REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1387 - AN
ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO IN
DANSALAN CITY AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR |
Section 1. There
is hereby established in Dansalan City a university which shall be
known as the University of Mindanao, the same being organized as a
corporation under that name.cralaw Sec. 2. The said University shall primarily give professional and technical training, besides providing advanced instruction in literature, philosophy, the sciences, and arts.cralaw Sec. 3. No student shall be denied admission to the University by reason of age, sex, nationality, religious belief, or political affiliation.cralaw Sec. 4. The government of said University is
vested in a board of regents to be known as the Board of Regents of the
University of Mindanao. The Board of Regents shall be composed of the
Secretary of Education, who shall be ex officio chairman of the Board,
the Chairman of the Committee on Education of the Senate, the Chairman
of the Committee on Education of the House of Representatives, the
President of the University, the Director of Public Schools, and seven
additional members to be appointed by the President of the Philippines,
with the consent of the Commission on Appointments: Provided, That as
soon as there are enough graduates of the University of Mindanao, at
least four of the additional members of its Board of Regents shall be
selected from among the alumni of said University upon recommendation
of the Alumni Association. The President of the University shall be
elected and his compensation shall be fixed by the Board of Regents.cralaw Sec. 5. The University of Mindanao shall have the general powers set out in section thirteen of Act Numbered Fourteen hundred and fifty-nine, and the administration of said University and the exercise of its corporate powers are hereby vested exclusively in the Board of Regents, and in the President of the University in so far as authorized by said Board.cralaw Sec. 6. The Board of Regents shall have the
following powers and duties, in addition to its general powers of
administration and the exercise of the powers of the
corporation: Sec. 7. A quorum of the Board of Regents shall consist of a majority of all the members holding office at the time the meeting of the Board is called. All processes against the Board of Regents shall be served on the chairman or secretary thereof.cralaw Sec. 8. On or before the tenth day of June of each year the Board of Regents shall file with the President of the Philippines a detailed report, setting forth the progress, condition, and needs of the University.cralaw Sec. 9. There shall be a University Council, consisting of the President of the University and of all instructors in the University holding the rank of professor, associate professor, or assistant professor. The Council alone shall have the power to recommend students or others to be recipient of degrees. Through its president or committees it shall have the disciplinary power over the students within the limits prescribed by the rules of discipline approved by the Board of Regents. The powers and duties of the President of the University, in addition to those specifically provided for in this Act, shall be those usually pertaining to the office of the president of a university.cralaw Section 10. The body of instructors of each college shall constitute its faculty, and as presiding officer of each faculty there shall be a dean elected from the members of such faculty by the Board of Regents on nomination by the President of the University. In the appointment of professors or other instructors of the University, no religious test shall be applied, nor shall the religious opinions or affiliations of the instructors of the University be made a matter of examination or inquiry: Provided, however, That no instructor in the University shall inculcate sectarian tenets in any of the teachings, nor attempt, either directly or indirectly, under penalty of dismissal by the Board of Regents, to influence students or attendants at the University for or against any particular church or religious sect.cralaw Section 11. Professors and other regular instructors in the University shall be exempt as such from any civil service examination or regulation as a requisite to appointment.cralaw Section 12. There shall be a secretary of the University, appointed by the Board of Regents. He shall be the secretary of such Board and also of the University, and shall keep such records of the University as may be designated by the Board.cralaw Section 13. The Treasurer of the Philippines shall be ex officio treasurer of the University, and all accounts and expenses thereof shall be audited by the Auditor General and all disbursements shall be made in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by him.cralaw Section 14. Heads of bureaus and offices of the National Government are hereby authorized to loan or transfer, upon request of the President of the University, such apparatus or supplies as may be needed by the University 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 duty as is required under such detail, and the time so employed shall count as part of their regular official service.cralaw Section 15. The President of the Philippines, the
President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives shall constitute a board of visitors of the University,
whose duty it shall be to attend the commencement exercises of the
University, 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 University, to inspect all books and accounts of the
institution, and to make report to the Congress of the Philippines upon
the same, with such recommendations as they favor. Section 17. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.cralaw Approved: June 18, 1955 |