Amendments to R.A. No. 1387 Re: MSU Board of Regents

June 12, 1964

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3868

AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SEVEN, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED EIGHTEEN HUNDRED NINETY-THREE, RELATING TO THE COMPOSITION AND POWERS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

SECTION 1. The pertinent portions of Section four of Republic Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and eighty-seven, as amended by Republic Act Numbered Eighteen hundred and ninety-three, are hereby further amended to read as follows: cd

"The Board of Regents shall be composed of ten members, five of whom shall be ex-officio members, three to be appointed by the President of the Philippines, with the consent of the Commission on Appointments, and two elected by the Mindanao State University Alumni Association: Provided, That the appointments extended to the present members of the Board shall continue until the expiration of their terms. Of the three to be appointed, the President of the Philippines shall designate one to serve for one year, one to serve for two years, and one to serve for three years.

"The two members shall be elected by the Mindanao State University Alumni Association from among its members as soon as there are enough graduates of said University, one to be elected for a term of one year, and the other to be elected for a term of two years: Provided, however, That in the meantime that there are not enough graduates of the said University, the President of the Republic of the Philippines shall appoint the two members with the consent of the Commission on Appointments for a term as herein above provided. Thereafter persons appointed to succeed such members shall hold office for a term of two years and until their successors are appointed or elected, as the case may be. In case of a vacancy, such vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the President of the Philippines, with the consent of the Commission on Appointments or elected by the alumni association, and such appointee or person elected shall hold office for the unexpired term only. All members of the Board of Regents shall be residents of the Philippines. No person in the employ of the University or in any other educational institution in any capacity whatsoever, whether as dean, professor, instructor, lecturer, or otherwise, shall be eligible for membership in the Board." aisa dc

SECTION 2. The fifth paragraph of the same section is hereby further amended to read as follows:

"The Secretary of Education, 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, and the Superintendent of Schools for the Province of Lanao del Sur shall be ex-officio members of the Board. The President of the University shall be elected and his compensation and term of office, any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, shall be fixed by the Board of Regents. The Secretary of Education shall be the ex-officio chairman of the Board, but in his absence, the President of the University shall act in his behalf."

SECTION 3. Paragraph (e) of Section six of Republic Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and eighty-seven on the powers and duties of the Board of Regents is hereby amended to read as follows: cdt

"(e) To appoint, on the recommendation of the President of the University, professors, instructors, lecturers and other employees of the University; to fix their compensation, hours of service, and such other duties and conditions as it may deem proper; to grant to them in its discretion leave of absence under such regulations as it may promulgate, any provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, and to remove them for cause after an investigation and hearing shall have been had; and to extend with their consent the tenure of faculty members of the university beyond the age of sixty-five, any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, on recommendation of the President of the University, whenever in his opinion their services are specially needed: Provided, however, That no extension of service shall be made beyond the age of seventy."

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 12, 1964 cd

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 60, No. 38, p. 5982 on September 21, 1964