In a bid to enhance the capability of the Bulacan State University (BulSu) to provide accessible quality education, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed Republic Act 11980, or the “Revised Bulacan State University Charter.”
President Marcos signed the 16-page RA 11980 on February 15, which will take effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette, or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Under RA 11980, it underscored the importance of promoting, fostering, nurturing and protecting the rights of all citizens to accessible quality education, and the obligation of the state to establish, maintain and support a complete, adequate, and integrated system of education relevant to the needs of the people and society.
“To this end, the Bulacan State University (BulSu) and its constituent units shall be strengthened as a state university to enhance its capability to provide accessible quality education,” Section 2 of RA No. 11980 stated.
It also aims to further strengthen BulSu by expanding its curricular offerings and the composition and powers of its governing board, developing the competencies and encouraging the specialization of its constituent units, engaging in conventional or alternative instructional techniques, among other functions.
The BulSu is mandated to provide advanced education, higher technological, professional courses and training programs for courses offered such as engineering and technology, arts and sciences, education, agriculture and industrial fields, accountancy, business and public administration, and medicine and allied health courses.
Other courses include hotel and restaurant management, tourism, aeronautics, artificial intelligence and robotics, law, nontraditional courses and other relevant fields of study, and will also undertake research and extension services and production activities, supporting Bulacan and Central Luzon’s socioeconomic development.
A full copy of the law is available on the Official Gazette. PND