAY 29 2022 without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution

RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE President of the Philippines