Villanueva: New era of quality education for Bulacan State U, 3 other schools with passage of laws

Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said the recent passage of four laws strengthening the charter and expanding the course offerings in four state universities will usher in a new era of quality education in the institutions.

"We are optimistic that with the revised charter of the state universities, we can improve outcomes and advance educational opportunities for our learners," Villanueva, one of the commissioners of the EDCOM2, said.

?"We thank President Bongbong Marcos for signing these measures that will uplift the quality of education in the country and bring it in line with global standards," he added.

The four newly signed laws were Republic Act (RA) 11980 or the Revised Bulacan State University (BulSU) Charter; RA 11978 or the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University-South La Union Campus-College of Medicine; RA 11977 or the Establishment of the Pampanga State Agricultural University (PSAU) - Floridablanca Campus; and RA 11979 that converts the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) in Parañaque City into a regular campus.

Villanueva, co-sponsor of RAs 11978 and 11980, thanked Higher, Technical and Vocational Education Committee Chairperson Senator Chiz Escudero for spearheading the passage of these measures in the Senate.

According to the law, BulSU will expand its curricular offerings, develop more competencies and encourage the specialization of its constituent units.

The new BulSU charter will also expand the composition and powers of the school governing board to make them more responsive to the changing needs of the academic landscape.

The BulSU shall primarily offer undergraduate and graduate courses, advanced professional and technical instruction and training within its areas of specialization in the fields of environment and natural sciences, accountancy, commerce, business and public administration, agriculture, education, fisheries, forestry, engineering and technology, arts and sciences, law, medicine and allied medicine.

Other courses include architecture, archeology, hotel and tourism, aeronautics, artificial intelligence, and robotics, public administration, and other relevant fields of study that the Board may deem necessary for the accomplishment of its objectives and those which respond to the human resource development needs of the Bulacan Province and the Central Luzon Region.

Under BulSU's new charter, the university may open new branches or extension campuses in consortium with other schools to make quality education more accessible.

It may also enter into joint ventures with businesses and industries for the development of economic assets. The proceeds of these partnerships will be used for the development and strengthening of BulSU.

As Principal Sponsor and Author of the Doktor Para sa Bayan Act, Villanueva lauded the signing of RA 11978 which will establish an additional school of medicine in the Ilocos Region.

It will consist of basic science and clinical courses, and would be based on a learner-centered, competency-based, and community-oriented approach, with the goal "to develop a corps of professional physicians to strengthen the healthcare system of the country."

RA 11977 that establishes the Pampanga State Agricultural University-Floridablanca Campus will offer short-term, technical-vocational, undergraduate, and graduate courses within its areas of competency and specialization which respond to the human resource development needs in Pampanga and Central Luzon.

RA 11979 mandates PUP-Parañaque to offer short-term, technical-vocational, undergraduate, and graduate courses within its areas of competency and specialization to respond to human resource development needs in the National Capital Region.

?"We hope that by strengthening these state universities, we can equip our graduates with the right tools and build their confidence to face the world of work, secure employment, and prepare them for lifelong learning," Villanueva said.

Villanueva: Bagong yugto sa kalidad ng edukasyon para sa Bulacan State U, tatlo pang unibersidad sa pagpasa ng batas

Ang pagpasa kamakailan ng apat na batas na magpapalakas sa charter at pagpapalawak ng inaalok na kurso sa apat na unibersidad ay magbibigay daan sa bagong yugto ng kalidad na edukasyon sa ating mga pamantasan, ayon kay Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva.

"We are optimistic that with the revised charter of the state universities, we can improve outcomes and advance educational opportunities for our learners," sabi ni Villanueva, isa sa mga commissioner ng EDCOM 2.

"We thank President Bongbong Marcos for signing these measures that will uplift the quality of education in the country and bring it in line with global standards," dagdag niya.

Ang apat na mga bagong nilagdaang batas ay ang Republic Act (RA) 11980 o Revised Bulacan State University (BulSU) Charter; RA 11978 o Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University-South La Union Campus-College of Medicine; RA 11977 o Establishment of the Pampanga State Agricultural University (PSAU) - Floridablanca Campus; at RA 11979 na nagtataguyod sa Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) sa Parañaque City bilang isang regular campus.

Pinasalamatan ni Villanueva, co-sponsor ng RAs 11978 at 11980, si Higher, Technical and Vocational Education Committee Chairperson Senador Chiz Escudero na nanguna sa pagpasa ng naturang mga panukala sa Senado.

Ayon sa batas, papalawigin ng BulSU ang kanilang curricular offerings, bubuo ng MGA programa para palakasin ang kanilang kakayahan at iangat ang kahusayan ng kanilang MGA constituent units.

Ang bagong BulSU charter ay nagpapalawak din ng komposisyon at kapangyarihan ng school governing board para tumugon sa pagbabago ng pangangailangan ng academic landscape.

Pangunahing iaalok ng BulSU ang undergraduate at graduate courses, advanced professional at technical instruction and training, accountancy, commerce, business and public administration, agriculture, education, fisheries, forestry, engineering and technology, arts and sciences, law, medicine at allied medicine.

Kabilang rin ang mga kursong architecture, archeology, hotel and tourism, aeronautics, artificial intelligence, robotics, public administration, at iba pang related fields ng pag-aaral na sa tingin ng Board ay kailangan para sa matupad ng kanilang layunin at iyong tutugon sa human resource development needs ng Bulacan Province at ng Central Luzon Region.

Sa ilalim ng bagong BulSU charter, ang unibersidad ay maaaring magbukas ng bagong sangay o extension campus na may kasunduan sa iba pang eskuwelahan para maging accessible ang kalidad na edukasyon.

Maari rin itong pumasok sa joint venture sa mga negosyo at industriya para sa pag-develop ng economic asset. Ang malilikom ng pakikipagsosyong ito ay gagamitin sa pagpapahusay at pagpapalakas ng BulSU.

Bilang Principal Sponsor at Author ng Doktor Para sa Bayan Act, pinuri rin ni Villanueva ang paglagda ng RA 11978 na magtatag ng dagdag ng school of medicine sa Ilocos Region.

Bubuuin ito ng basic science and clinical courses, at i-ba-base sa isang learner-centered, competency-based, at community-oriented approach, na may layuning mag-develop "corps of professional physicians to strengthen the healthcare system of the country."

Ang RA 11977 na nagtatatag ng Pampanga State Agricultural University-Floridablanca Campus ay mag-aalok ng short-term, technical-vocational, undergraduate, at graduate courses sa bahagi ng competency at specialization na tutugon sa human resource development needs sa Pampanga at Central Luzon.

Mandato naman ng RA 11979 ang PUP-Parañaque na mag-alok ng short-term, technical-vocational, undergraduate, at graduate courses.

"We hope that by strengthening these state universities, we can equip our graduates with the right tools and build their confidence to face the world of work, secure employment, and prepare them for lifelong learning," sabi ni Villanueva.