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GAZETTE VOLUME XLV NUMBER 15 ISSN No. 0115-7450

TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages i-viii

A. 1309th BOR Meeting, 22 July 2015

1. Proposed College of Law Dormitory Management Policy ……………...

2. Proposal to Standardize the Grading System and the Computation of the

General Weighted Average (GWA) Across CUs for the following: ……

Removal of the grade of “4”

PE courses

NSTP courses

Undergraduate thesis

Practicum / OJT

B. 1301st BOR Meeting, 29 September 2014

1. University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH)

Health Incentive Program ……………………………………………...

A. Report of the President ……………………………………………….…….

B. Report of the Faculty Regent …………………………………………….…

C. Report of the Student Regent …………………………………………….…

D. Report of the Staff Regent …………………………………………….……

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MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

REPORT of the PRESIDENT and other

SECTORAL REGENTS

1310th MEETING, 27 AUGUST 2015

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1310th BOR Meeting UP Gazette 27 August 2015 Volume XLV, Number 15

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A. Proposal for the Creation of the Technology Transfer and Business

Development Office of the University of the Philippines Manila (UPM-

TTBDO) with its expanded functions and authorities ………………………

A. Appointment as UP Artists for the period CY 2015-2017 …………………

B. Request of the UP College of Law for the following:

B.1 Expansion of the use of the UP Law Faculty Research Award

Endowment Fund to include scholarships/graduate studies, training,

enhancement, continuing education and sabbatical for the faculty’s

welfare and development; and ……………………………………….

B.2 Change the name of the UP Law Faculty Research Award Endowment

Fund to UP Law Faculty Research and Endowment Fund ………......

C. Request of the UP Diliman University Council Committee on Student

Admissions, Progress and Graduation (UC-CSAPG) for the Waiver of

Enrolment in Residency in favour of Mr. Jee Hun Park, an Exchange

student from University of Seoul, South Korea ……………………………

D. Establishment of Honorato L. Goco Professorial Chair in Engineering at

the College of Engineering, UP Diliman …………………………………..

E. Deed of Donation with Naming Rights in relation to the Donation of Dr.

Wilfredo L. Reyes and Mrs. Salvacion Bailon-Reyes for the Renovation

and Refurbishing of Room 102, Lara Hall, College of Public Health, UP

Manila ………………………………………………………………………

A. Annual Incentive Grant and Rice Subsidy for Each Qualified Employee for

CY 2015:

A.1 Annual Incentive Grant of P12,700.00 for each qualified employee ...

A.2 Third and Fourth Tranches of Rice Subsidy in the Amount of

P2,250.00 per tranche for each qualified employee ………………….

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FISCAL MATTERS

GENERAL GOVERNANCE

MATTERS SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL BY

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B. Amendments to the Medical Benefits for Former UP Presidents:

B.1 Annual executive medical check-up at the UP PGH: increased in the

amount from P10,000.00 to P15,000.00 ……………………………...

B.2 Hospitalization benefit at the UP PGH: increase in the amount from

P100,000.00 to P150,000.00 and clarifying that this hospitalization

benefit shall be annual but non-cumulative …………………………...

C. BAC Resolution Recommending the Use of Alternative Method of

Procurement (Negotiated Procurement) for the Proposed Completion of

School of Statistics Building Phase 1, UP Diliman in the Amount of

P28,000,000.00 ……………………………………………………………..

D. Requests of UP Manila in connection with the Allocation Scheme for the

Incremental Tuition Fee of the College of Medicine:

D.1 Reclassification of the expense class for facilities and equipment From

“MOOE” To “Equipment Outlay (EO)/Capital Outlay (CO)/MOOE”,

to enable the College of Medicine to use the funds for capital and

equipment outlay ……………………………………………………..

D.2 Utilization of the unutilized facilities and equipment funds under the

new classification EO/CO/MOOE. ……………………………………

E. Reprogramming of Savings from Unexpended Obligations from

Revolving Fund (164) of UP Manila-PGH in the Amount of

P285,174,288.23 …………………………………………………………...

A. Additional Appeals of Faculty from UP Diliman, UP Los Baños, and UP

Manila for the 2014 Faculty Merit Promotions, effective 01 January 2015...

B. Request for Extension of Secondment in Favor of Dr. JAIME C.

MONTOYA of the College of Medicine, UP Manila to Serve as Executive

Director of the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development

(PCHRD), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), effective 19

July 2015 until 18 July 2016 ………………………………………………...

C. Request for Temporary Waiver of Faculty Tenure Rule in Various CUs …..

D. Appointment of Faculty……………………………………………………….

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A. Agreements/ Contracts

UP System

1. CBG (International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups) Collaboration

Agreement among the University of the Philippines, Oregon Health &

Science University (OHSU), University of Utah, Academy of Natural

Science of Drexel University (ANSD), Ocean Genome Legacy at

Northeastern University (NEU), and Tufts Medical Center, Inc. (TUFTS

MC)……………………………………………………………………….

2. Memorandum of Agreement between the University of the Philippines

and the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA)………………..

UP Diliman

1. Memorandum of Understanding between the University of the

Philippines Diliman and the Philippine Science High School System

(PSHSS)………………………………………………………………….


Diliman and the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG)…………………


Diliman and the Municipality of Pilar, Bataan ………………………….


Diliman and the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging

Technology Research Development (PCIEERD) ……………………….


Diliman and the Microfinance Council of the Philippines, Inc. (MCPI)...

6. Agreement on Academic Cooperation (Sixth Renewal) between the

University of the Philippines Diliman and the University of Shizuoka…


Diliman and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) …………...



Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD)…………………...

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Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) …………………..

UP Open University

1. Memorandum of Agreement among the University of the Philippines

Open University, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study

and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), and the UP Open University

Foundation, Inc. (UPOUFI) ……………………………………………..

A. Delegated Authority to the President subject to INFORMATION

A. Resignation of Dr. Celia DR. Medina as Director, Crop Science Cluster,

College of Agriculture, U.P. Los Baños, effective 31 August 2015………..

B. Resolution Encouraging U.P. to Continue to Lead in Empowering the

Country’s ‘Suprastructure’ …………………………………………………

C. Request of the UP Manila College of Medicine (UPCM) for Approval of

the Construction of a new UPCM Academic Building on the Site of the old

Basic Sciences Learning Resource (BSLR) rooms and the Solicitation of

Private Funds to Finance its Construction…………………………………..

D. Delegated Authority to the President subject to INFORMATION of the

Board

D.1 Contracts/Agreements

UP Diliman

1. Deed of Donation between the U.P. Engineering Research and

Development Foundation, Inc. and H. Goco & Sons Agricultural

Corporation………………………………………………………...

A. On the Motion of All UP Workers Union for Reconsideration of the

“Appointment of Dr. Jose C. Gonzales as Director IV of PGH” ..………….

B. Concerns of Regent Senator Cayetano:

1. On the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) ……

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2. On the Football Field and Track Oval Project ………………………….

3. On the Plan to Create a Sports Development Office …………………..

(Note: The Reports of the President and the Sectoral Regents are attached as

Annexes A to D)..………………………………………………………..

A. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. PAEP 15-76: Dr. Gisela P. Concepcion

as Officer-in-Charge of the University, 6 August 2015...................................

B. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. PAEP 15-77: Dr. Jose V. Camacho, Jr.

as the President’s Representative to the Search Committee for the Director

of Crop Protection Cluster, College of Agriculture, UP Los Banos …………

C. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. PAEP 15-78: Search Committee for the

Directorship of the Natural Sciences Research Institute (NSRI) …………….

D. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. PAEP 15-79: Selection of the Next

Director of the National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS), UP

Diliman ………………………………………………………………………

E. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. PAEP 15-80: Search Committee for the

Next Director of the National Institute of Molecular Biology and

Biotechnology (NIMBB) …………………………………………………….

F. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. PAEP 15-81: Search Committee for the

Director of the Marine Science Institute (MSI) ……………………………...

G. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. PAEP 15-82: Search Committee for the

Next Director of the National Institute of Physics (NIP)…………………….

H. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. PAEP 15-83: Dr. Gisela P. Concepcion

as Officer-in-Charge of the University, 13, 16-27 August 2015……………..

I. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. PAEP 15-84: Consolidated Rules and

Regulations for Student Assistants and Graduate Assistants (SAGA CRR) ...

J. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. PAEP 15-85: Constitution of the AdHoc

Committee on Quality Assurance (QA)………………………………………

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K. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. PAEP 15-86: Dr. Mary Delia G.

Tomacruz as President’s Representative in the Search Committee for the

Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, UP Manila ………………………

L. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. PAEP 15-87: Dr. Carla B. Dimalanta as

President’s Representative to the Search Committee for the Dean of the

College of Dentistry, UP Manila …………………………………………….

M. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. PAEP 15-88: Dr. Elvira A. Zamora as

President’s Representative to the Search Committee for the Director of the

Philippine General Hospital (PGH), UP Manila ……………………………..

N. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. PAEP 15-89: VP Elvira A. Zamora as

Officer-in-Charge of the University, 14-18 September 2015………………...

O. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. PAEP 15-90A (Amended Version):

Constitution of a Working Group to Prepare a Concept Paper on the

Establishment of Inclusive Education Center in SUCs in Relation to HB

Nos. 5270 and 5309 ………………………………………………………….

P. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. PAEP 15-91: Dr. Elvira A. Zamora as

Officer-in-Charge of the University, 11 September 2015 …………………...

Q. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. PAEP 15-92: Establishment of a System

Committee on Public Service Monitoring and Reporting ……………………

R. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. PAEP 15-93: Prof. Danilo A. Silvestre

as President’s Representative to the Search Committee for the Dean of the

UPM School of Health Sciences, Palo, Leyte ……………………………….

S. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. PAEP 15-94: Constructor Performance

Evaluators (CPEs) for the Construction of UP Visayas Two (2) Storey

Dormitory located at UP Visayas Miagao Campus ………………………….

T. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. PAEP 15-96: URGENT Request for

Report on Student Dormitories ……...……………………………………….

U. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. PAEP 15-97: Special Bids and Awards

Committee (SBAC) for the UP Manila Philippine General Hospital

Equipment ……………………………………………………………………

A. MEMORANDUM NO. PAEP 15-43: Authority to Drive for Atty. Hector

Danny D. Uy to Drive the Service Vehicle …………………………………..

B. MEMORANDUM NO. PAEP 15-44: Report on Professorial Chairs and

Faculty Grants ………………………………………………………………...

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C. MEMORANDUM NO. PAEP 15-45: Appeal Petition of Certain Master of

Public Health (MPH) Students Who Took the MPH Comprehensive

Examination Retake on 24 June 2014 ………………………………………...

D. MEMORANDUM NO. PAEP 15-47: CY 2015 Annual Incentive Grant I for

the Administrative Staff ………………………………………………………

E. MEMORANDUM NO. PAEP 15-48: Trademark over the names (1)

Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, (2) UPCAT – University of the Philippines College

Admission Test, (3) UP LAE - Law Aptitude Exam, and (4) UP Fighting

Maroons ………………………………………………………………………

F. MEMORANDUM NO. PAEP 15-49: Instituting a Search Process for the

Next Chancellor of UP Mindanao…………………………………………….

G. MEMORANDUM NO. PAEP 15-50: Payment of CY 2015 Annual Incentive

Grant (AIG) Tranches 1 & 2 for Faculty and REPS ………………………….

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DECISIONS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS

A. 1309th BOR Meeting, 22 July 2015

1. Proposed College of Law Dormitory Management Policy

At the 1309th meeting of the Board of Regents on 22 July 2015, Student

Regent Pangalangan requested for the deferment of the proposed management for

further study.

The UP College of Law Dean Danilo L. Concepcion presented to the Board

the specifics of the dormitory management policy.

The Office of the Vice President for Administration recommended the

approval of the proposal, pro hac vice, subject to the following conditions:

a. Refinement of the title, objectives and mechanics;

b. Sample survey of rates in the Katipunan / Diliman area offering similar

dormitory facilities and amenities;

c. Editing and correction of typographical errors;

d. Alignment with CU-specific policies on business concessions; and

e. Submission of the final version for a complete package of a Law

Dormitory management Policy, for confirmation by UP Diliman and of the

BOR.

The College of Law is introducing an innovation in UP’s dormitory

management, which would be a most useful guide in updating similar buildings and

facilities in the other Constituent Universities / Units of UP.

Highlight of the Discussion

a. UP College of Law Dean Danilo Concepcion informed the Board that the

funding for the dormitory came from the P100-million funding for the

establishment of a faculty development trust fund which Senator Franklin Drilon

obtained from the General Appropriations Act. Due to the short period of time

given by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to make use of the

fund, then Dean Justice Marvic Leonen was not able to convert the fund into a

trust account. Instead, the college allotted P75 million of the P100 million for

textbook writing projects of the faculty members, hoping that all the proceeds

from the sale of the textbooks would go to the faculty development trust fund.

The remaining P25 million was earmarked for the construction of an additional

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building in the Acacia complex. The idea was for the income of this dormitory

building to go directly to the faculty development trust fund.

b. The construction of the additional building has been completed and ready for

turnover; thus, the College of Law is now planning on how to operate the

dormitory.

c. The College of Law is seeking approval for a different set of Terms of Reference

for the selection of a concessionaire. The management of the dormitory will also

be part of the concessionaire’s responsibility and it will be limited to the contract

between the College and the concessionaire. In order to move things forward,

the College of Law is requesting that the Board allows the College to constitute a

technical working group that will help evaluate proposals to select the best

concessionaire in terms of equipment and furnishings, management, pricing, etc.

Once the selection is completed, the College will again report to the Board,

including the justification for its choice.

d. Student Regent Pangalangan sought clarification on the following

points/questions:

i) Will the income from Acacia be sourced mainly from the fees the students

are paying?

ii) Is the building funded by the College of Law entirely dedicated to law

students?

iii) Do the policies of the College of Law apply only to the Acacia Law

dormitory?

e. For the Acacia Law dormitory, the income of the operator will depend on the

income generated by the facility. The concessionaire will be allowed to utilize

other spaces of the building to generate its own income.

f. Dean Concepcion clarified that the College of Law is only mandated to work on

the building funded from the P100-million funding provided by Senator Drilon.

The proposal will apply to the Acacia Law dormitory alone because the College

does not have a say on the operation of the other buildings.

g. With regard to the exclusivity of the dorm to law students, Dean Concepcion said

that it would depend on the market research of the concessionaire.

h. Student Regent Pangalangan thanked the Dean for clarifying many of his

concerns but he also presented to the Board the following issues of the students

on the proposal:

i) Shortage of affordable dormitories. Even with additional two (2) new dorms

(Centennial and Acacia), many students still cannot afford the dorm fees;

ii) Private management of dormitory. With the dormitory management being

private, the emphasis is on gaining more income rather than on making the

dorms more accessible while maintaining quality; and


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iii) On UP-managed dorms. If UP would manage its own dormitories, it would

follow the same price and accessibility as other dorms such as Kalayaan,

Molave and Yakal. It would also easily address urgent issues similar to what

happened recently.

i. President Pascual said that the pricing of a dormitory fee is dependent on the

kind of dormitory being offered. In the case of the College of Law, the purpose

of the Acacia Law dormitory is to support its faculty development program.

j. Dean Concepcion concurred with the President that the pricing of the dormitory

should not be tied up with the kind of management it has. The capacity of the

students to pay dorm fees should be treated as a separate issue. The issue is

providing more opportunities to help or subsidize students who need financial

assistance.

k. President Pascual fully supported the idea of stating the right price for the

dormitory fees and having a mechanism for helping students who need financial

assistance, like giving discounts, helping students get scholarships, or providing

further support by way of student assistant appointments which rate recently

increased.

l. While Student Regent Pangalangan recognized the initiatives for scholarships

and the improvement on the hourly rates of student assistants, he said that the

Acacia dormitory is working on a P3,000 per month dormitory fee, with

unfurnished rooms, no beds and cabinets.

m. Dean Concepcion reiterated that the pricing will depend on the market research

of the concessionaire. Students who can afford should be charged accordingly.

The College of Law has a separate solution to students who will not be able to

afford the dormitory fees.

n. Regent Senator Cayetano asked if other departments like the Hotel, Restaurant,

and Institution Management under the College of Home Economics could

participate in the bidding because that might address the concern of the Student

Regent.

o. Dean Concepcion said that the bidding is open to all but he clarified that it is not

only management that would be open for bidding but the concession itself. The

concessionaire has to bring in its own equipment (e.g., beds, appliances) and has

to fit out the Acacia Law dormitory. There would be no cash out from UP

because the concessionaire will operate it as a concession. It will determine the

pricing and the number of single or double rooms, among others.

p. Regent Albarracin said that some proposals are not likely to be comparable. The

best way to compare proposals is to require certain minimum terms and

conditions to meet.

q. Dean Concepcion explained that the Terms of Reference and the parameters to

be used by the selection committee are all included in the proposal.


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r. Staff Regent Mejia suggested including student representatives in the technical

working group to be created by the College. Dean Concepcion said that the Vice

President of the UP Law Student Government is sitting as student representative

in the selection committee.

s. Student Regent Pangalangan appealed to the Board that for the rest of the

buildings in the Acacia Dormitory, the management should be left to the UP

administration and not to private sectors. He suggested improving the

management of the dormitories through the collection of dormitory fees to

address the concern cited by the President.

t. To move forward, the Board approved the request of the College of Law to have

a separate Terms of Reference for the Acacia Law dormitory.

u. Although his office recognizes the functions and the rationale provided by the

College of Law as explained by Dean Concepcion, Student Regent Pangalangan

registered his objection to the open bidding of the dormitory without additional

safeguards for the students.

Board Action: APPROVED

2. Proposal to Standardize the Grading System and the Computation of the

General Weighted Average (GWA) Across CUs for the following:

Removal of the grade of “4”

PE courses

NSTP courses

Undergraduate thesis

Practicum / OJT

Standardization of the Grading System

Grading

System/Course

Grading System Computation in GWA

Removal of

Grade of 4.0

1. "3" or "5" after removal exam is

taken within the prescribed one

academic year

2. The grade of “4" is automatically

changed "5" when the one-year

grace period for removal has

lapsed. The Office of the

University Registrar (OUR) will

generate a list of un-removed

grades of “4" and send the list to

the department / institute chairs /

directors for feedback. The

department / institute chairs /

1. Grade of "4" is not included

in the GWA computation

when it is removed. Only the

grade of "3" or “5" is

included in the GWA

computation.

2. The computation of the

GWA for "5" from removal

exam or automatically

incurred after one-year

removal period has lapsed,

“5" is included in the GWA

computation.

When course is re-enrolled,

new grade is also included.


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directors will return the signed

and updated list to the OUR and

the University Registrar will

change the grades from "4" to

"5" based on this list.

3. "4" is not removed and the course

is re-enrolled within the

prescribed re-enrollment period.

3. "4" is included in the

computation of the GWA

When course is re-enrolled,

new grade is also included in

the computation of the

GWA.

The no. of units of the re-

enrolled subject will be

added to the total no. of units

of the program.

PE Courses Numerical Grade

(if taken thru Proficiency

Examination in Physical Education

(PEPE), a grade of Pass or Fail)

Not included in the


NSTP Courses Numerical Grade Not included in the


Undergraduate

Thesis

Numerical Grade

For thesis courses with 6 units

credit, the 6 units can be broken

down as 3+3 units (not 2 +2 + 2

units)

Included in the computation of

the GWA

Practicum / OJT Numerical Grade Included in the computation of

the GWA

Student Regent Pangalangan requested for the deferment of the proposal at the

1309th meeting of the Board on 22 July 2015 so that he could consult with his

constituents.

Highlights of the Discussion

a. Student Regent Pangalangan thanked the Board for considering his request for

deferral at the last meeting to further study the proposal. He likewise thanked the eUP

Director, Dr. Jaime Caro, and his team for their inputs.

b. Initially, there were confusions because some students were not aware of the 3.5 or

4.5 computation in the General Weighted Average (GWA). Upon review, Student

Regent Pangalangan said that the students do not have major complaints on the

proposal. They actually see the standardization of the grading system as a good

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B. 1301st BOR Meeting, 29 September 2014

1. University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) Health

Incentive Program

After the approval by the Board of Regents of the UP / UPM / PGH Health

Insurance Scheme at its 1299th meeting held on 31 July 2014, revisions were made

on the proposal in response to the various reactions of the stakeholders.


a. Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Director Jose Gonzales explained that the

proposal has been previously approved by the Board but there were questions

raised on the funding source of the program. To address these, the PGH Health

Incentive Program will be funded from PGH’s reprogrammed funds and not

from the PhilHealth shares of the PGH employees.

b. President Pascual explained that the UP-PGH Health Incentive Program is

similar to the UP Manila Health Benefit Program approved by the Board at the

1309th meeting on 22 July 2015. The only difference is that, under the UP

Manila Health Benefit Program, the benefit will only be available to personnel

who have employee-employer relationship with UP Manila. In the case of PGH,

health workers who do not have employer-employee relationship, such as

fellows, residents, and clinical professors who are giving service to UP without

compensation, will be covered under the UP-PGH Health Incentive Program.

c. Dr. Gonzales said that PGH is generating funds to augment the Magna Carta for

Public Health Workers because the fund provided by the government is not

enough.

d. Based on actuarial studies, the PGH is spending P6 million pesos a year for the

hospitalization expenses of PGH and UP Manila employees. After the one-time

Financial Assistance for Hospitalization Expenses (FAPHE) worth P200,000.00,

employees will no longer have any insurance. The Health Incentive Program

will provide each PGH employee an additional P100,000.00 benefit per year.

This will be used after PhilHealth deductions and discounts, such as the 20%

discount for Senior Citizens and the infirmary free room. The FAPHE benefit

will be used last.

e. Dr. Gonzales clarified that the P100,000 benefit is not cumulative and not

commutative.

f. Regent Senator Cayetano inquired about the effect of extending the coverage of

the benefits to the families and dependents of the employees.

g. Dr. Gonzales initially wanted the benefit to be P200,000 per year but based on

the actuarial studies, only 95% of PGH employees consume P100,000 a year. It

would not be advisable to allocate P200,000 since PGH is a low-cost hospital. In

the implementation guidelines, it is emphasized that the benefit may be used for

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h. The Health Incentive Program is currently at Phase I which is piloting the

program in PGH. Phase II is the extension to other campuses like UP Diliman,

UP Los Baños, and UP Visayas; and if it is financially viable, then it will be

extended to Phase III, covering health incentives to employees even after age 65

and to their dependents.

i. Regent Albarracin said that some private health insurance systems encourage

people to be healthy by offering lower premiums or incentives for being healthy.

j. Dr. Gonzales said that the PGH Health Service is holding monthly seminars on

hypertension, diabetes, nutritional value, and is promoting the “Belly Gud for

Health” program of the DOH. There are series of specific lectures and programs

every month to emphasize awareness of breast cancer, cardio vascular, or heart

attack problems among others. In addition, the compound of PGH is a non-

smoking area and fast foods within PGH are not allowed.

k. Chair Licuanan commended the PGH for its very good initiatives but a

monetary incentive for staying healthy is an interesting concept that the PGH

could consider.

l. Regent Senator Cayetano supported the idea of rewarding people for staying

healthy. She would be happy to provide information on the matter since she has

already studied the matter thoroughly.

m. Regent Gonzalez-Montinola said that after piloting the program for three (3)

years, it would be presumed that the funding for the Health Incentive Program

will be put under the regular budget of UP. As a matter of procedure, she

inquired if the realignment of the budget needs Board approval.

n. President Pascual said that the reprogramming has to be approved by the Board

but the use of the reprogrammed money will require approval depending on the

levels of delegated authority.

o. In summary, Chair Licuanan asked the Board to approve each of the three (3)

proposals from the PGH: 1) the Health Incentive Program itself, 2) the P20-

million funding for the Health Incentive Program, and 3) the reprogramming of

more than P285 million unexpended obligations from the revolving fund of

PGH for the listed purposes, including the P20-million allocation for the Health

Incentive Program.



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A. Report of the President

(A copy of the report is attached as Annex A, pages 35-40.)


1. President Pascual updated the Board on the UP Budget. Based on the 2016 National

Expenditure Plan (NEP) submitted by the Department of Budget and Management

(DBM) to Congress in early August 2015. There were increases in the Personal

Services (PS) and Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) of the

Academic Units but there was a decline in their allocation for Capital Outlay (CO).

For PGH, the PS and MOOE have slight positive increases for 2016 because of

inflation. PGH will not have CO allocation simply because the allocation last year

was a hefty one. Overall, the UP System will have a lower budget for 2016 because of

the non-recurring P3.2B given to PGH for 2015.

2. One important thing that came out in the marathon session at the House of

Representatives was that the DBM will now be prepared to consider the approval of

additional plantilla items for the State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and UP will

push for that development.

3. UP is getting certain types of support for the first time like the P100 million for

professorial chairs. There will be another round of promotion in 2016 for faculty

members only but the UP System will find some solution to include the administrative

staff and REPS.

4. Staff Regent Mejia asked for a guarantee that the solution will not be the same as last

year, where a total of 334 items were abolished. President Pascual said that the items

had been unfilled for so long and the intention then was for the sake of the

administrative staff and REPS.

5. Staff Regent Mejia said that the issue of many of the staff was that the items were not

made open to CUs for filling up despite persistent requests. There was also the

possibility that the requests were blocked somewhere and did not reach the Office of

the President. He requested for the lifting of the moratorium for hiring and hoped that

the CUs would be open to the idea of filling up of the available items.

6. Also, Staff Regent Mejia inquired whether the next round of merit promotion for the

administrative staff and REPS may be sourced from the lease contracts income of UP

like the TechnoHub in UP Diliman and the recently approved Special Economic

Zones in UP Los Baños.

7. President Pascual said that the government system makes it difficult to just spend the

income from other sources for salary, although such income from contracts could be

used for official benefits. However, he noted that the position of the Union leadership

seems inconsistent because they are now considering the rental income of UP’s

REPORT of the PRESIDENT and other

SECTORAL REGENTS

for INFORMATION OF THE BOARD


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properties to be the source of additional benefits, yet, they have been opposing the

principle of commercialization of UP.

8. As a member of the National Executive Board of the All UP Workers Union, Staff

Regent Mejia said that through him, the UP System Administration and the Union

could meet halfway for the welfare of the greater good.

9. Regarding the enrolment and dormitory issues, President Pascual used the term “flash

flood” to describe the sudden bottlenecks in the registration and dormitory

accommodations in UP Diliman. The “flash flood” was brought about by a number of

factors: (1) UP Diliman’s success in decreasing its no-show rate among incoming

freshmen qualifiers; (2) increased in the number of Varsity Athletic Admission

System (VAAS) awardees in view of the K-12 gap years; and (3) approval of the

request of some departments like the Filipino Department at the College of Arts and

Letters for 30 more slots.

10. U.P. Diliman has always been running its freshmen classes with vacant slots of about

1,100 over the years. Other CUs have appeals process so in the end they are able to

fill up their quota every year. UP Diliman has a quota of about 3,900 slots and only

around 2,700 to 2,800 on the average were filled up. For this academic year, UP

Diliman offered additional slots with the calculated move that, not all will enroll

anyway because those who prefer enrolling in certain courses like Accounting or

Engineering but could not get the slot due to the quota of the programs, have a

tendency not to pursue their enrollment in UP. In the end, UP Diliman succeeded

because they were able to reduce the gap between the traditional quota and the actual

number of enrollees.

11. The situation was eventually resolved within a reasonable period such that by the

Chancellor’s account, as of 17 August, no freshman remained underloaded with

respect to enlistment and those eligible to stay in UP Diliman dormitories were also

duly accommodated. As of 25 August, there were still around 180 vacancies in the

dorms, denying the claims that UP could not accommodate applicants. Also, the fact

that the actual enrollment still fell short by 422 of the historical quota of 3,910 proved

that there was no over enrollment as claimed by some reporters. That was a laudable

achievement for UP Diliman.

12. Regent Gonzalez-Montinola was struck by the statement that there are major courses

that are more popular than the others. She suggested addressing the issue in the future

by increasing the slots for the popular major courses. For dormitories, she asked

about the ideal situation for the UP dormitories so that given the current number of

students in UP, the Board could plan with respect to the capacity and the number of

dormers that are within the scholarship bracket.

13. Regent Senator Cayetano suggested including in the study not only what courses are

in demand but also what courses are really needed in nation-building. She also

reiterated the need for the modernization of the course offerings in UP. She hoped

that these concerns will be included in the agenda of the Special Board meeting.


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14. On the first point of Regent Gonzalez-Montinola, President Pascual said that it is very

difficult to increase the enrollment in some colleges and reduce enrollment in other

colleges. The internal quality assessment process of UP is one mechanism to address

the issue.

15. With respect to dormitory issues, President Pascual said that based on the preliminary

information he got from the OSH, the number of students who are classified among

the poorest coming from outside the National Capital Region is less than the number

of dorm beds in the cheaper dorms in UP Diliman. This means that the students could

all be accommodated. However, not all of them seek dormitory spaces in UP Diliman

but stay with relatives or friends.

16. Student Regent Pangalangan asked why the students were not accepted in the first

place if there are about 180 dorm slots. Why did it take about three batches for all the

300 or so appeals to be approved, if there are saying now that there are available slots.

17. President Pascual said that this was caused by the purging of the list. As mentioned

earlier, there were students who could afford to pay the Centennial Dorm but insisted

on staying in the cheaper dorms; so they had to be moved to give way to poorer

students who really cannot afford the more expensive dormitories. This process took a

while. Moreover, students were required to provide evidence of income. Although

not a new rule, it is now being strictly implemented.

18. Student Regent Pangalangan informed the Board that the reason for the growing

concern of the students is the way information gets to them. For instance, during the

release of the results for appeals, there was an announcement that “only 20 slots were

left and we can only accept 30 slots in the next batch,” but afterwards, they found out

that there were 80 slots approved and more slots were available. In retrospect, it

seemed like that there were really slots available and it was so easy to adjust

accordingly. However, the situation that the students have to go through throughout

the whole process was not favorable to them. There was anxiety from students coming

from Davao or Mindanao with no other place to stay. They filed their appeals only to

be told that only 20 slots were available.

19. Regent Senator Cayetano said that more than recognizing a communication problem

and solving the situation by purging the list, the planning is also very important at the

early stage. Had it been planned well, then there would be no problem.

20. With respect to the UPCAT application, Regent Senator Cayetano inquired if there is

indeed a lesser number of applicants for the next academic year. She said it has to be

very clear in order to plan well for the next months what to do with smaller groups.

She informed the Board that she received complaints about the difficulty in

transferring to other courses. She would want to discuss it as well in the Special

Meeting of the Board.

21. Regent Gonzalez-Montinola commended the administration in reducing the number

of vacant slots for “no shows” from 30% to only 10% because she believed that 30%

is high for a national university. She asked if somebody could do an actuarial study

about the “no shows” because she believes that it has something to do with the


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UPCAT. Some schools would require some non-refundable deposits as a form of

commitment that they would show up.

22. President Pascual said the 30% “no show” is only in UP Diliman, which has the

biggest number of enrollees. But UP Diliman has already set the cut off for those it

would accept and appeals of those falling below the cut-off will not be entertained.

23. President Pascual informed the Board about the progress in the College of

Engineering in terms of improving the retention rate of students from 50% to 70%.

His team had prevented the failing of 31 students by a professor who was absent 60%

of the time and saved 27 students who were misadvised for being held back by

another semester due to the non-performance of a certain faculty member. He

earnestly solicited the help of the Student Regent in mobilizing student leadership to

identify such types of unwanted behavior or anomalies in the university.

24. Student Regent Pangalangan thanked the President for being open to the issues and

concerns of the students. With regard to the issue of misadvising, he said that there

were also financial consequences when the students were misadvised. He asked for a

clear response from the Board and from the administration on what to do because

other students cannot graduate without paying a sum of P50,000.00 or more.

25. In response to the query of Regent Gonzalez-Montinola as to who would be in charge

of making a presentation to the Board about the dormitories, President Pascual said

that the reports on the dorms of other CUs have been submitted to the Office of the

Secretary of the University. Secretary De Las Llagas assured Regent Gonzalez-

Montinola that her office is working on it and that it would be one of the matters to be

discussed during the special Board meeting.

26. Student Regent Pangalangan requested that the Office of the Student Regent (OSR)

may work with the office in charge for the collation of data. The OSR hopes to get

feedbacks from the students through the respective Student Councils, in addition to

the information collected by the administration.

B. Report of the Faculty Regent

(A copy of the report is attached as Annex B, pages 41-42.)

C. Report of the Student Regent

(A copy of the report is attached as Annex C, pages 43-46.)


1. Student Regent Pangalangan reported to the Board the student housing crisis in UP

Diliman, highlighting the following points:

i) Consultation with the 12 freshmen students temporarily housed in the All UP

Workers Union’s office regarding their dormitory concerns;

ii) Dialogue between the student leaders and the UP Diliman administration headed

by Chancellor Tan, Vice Chancellor Santillan, Vice Chancellor Castro, and Dr.


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Guevarra of the Office of the Student Housing wherein the students were

informed about the 800 additional inflow of freshmen from the usual 2,800

enrollees;

iii) Accepting 800 additional enrollees without the proper necessary preparation;

iv) Perception that there is a shortage of dormitories because of long standing

neglect or lacking of state support for the UP budget;

v) No concrete basis or rationale from the Office of the Student Housing for

charging a rate of P3,000 for the Acacia dormitories. The reason provided was

Return of Investment (ROI) but students would want to clarify what the ROI is

for when there is capital outlay funding from the College of Law;

vi) Construction of buildings and its maintenance should be allocated proper budget

and not to rely on funding from students;

vii) Privately-managed dormitories are inaccessible, expensive, and the orientation of

management is on the income rather than providing the most accessible price and

quality service; and

viii) Adding more students to a class and creating more classes would take faculty

members away from research works and would increase the student-faculty ratio

which may lead to lower quality of education.

2. On the case of UP Cebu freshman Faith Tejeno, he emphasized the following points:

i) Difficulty in transferring from one unit to another;

ii) Avoiding an intellectual environment in UP Diliman that is limited only to

students from the National Capital Region;

iii) Socialized Tuition System not providing sufficient solution; and

iv) Accessibility issues.

3. Student Regent Pangalangan also reported about his other activities and involvements,

such as the Philippine Student Leaders Forum, the annual convention in UP Visayas

wherein he was able to consolidate the student councils of UP Visayas, and the

League of Student Council Leadership meeting in UP Manila, among others.

4. Regent Gonzalez-Montinola said that the Board’s policy that “no qualified student

shall be denied access to education due to financial incapacity” was something that

Ms. Tejeno should have been able to work out. If it was a failure on UP Diliman’s

part, then it should be addressed by the Board.

5. President Pascual said that concerns get complicated because they were not being

channelled to the right authorities right away. He told the Student Regent that for

special cases such as the case of Ms. Tejeno, he should have brought it to the attention

of the proper administration like the Office of the University Registrar or the Office of

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6. Student Regent Pangalangan informed the Board that he directly sought the help of

the UP Cebu Dean about Ms. Tejeno’s case and her office was able to find a course

for her.

7. Student Regent Pangalangan said that he presented the case of Ms. Tejeno because he

wanted the Board to realize that problems like this could have been avoided had

education been accessible for all.

8. Regent Maronilla suggested documenting all dormitory concerns and issues like how

many are having problems, what are the names, what are the concerns, etc. He also

commended the President for purging in the list of students who misdeclared their

income that solved a lot of problems.

9. Regent Maronilla hoped that students would appreciate the positive actions on the part

of the administration. The Board is doing its best to address all the problems and it

supports the Student Regent in all his actions to make the University a better and

progressive venue for all the students.

10. Regent Senator Cayetano said that the Student Regent has so many good points in his

report that she would have wanted to provide inputs into some of them but there was

no more time left because he kept coming back to the issue of dormitories. She is

fully supportive of the Student Regent and encouraged him to keep putting all these

concerns into writing.

D. Report of the Staff Regent

(A copy of the report is attached as Annex D, page 47.)

MATTERS SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD

The President endorsed the following:

A. Proposal for the Creation of the Technology Transfer and Business Development

Office of the University of the Philippines Manila (UPM-TTBDO) with its expanded

functions and authorities

In accordance with RA 10055 or the Philippine Technology Transfer Act of 2009,

the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through its R&D Council, the

Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD), officially transferred

all intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Activities to the University of the

Philippines Manila through its Intellectual Property Office (UPM-IPO), on health

products, such as medicinal plant products. The transfer hastened the actual re-alignment

and expansion of the UPM-IPO as UPM’s Technology Licensing Office (TLO) and

counterpart Technology transfer and Business Development Office (TTBDO) of the UP

System.

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Considering further, that the UPM-IPO has already evolved its tasks from

Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) Protection to Intellectual (IP) and Technology

Management including Licensing and Commercialization, the proposed creation of the

said office will enable the office to be more effective and better organized. The creation

of the UPM-TTBDO will include its expanded functions.

Rationale for the change from Intellectual Property Office to Technology Transfer

and Business Development Office

To keep up with trends on intellectual property regimes, and in alignment with

international agreements, universities worldwide have begun to consolidate intellectual

property protection, technology transfer, and business development into an integrated unit

called technology transfer and business development office or TTBDO. The University of

the Philippines Manila, in cognizance of this trend and its benefits, plans to adopt a

similar approach.

The proposal aligns the UPM-TTBDO with the System Technology Transfer and

Business Development Office and includes:

1) The legal basis for creating the UPM-TTBDO;

2) The functions and authorities of the UPM-TTBDO; and

3) The transfer of the trust funds of the UPM Intellectual Property Office (UPM-

IPO) to the UPM-TTBDO.


A. Appointment as UP Artists for the period CY 2015-2017:

Dr. Rolando B. Tolentino – Reclassification from Artist II to Artist III due to the

Gawad Balagtas Award conferred to him on 31 August 2013

Dr. Ricardo M. de Ungria - Artist I

It is recommended that the above Artists be granted the rates of the UP Arts

Productivity Award approved by the Board of regents in 2014.


B. Request of the UP College of Law for the following:

B.1 Expansion of the use of the UP Law Faculty Research Award Endowment

Fund to include scholarships / graduate studies, training, enhancement,

continuing education and sabbatical for the faculty’s welfare and

development; and

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B.2 Change the name of the UP Law Faculty Research Award Endowment Fund

to UP Law Faculty Research and Endowment Fund

The UP Law Faculty Research Award Endowment Fund has an initial fund of

P20M and is replenished on an annual basis from the Legal Research Fund, as approved

by the BOR in its 1240th meeting held on 28 January 2009. On the average, only 42% of

this amount is utilized annually.

In addition to the Faculty Research Award, the Equalization Pay for Professorial

Chairs and stipend for Resident Fellows and Scholars, which are already covered by the

Fund, it is requested that scholarships / graduate studies, training, enhancement,

continuing education and sabbatical for the faculty’s welfare and development be

included in the use of the Fund and to change the name of the Fund to “UP Law Faculty

Research and Endowment Fund”. The College believes that these faculty development

activities will support the Law faculty in their respective advocacies for reform and good

governance in the local and the global arenas and strengthen the faculty recruitment

efforts of the College.


1. Staff Regent Mejia inquired about the source of funding for the UP Law Faculty

Research Award Endowment Fund because he would like the administrative staff and

REPS included in the said fund. Many of them would like to avail of trainings in

order to enhance the level of their skills.

2. Secretary De Las Llagas recalled that former Staff Regent Anna Razel Ramirez had

already brought up to the Board the inclusion of administrative staff and REPS in any

funding for faculty development (research or trainings).

3. President Pascual suggested coming up with a proposal containing the number of staff

or REPS who need training or further studies.


C. Request of the UP Diliman University Council Committee on Student Admissions,

Progress and Graduation (UC-CSAPG) for the Waiver of Enrolment in Residency

in favour of Mr. Jee Hun Park, an Exchange student from University of Seoul,

South Korea

Mr. JEE HUN PARK, an exchange student from University of Seoul, South Korea

is requesting for the waiver of his enrolment residency to validate completion of SW 140

(The Social Work Profession) which he enrolled in the 1st semester of AY 2014-2015 for

which he got an INC grade. A completion grade was given within the prescribed period.

The student is no longer enrolled in Diliman thus, the completion grade could not be

officially validated.

The University rule on completion of grade found on page 28 of the UPD General

Catalogue 2004-2010 states that “students who are not enrolled in any subject but who

want to complete an INC must enroll in residence. Registration for residence should be

done during the regular enrolment period”. Mr. Park is unable to enrol for the Second


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Semester as his exchange program stint has already ended and he is now back in Korea.

He needs the grade for his SW 140 class to graduate from his university.


D. Establishment of Honorato L. Goco Professorial Chair in Engineering at the College

of Engineering, UP Diliman

Donor: H. Goco & Sons Agricultural Corporation

Support Fund: The Donor commits to remit to the Donee an award of P80,000.00 to

be awarded starting AY 2015-2016 and extending until AY 2019-

2020 (5 academic years)

Beneficiary Unit: College of Engineering, UP Diliman

Others: Donated sum shall be utilized solely and exclusively for the purpose

intended by the donor. The awarding shall observe University policies

and processes on professorial chairs that are consistent with the

above.

Fund Management: UP Engineering Research and Development Foundation, Inc.

(UPERDFI)


E. Deed of Donation with Naming Rights in relation to the Donation of Dr. Wilfredo

L. Reyes and Mrs. Salvacion Bailon-Reyes for the Renovation and Refurbishing of

Room 102, Lara Hall, College of Public Health, UP Manila

Under the terms of donation, the donors donated the amount of Six Hundred

Forty-Seven Thousand Six Hundred Thirty-One Pesos and 20/100 (P647,631.20) for the

renovation and refurbishing of Room 102, Lara Hall, College of Public Health,

University of the Philippines Manila.

The donation is subject to the condition that Room 102 shall be named “Dr.

Wilfredo Reyes Room”.

President Pascual endorsed the proposal on 10 August 2015 with a

recommendation of naming rights for 7 years.


NOTE: The Board gave an omnibus approval for ACADEMIC MATTERS from

Items A, C-E, including sub-items.


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A. Annual Incentive Grant and Rice Subsidy for Each Qualified Employee for CY

2015:

A.1 Annual Incentive Grant of P12,700.00 for each qualified employee

First Tranche release: P6,350.00 on 28 August 2015

Second Tranche release: P6,350.00 on 2nd week of October 2015

A.2 Third and Fourth Tranches of Rice Subsidy in the Amount of P2,250.00 per

tranche for each qualified employee

P2,250.00 per sack x 2 tranches = P4,500.00 per qualified employee

Schedule of coordinated release: 2nd week of September 2015

Justifications:

AUPWU CNA Article XIV, Section 1: Fringe Benefits

The Collective Negotiations Agreement (CNA) with the All UP Workers Union

(AUPWU) took effect upon signing on 27 April 2015. The same was confirmed by the

Board of Regents in its 1307th meeting held on 29 April 2015.

The CNA with the academic employees, covering the faculty and the Research,

Extension and Professional Staff (REPS) was signed on 6 July 2016 and confirmed by

the Board of Regents in its 1309th meeting held on 22 July 2015.

Provided, however, that the release of the Annual Incentive Grant and the Rice

Subsidy for the faculty and the REPS shall be subject to the ratification of the All UP

Academic Employees Union (AUPAEU) CNA, at least ninety (90) days after the signing

on 6 July 2015, as provided by the Civil Service Commission–Public Sector Labor

Management Council rules and regulations.

As a matter of equity, it is recommended that the Board of Regents also approve

the inclusion in the Annual Incentive Grant and Rice Subsidy the employees who are not

members of the AUPWU and the AUPAEU who are not covered by the CNA.

The guidelines for release of both the Annual Incentive Grant and the 3rd and 4th

quarter rice subsidy shall be prepared by the Office of the Vice President for

Administration.


B. Amendments to the Medical Benefits for Former UP Presidents:

B.1 Annual executive medical check-up at the UP PGH: increased in the amount

from P10,000.00 to P15,000.00

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B.2 Hospitalization benefit at the UP PGH: increase in the amount from

P100,000.00 to P150,000.00 and clarifying that this hospitalization benefit shall

be annual but non-cumulative.

The adjustment in the maximum amount of the two (2) benefits is based on the

41.5% rise in the Consumer’s Price Index (CPI) from 2006 to July 2015.


C. BAC Resolution Recommending the Use of Alternative Method of Procurement

(Negotiated Procurement) for the Proposed Completion of School of Statistics

Building Phase 1, UP Diliman in the Amount of P28,000,000.00

The proposed project is adjacent and contiguous and has a scope of work that is

similar or related to the on-going Project (General Construction Agreement with

Accuracy Builder Enterprise for the proposed School of Statistics Building Phase 1

located at Quirino Avenue corner T. Kalaw St., UP Diliman in the amount of

P78,742,041.55, pursuant to a public bidding conducted on 27 December 2012 in

accordance with RA 9184 and its implementing Rules and regulations), such that it

would be more economical and efficient that the proposed project be implemented by the

same contractor, Accuracy Builder Enterprise.


D. Requests of UP Manila in connection with the Allocation Scheme for the

Incremental Tuition Fee of the College of Medicine:

D.1 Reclassification of the expense class for facilities and equipment From

“MOOE” To “Equipment Outlay (EO) / Capital Outlay (CO) / MOOE”, to

enable the College of Medicine to use the funds for capital and equipment

outlay.

D.2 Utilization of the unutilized facilities and equipment funds under the new

classification EO / CO / MOOE.

In the 1284th meeting of the Board of Regents held on 4 December 2012, the

UP College of Medicine Allocation Scheme for the Incremental Tuition Fee (ITF)

was approved to include the following components (See table 1).

Table 1. Incremental Tuition Fee Allocation

MOOE Items Allocation

Faculty Enhancement 50%

Course Material Development 10%

Facilities & Equipment 25%

Student Services 12%

Administrative Staff Development

& Special projects

3%

100%


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The expense class for all the components Table 1 was lumped as MOOE. As

such, the College could not use funds for capital and equipment outlay. UP Manila

would like to request for the reclassification of the expense class for facilities and

equipment (No. 3 of Table 1) from “MOOE” to “Equipment Outlay (EO) / Capital

Outlay (CO) / MOOE” (see Table 2).

Table 2

Component Allocation Revised Expense

Class

Facilities and

Equipment 25% Equipment Outlay

(EO) / Capital Outlay

(CO) / MOOE

The other components in the allocation scheme of Table 1 (item nos. 1, 2, 4

and 5) including the percentage allocation, will remain the same. It is also requested

that the unutilized facilities and equipment funds be used under the new expense

classification EO / CO / MOOE.


E. Reprogramming of Savings from Unexpended Obligations from Revolving Fund

(164) of UP Manila-PGH in the Amount of P285,174,288.23, Certified as available

by the UPM-PGH & UPM Chief Accountants, to be utilized for the following

priority needs:

Personal Services P28,707,505.68

To provide funds for Other Personnel Health benefits and

Monetization of Leave Credits

Maintenance and other Operating Services P66,376,730.09

For augmentation of MOOE and procurement of supplies and

Materials

Capital Outlay

For acquisition of various equipment to be used by the different

departments and various renovations in the different areas of the

hospital

P190,090,052.46

GRAND TOTAL P285,174,288.23

It is understood that all obligations / disbursements from this authorized amount

shall be subject to the usual accounting, budgeting and auditing laws, rules and

regulations.


NOTE: The Board gave an omnibus approval for FISCAL MATTERS from Items A-E, including sub-items.


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A. Additional Appeals of Faculty from UP Diliman, UP Los Baños, and UP Manila

for the 2014 Faculty Merit Promotions, effective 01 January 2015

CU Name Rank

(as of 31 Dec

2013)

Promotion

(as of 14 Nov

2014)

Recommended

Rank (as of

August 2015)

UP Diliman Flores, Melania Asst. Prof. 7 Asst. Prof. 7 Assoc. Prof. 3

UP Los Baños Balista, Julius Asst. Prof. 2 Asst. Prof. 3 Asst. Prof. 4

UP Los Baños Bernardo, Francis

Andrew Eugene

Asst. Prof. 7 Not included Assoc. Prof. 1

UP Manila Pagkatipunan,

Paolo Maria

Prof. 2 Prof. 3

(as of May

2015)

Prof. 5 (based

on additional

documents)

UP Manila How, Cleotilde Professor 9 Not included Professor 12

UP Manila Leynes, Maria

Cynthia

Professor 8 Not included Professor 12

UP Manila Mancao, Betty Professor 3 PT Not included Professor 8 PT


B. Request for Extension of Secondment in Favor of Dr. JAIME C. MONTOYA of

the College of Medicine, UP Manila to Serve as Executive Director of the

Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD), Department

of Science and Technology (DOST), effective 19 July 2015 until 18 July 2016

The UP Manila Chancellor favourably endorsed the request of DOST Secretary

Mario G. Montejo for the renewal of the Memorandum of Agreement between DOST

and UP Manila extending the secondment of Dr. Jaime C. Montoya to DOST to

enable him to continuously serve as Executive Director of the PCHRD.


C. Request for Temporary Waiver of Faculty Tenure Rule in Favor of the

Following:

UP Los Baños

Asst. Prof. KABZEEL SHEBA G. CATAPANG, Assistant Professor 1, College of

Development Communication, effective 01 August 2015 until 31 December

2015

Asst. Prof. JOYCE DL. GRAJO, Assistant Professor 1, College of Arts and Sciences,

effective 01 August 2015 until 31 December 2015

Asst. Prof. OLGA C. LOMBOY, Assistant Professor 2, College of Development

Communication, effective 01 August 2015 until 31 December 2015

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS


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Asst. Prof. MILDRED O. MOSCOSO, Assistant Professor 4, College of

Development Communication, effective 01 August 2015 until 31 December

2015

Mr. RYAN RODRIGO P. TAYOBONG, Instructor 7, College of Agriculture,


Asst. Prof. JEANNE MICHELLE T. VALENCIA, Assistant Professor 1, College of

Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology, effective 01 August 2015 until

31 December 2015

UP Manila

Asst. Prof. JOANNA J. OREJOLA, Assistant Professor 3, College of Pharmacy,


UP Visayas

Asst. Prof. KARLO H. PRIMAVERA, Assistant Professor 5, College of Fisheries

and Ocean Sciences, effective 01 June 2015 until 31 December 2015

UP Mindanao

Asst. Prof. THADDEUS R. ACUÑA, Assistant Professor 2, School of Management,

effective 01 August 2015 until 31 July 2016

Assoc. Prof. JUMA NOVIE A. ALVIOLA, Associate Professor 3, College of

Science and Mathematics, effective 01 August 2015 until 31 July 2016

Assoc. Prof. ERWIN OLIVER V. FUNDADOR, Associate Professor 1, College of

Science and Mathematics, effective 01 August 2015 until 31 July 2016

UP Cebu

Asst. Prof. MARIE ROSE B. ARONG, Assistant Professor 1, Arts and Humanities

Cluster, effective 01 August 2015 until 31 July 2016

Asst. Prof. WEENA JADE S. GERA, Assistant Professor 5, Social Sciences Cluster,



D. Appointment of Faculty

Note: These proposed appointments have gone through the standard University peer review process

from the Department to the College, the Constituent Universities concerned, and the University

System. In cases where there was doubt about the process followed or about the fairness of the

recommendations, the papers were returned to the unit concerned for review and

recommendation.

D.1 Transfer to Permanent Status

UP Diliman

Asst. Prof. JONATHAN Y. CAGAS, Assistant Professor 7, College of Human

Kinetics, effective 27 August 2015


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Asst. Prof. ROS A. COSTELO, Assistant Professor 1, College of Social Sciences

and Philosophy, effective 27 August 2015

Asst. Prof. MARIA ROSEL S. SAN PASCUAL, Assistant Professor 6, College

of Mass Communication, effective 27 August 2015

Assoc. Prof. NESTOR MICHAEL C. TIGLAO, Associate Professor 1, College

of Engineering, effective 27 August 2015

UP Los Baños

Asst. Prof. NONNATUS S. BAUTISTA, Assistant Professor 5, College of Arts

and Sciences, effective 27 August 2015

Asst. Prof. JOSEPH D.G. CAMPANG, Assistant Professor 1, College of Arts

and Sciences, effective 27 August 2015

Asst. Prof. JOAN CECILIA M. CATUBIG-CASILA, Assistant Professor 1,

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology, effective 27 August

2015

Asst. Prof. DIANA MARIE R. DE SILVA, Assistant Professor 1, College of

Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology, effective 27 August 2015

Asst. Prof. GARRY JAY S. MONTEMAYOR, Assistant Professor 3, College of

Development Communication, effective 27 August 2015

Asst. Prof. MARK KEYLORD S. ONAL, Assistant Professor 1, College of


Asst. Prof. REGINALD NEIL C. RECARIO, Assistant Professor 1, College of

Arts and Sciences, effective 27 August 2015l

Asst. Prof. ARNOLD R. SALVACION, Assistant Professor 1, College of

Human Ecology, effective 27 August 2015

Asst. Prof. PAOLO ROMMEL P. SANCHEZ, Assistant Professor 1, College of


UP Manila

Assoc. Prof. ELEANOR C. CASTILLO, Associate Professor 3, College of

Public Health, effective 27 August 2015

Assoc. Prof. NONETTE A. CUPINO, Associate Professor 5, College of

Medicine, effective 27 August 2015

Asst. Prof. VIRGILIO L. MALENAB Jr., Assistant Professor 1, College of

Dentistry, effective 27 August 2015

UP Open University

Asst. Prof. AURORA V. LACASTE, Assistant Professor 3, Faculty of

Education, effective 27 August 2015

UP Mindanao

Asst. Prof. ANDREA MALAYA M. RAGRAGIO, Assistant Professor 5,

College of Humanities and Social Sciences, effective 27 August 2015


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D.2 Renewal of Appointment

UP Diliman

Prof. REYNALDO L. GARCIA, Professor 8, College of Science, effective 01

August 2015 until 31 July 2016

Assoc. Prof. MICHIYO Y. REYES, Associate Professor 4, Asian Center,


D.3 Reemployment

UP Los Baños

Prof. GLADYS J. CHERISSE COMPLETO, Professor 1, College of Arts and

Sciences, effective 27 August 2015 until 31 July 2016

D.4 Extension of Appointment Beyond Compulsory Retirement Age of 65

UP Diliman

Prof. PATRICIA R.P. SALVADOR DAWAY, Professor 5, College of Law,

effective 16 September 2015 until 31 December 2015

Prof. MA. CORAZON A. HILA, Professor 1, College of Fine Arts, effective 13

July 2015 until 31 July 2015

Prof. MA. CARMEN C. JIMENEZ, Professor 12, College of Social Sciences and

Philosophy, effective 01 August 2015 until 31 December 2015

UP Manila

Prof. LOURDES E. ABADINGO, Professor 12, College of Arts and Sciences,

effective 11 February 2016 until 31 July 2016

Asst. Prof. ARNULFO N. ESGUERRA, Assistant Professor 5, College of Arts

and Sciences, effective 23 February 2016 until 31 July 2016

Prof. REYNALDO H. IMPERIAL, Professor 12, College of Arts and Sciences,

effective 23 November 2015 until 31 July 2016

Assoc. Prof. LYDIA T. MANAHAN, Associate Professor 3, College of Nursing,


Prof. OFELIA P. SANIEL, Professor 12, College of Public Health, effective 15

September 2015 until 31 December 2015


NOTE: The Board gave an omnibus approval for ADMINISTRATIVE

MATTERS from Item Nos. A-D, including sub-items.


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The Board CONFIRMED the following:

A. Agreements / Contracts

Note: These agreements have gone through the standard University processes from the Constituent

Universities (CUs) concerned and the University System. In cases where there were irregularities

in the processes, the documents were returned for review of or to exact compliance by the

concerned.

UNIT TITLE PROJECT / AMOUNT /

DURATION

UP

System

1 ICBG (International

Cooperative Biodiversity

Groups) Collaboration

Agreement among the

University of the Philippines,

Oregon Health & Science

University (OHSU), University

of Utah, Academy of Natural

Science of Drexel University

(ANSD), Ocean Genome

Legacy at Northeastern

University (NEU), and Tufts

Medical Center, Inc. (TUFTS

MC)

Project: Diverse Drug Lead

Compounds from Bacterial

Symbionts in Philippine

mollusks (Second Phase of

Philippine Symbiont

International Cooperative

Biodiversity Group (PMS-

ICBG) program

Duration: Shall take effect upon

signing of the Parties and shall

automatically terminate with

the expiration of the last-to-

expire Patent Rights or on

abandonment of all such Patent

Rights, provided such

abandonment is by mutual

consent

2

Memorandum of Agreement

between the University of the

Philippines and the Manila

International Airport Authority

(MIAA)

Project: Comprehensive

Assessment of the Information

and Communications

Technology (ICT) System of

the MIAA Project

Amount: MIAA shall pay U.P.

the total amount of

P290,000.00

Implementing Unit: UP

Information Technology

Development Center (UP

MATTERS SUBMITTED FOR CONFIRMATION BY THE BOARD

ACADEMIC MATTERS


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ITDC)

Duration: Shall take effect after

both parties sign this

agreement and shall continue

until all deliverables have been

delivered and accepted

UP

Diliman

1 Memorandum of Understanding


Philippines Diliman and the

Philippine Science High School

System (PSHSS)

UP Diliman Legal Office (UP

DLO) noted that for the next

succeeding internship

programs, “there may be a

need to require the PSHS to

pay certain reasonable

compensation / administrative

overhead cost in favour of the

University”.

Project: Science Internship

Program (SIP)

Implementing Unit: Institute of

Biology (IB), UP Diliman

Duration: Beginning 18 May and

ending 5 June 2015

2 Memorandum of Agreement



Office of the Solicitor General

(OSG)

Project: Mandatory Continuing

Legal Education (MCLE)

Seminar

Duration: 18-21 May 2015

Implementing Unit: U.P. Law

Center

Amount: OSG shall shoulder the

costs of the food for the

activities and be responsible

for the invitation and

identification of the

participants to the seminar

3

Memorandum of Agreement



Municipality of Pilar, Bataan

Project: Conduct of Practicum

Course of the College of

Home Economics Food and

Nutrition practicum students in

the Municipality

Duration: January 2015 until

April 2016


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Amount: Practicum students shall

pay the amount of P150.00 per

day as payment for the use of

utilities (i.e., water, electricity,

LPG), lodging and food for

their foster families

Implementing Unit: College of

Home Economics (CHE), UP

Diliman

UP

Diliman




Philippine Council for Industry,

Energy and Emerging

Technology Research

Development (PCIEERD)

Project: Versatile Instrumentation

System for Science Education

and Research:: Adapting,

Testing, and Deployment

(VISSER::ATD)

Amount: P4,987,632.60 from

PCIEERD

Implementing Unit: National

Institute of Physics (NIP), UP

Diliman




Microfinance Council of the

Philippines, Inc. (MCPI)

Project: Conduct of mentoring

services for fifteen (15) past

winners of the Citi Micro-

entrepreneurship Award

(CMA) in Luzon

Amount: MCPI shall pay U.P. the

amount of P585,817.65

inclusive of 10%

administrative cost in favor of

the University

Duration: Five (5) months (June

to October 2015)

Implementing Unit: Institute for

Small Scale Industries (ISSI),

UP Diliman


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UP

Diliman

6 Agreement on Academic

Cooperation (Sixth Renewal)



University of Shizuoka

Project: Academic Cooperation

Duration: Shall be in force and

effect until 31 March 2018,

renewable and extended for

another three (3) years under

such terms and conditions

mentioned in the MOA signed

by both universities in July

1998

Implementing Unit: Office of the

Vice Chancellor for Academic

Affairs (OVCAA), UP Diliman




Commission on Higher

Education (CHED)

Project: 15th International

Nannoplankton Association

Conference

Amount: P196,000.00 from

CHED

Duration: Shall take effect

immediately upon signing by

the herein contracting parties

for the project implementation

from March to April 2015

Implementing Unit: National

Institute of Geological

Sciences (NIGS), UP Diliman





Energy and Emerging

Technology Research and


Project: BAYANIHANETS –

Project 1 – Development of

Multipath Transport Protocol

for Cooperative Community

Networks


PCIEERD


signing of the parties

Implementing unit: College of

Engineering, UP Diliman


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UP

Diliman





Energy and Emerging

Technology Research and


Project: BAYANIHANETS –

Project 2 – ARC: An

Application Framework for

Robust Communications

Transport over Community

Networks


PCIEERD


signing of the parties

Implementing unit: College of

Engineering, UP Diliman

UP

Open University


among the University of the

Philippines Open University,

Southeast Asian Regional

Center for Graduate Study and

Research in Agriculture

(SEARCA), and the UP Open

University Foundation, Inc.

(UPOUFI)

The UPOU Chief Legal Officer,

Atty. Rowena S. Disini provided

the Certificate of Availability of

Funds stating that no additional

or special budgetary outlay is

required for the undertaking

with SEARCA and that no new

funds will be disbursed by

UPOU.

Project: Non-Formal Online

Course on Integrating Climate

Change Adaptation and

Disaster Risk Management in

Policies, Plans and Investments

toward Inclusive and

Sustainable Agricultural and

Rural Development

(ICCADRM4ISARD)

Amount: P227,700.00

Duration: Shall remain in force

for five (5) years from the date

of signing by the authorized

representatives of the parties

NOTE: The Board gave an omnibus confirmation for all items under Matters for

Confirmation.


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The Board NOTED the following:

A. Resignation of Dr. Celia DR. Medina as Director, Crop Science Cluster, College of

Agriculture, U.P. Los Baños, effective 31 August 2015

The Chancellor of U.P. Los Baños is endorsing the resignation of Dr. Celia DR.

Medina as Director of the Crop Science Cluster (CPC). During the 1300th meeting held

on 28 August 2014, the BOR approved the appointment of Dr. Medina to a second three-

year term effective 21 July 2014 until 20 July 2017, unless sooner terminated.

The UP President accepted the resignation of Dr. Medina on behalf of the Board of

Regents on 29 July 2015, with the go signal to proceed with the search process for the

next Director of CPC.

B. Resolution Encouraging U.P. to Continue to Lead in Empowering the Country’s

‘Suprastructure’

The resolution was approved by the alumni membership during the General

Assembly part of the UP General Alumni Homecoming at the Salazar Hall of Ang Bahay

ng Alumni on 20 June 2015.


a. Vice President for Academic Affairs Gisela Concepcion explained that

“suprastructures” refer to human capital development to complement investments in

physical infrastructures.

b. The resolution was adopted by the UPAA Alumni Council from the presentation of

Vice President Concepcion during the General Assembly part of the UP General

Alumni Homecoming on 20 June 2015 to support the call for UP to take the lead in

development.

c. A task force consisting of very senior professors, professors emeriti, and national

scientists will convene to formulate a policy paper that will serve as a road map for

the incoming Philippine president and legislators on how to address the country’s lack

of experts in Science and Technology and other fields.

MATTERS SUBMITTED FOR INFORMATION OF THE BOARD


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C. Request of the UP Manila College of Medicine (UPCM) for Approval of the

Construction of a new UPCM Academic Building on the Site of the old Basic

Sciences Learning Resource (BSLR) rooms and the Solicitation of Private Funds to

Finance its Construction

The Basic Science Lecture Rooms cater mainly to the activities of Learning Units 3

and 4 (LU3/4) throughout the school year. It is located in a one-story building in the

University of the Philippines College of Medicine campus behind Calderon Hall. It was

constructed back in 1960. Despite repeated almost yearly renovations, it has become so

dilapidated, often with leaking roofs, damaged ceilings and walls, broken chairs and

inadequate lighting, water and toilet facilities.

Revisions in the medical curriculum emphasizing organ integrated approaches and

frequent small group discussions rather than large group lectures, expansion of the

graduate degree programs and the need for clinical simulation facilities to improve

learning and promote patient safety, have prompted the UPCM to decide to rebuild the

current BSLR structure into a modern Academic Center to provide state of the art

auditoria, classrooms of various sizes, a dedicated floor for clinical simulation facilities

and an open space roof deck for social functions, Needless to say, this ambitious project

will entail a lot of preparations and financial support to make it a reality. A copy of the

proposal is on file at the OSU.

D. Delegated Authority to the President subject to INFORMATION of the Board

D.1 Contracts / Agreements

(Delegated Authority to the President subject to information of the Board [cost not

exceeding P75 Million Pesos, 1286th BOR Meeting, 28 February 2013])

Note: These agreements have gone through the standard University processes from the Constituent

Universities (CUs) concerned and the University System. In cases where there were

irregularities in the processes, the documents were returned for review of or to exact

compliance by the concerned.

CU Title of Parties to the

Contract/s

PROJECT / AMOUNT /

DURATION

UP

Diliman

1 Deed of Donation between the

U.P. Engineering Research and

Development Foundation, Inc.

and H. Goco & Sons Agricultural

Corporation

Purpose: Establishment of the

Honorato L. Goco

Professorial Chair in

Engineering, at the

College of Engineering,

UP Diliman

Amount: the Donor will

support the chair with an

award of P80,000 per year

for a commitment of five

(5) years

NOTE: The Board gave an omnibus notation for A-D under Matters for Information,

with some clarifications on item B.


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A. On the Motion of All UP Workers Union for Reconsideration of the “Appointment

of Dr. Jose C. Gonzales as Director IV of PGH”


1. Vice President for Legal Affairs Hector Danny Uy explained that the motion of the

All UP Workers Union-Manila is for the Board to reconsider its decision on the

appointment of Dr. Jose Gonzales as Director IV of PGH, which was apparently

alleged to have been made by the Board in the last meeting (1309th BOR meeting,

22 July 2015). Vice President Uy emphasized that the decision of the Board at the

said meeting was only to grant Dr. Gonzales the authority to draw his salary from

the plantilla position of the PGH Director. The Board did not issue any appointment

at the said meeting.

2. Vice President Uy added that the All UP Workers Union is not a party to the subject

matter, which was an administrative request of an employee to draw his salary from

PGH. However, he was not sure about the procedural protocol of the Board on

handling third party requests.

3. Regent Maronilla agreed that the problem was that the person seeking for

reconsideration was not a party to the original petition. He added that the MR can be

considered moot and academic because if the Board allowed the salary to be drawn

from the plantilla position, it recognized the validity and authenticity of the plantilla

position and that Dr. Gonzales can draw his salary from that position.

4. Following the suggestion of Regent Gonzalez-Montinola, President Pascual

requested the Board Secretary to inform the All UP Workers Union-Manila of the

facts that have been taken up by the Board. He reiterated that the Union was not a

party to any action that the Board has taken with respect to Director Gonzales.

Board Action: The Board requested the Board Secretary

to inform the All UP Workers Union-Manila of

the facts that have been taken up by the Board.

B. Concerns of Regent Senator Cayetano:

1. On the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP)


a. Regent Senator Cayetano supported the request of Regent Maronilla for

information on the hosting of UP in the University Athletic Association of the

Philippines (UAAP) Season 78. The UP Diliman Chancellor could perhaps

make a very short presentation at the next meeting.

OTHER MATTERS


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b. She urged the Board to be interested in other sports and not just basketball

because other sports like volleyball have been gaining popularity.

c. Regent Senator Cayetano informed the body that the UAAP Board decided to

follow the existing rules pending enactment of the law that she filed—the

Magna Carta for Student-Athletes ruling out the two-year residency

requirement for high school students transferring to other universities. She

filed the law because of the case of a UP student who was a victim of the

residency rule two (2) years ago.

d. She had discussed the matter extensively with the President and she was

thankful that UP is clear about the direction it is going to take. As mentioned

by President Pascual some Board meetings ago, he already met with other

UAAP Presidents because some of them did not know what their Board

representatives were doing.

Board Action: NOTED

2. On the Football Field and Track Oval Project


a. As host for the upcoming UAAP Season 78, Regent Senator Cayetano had hoped

that UP could hold the football and the track and field games within UP at the new

football field and track oval. The target time frame was for the UP varsity teams to

practice on that field and run on that track. Currently however, the teams have to

rent out other school’s fields for training. She asked to push the football field

project and to do whatever can be done to fast track the timeline.

b. Vice President Zamora was as frustrated as Regent Senator Cayetano to learn that

the football field will be completed not earlier than January 2016 because her

team targeted to complete the project by August 2015. Her team was prioritizing

the football field project but it had to contend with many uncontrollable things,

such as demolition requirements of the Commission on Audit (COA) and several

failures in bidding for the demolition of the grandstand.

c. Even on the cutting of trees that are in the middle of the development site, her

team encountered a lot of pressure not only from the Department of Environment

and Natural Resources (DENR) but also from the student groups because they had

visits from the Collegian. The DENR only allowed her team to cut 19 trees out of

the 33 trees that are in the development site, the rest have to be balled out. The

balling of trees was a more complicated process because an area for transplanting

the balled trees is needed. And since the trees have to be replaced, the seedlings

provided by UP Los Baños were already transported to the DENR but the team

requested to get the seedlings back so these can be planted in UP. She assured the

Board that an expert forester and a professor from UP Los Baños, Dr.

Armando Palijon, is part of the team and is helping them in every step of the way.


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d. Vice President Zamora added that the civil works will be done by the contractors

of the donor and the time frame is two (2) to three (3) months. Meanwhile, it took

a while to finish the specifications for the synthetic turf but it has been bidded out

and the contract time frame is five (5) months. As for the synthetic running track

with a time frame of three (3) months, the bidding will start on 14 September

2015. The team is hoping that there will be a winning bidder because there are

several suppliers that have already bought the bid documents.

e. Aside from the turf and the running track, the specifications for fencing the whole

area and for the installation of the collapsible bleachers are already in the works.

The team is working on a temporary container van set-up for the toilets, which

will have locker rooms and shower rooms.

f. Regent Senator Cayetano appreciated the hard work of the team but she was told

that there was a problem with human resources. She said that if it is the problem

then she would appeal to the President for help.

g. Vice President Zamora explained that when her team made the request for the

SARO (Special Allotment Release Order) to be released, they were asked to

comply with the long list of things to submit, such as the Master Plan, justification

for the sports complex, and the amount of revenue to be generated from the

facility, among others. Since the people who are doing the technical overseeing of

the project will be the same people who will prepare all the requirements, the

documentation process takes up a lot of their time.

h. Another concern raised by Regent Senator Cayetano was the information she got

that there were no more funds for the showers and lockers, which is contrary to

her own calculations of the data. Vice President Zamora explained that according

to the Vice President for Planning and Finance, the total funding of P90 million

shall include the synthetic turf, the running track, the perimeter lighting and

fencing, the collapsible bleachers, and the container van with the locker rooms and

shower rooms. It is the permanent stadium that will require a funding of P66

million. UP has not yet identified the source of funding for the stadium, the

outdoor lighting for the football field and the track oval.

i. Regent Senator Cayetano requested to see the design for the stadium hoping that

she could source more funds for an iconic, beautifully designed, state-of-the-art

stadium as planned.

j. President Pascual asked Vice President Zamora to send the design of the UP

Mindanao sports complex to the Office of Senator Cayetano and to the Office of

UP Alumni Association.

k. Student Regent Pangalangan requested that the same documents be sent to his

office so that he could present it to the Student Council of the College of Human

Kinetics to inform the students about the developments hoping that this would

make the students excited and supportive of the initiative. He also assured Vice

President Zamora that he will meet with the Philippine Collegian student group to

explain to them the development and the long term plan for the complex.


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l. As mentioned earlier by Regent Senator Cayetano, Student Regent Pangalangan

pointed out that the students currently do not have a place to train because of the

ongoing construction in the football field. He was worried this may affect the

performance of the teams in the UAAP. He hoped that Regents Senator and

Congressman and the Alumni Regent would provide additional support for the

training venue of the students. Another point he raised was about the use of the

sports complex. The students want it accessible to both varsity teams and the

whole student body.

m. President Pascual said that the facilities are being built for the students. He hoped

that the students would redirect their energies to those that will contribute to the

betterment of the University.

Board Action: NOTED

3. On the Plan to Create a Sports Development Office


a. Regent Senator Cayetano said that it is high time for UP to put up a Sports

Development Office to address issues on the plight of the athletes, raising funds,

and ticketing for the games.

b. President Pascual said that he will tell the UP Diliman Chancellor about the idea.

Regent Senator Cayetano preferred that the Sports Development Office be

initiated at the System level because it would be representing the entire university

and any issue or concern could be brought up easily to the President’s attention.

c. Regent Maronilla concurred with Regent Senator Cayetano about the spirit and

intention of creating a UP Sports Development Office.

d. In the report of the Student Regent about the “long standing cut in UP’s Capital

Outlay budget”, Regent Senator Cayetano said that there was no cut in the budget

in the past years because she and the others who lobbied with her were able to

restore the cut. She asked the President if the sports development plan was

included in the budget presentation because she would have supported it in her

last year as a Senator.

e. President Pascual said that it was in the presentation but it was not approved by

the Department of Budget and Management.

Board Action: NOTED

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MEMORANDA

BOARD OF REGENTS

Hon. PATRICIA B. LICUANAN, Chair

Chair, Commission on Higher Education

Hon. ALFREDO E. PASCUAL, Co-Chair

President, University of the Philippines

Hon. PIA S. CAYETANO Chair, Senate Committee on Education, Arts and Culture

Hon. ROMAN T. ROMULO Chair, House Committee on Higher and Technical Education

Hon. RAMON M. MARONILLA

President, UP Alumni Association

Hon. MAGDALENO E. ALBARRACIN, JR.

Member

Hon. GIZELA M. GONZALEZ-MONTINOLA

Member

Hon. GEORGINA R. ENCANTO

Member

Hon. PHILIP IAN P. PADILLA

Faculty Regent

Hon. MIGUEL ENRICO A. PANGALANGAN

Student Regent

Hon. ALEXIS M. MEJIA

Staff Regent

Prof. LILIAN A. DE LAS LLAGAS

MSc. (Trop. Med.), PhD, LLB

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Prof. JOSELITO G. FLORENDO, IMSME

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Prof. MARAGTAS SV AMANTE, PhD

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PROF. MICHAEL L. TAN, PhD

Chancellor, UP Diliman

PROF. FERNANDO C. SANCHEZ, JR., PhD

Chancellor, UP Los Baños

ROF. CARMENCITA D. PADILLA, MD, MAHPS

Chancellor, UP Manila

PROF. ROMMEL A. ESPINOSA, PhD

Chancellor, UP Visayas

PROF. GRACE J. ALFONSO, PhD

Chancellor, UP Open University

PROF. SYLVIA B. CONCEPCION, PhD

Chancellor, UP Mindanao

PROF. RAYMUNDO D. ROVILLOS, PhD

Chancellor, UP Baguio

PROF. LIZA D. CORRO, LLB

Dean, UP Cebu

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