MEMORANDA
5. Date of Payment
Thepaymentof theincentivegrantas wellasclothingallowance shall be made not later than 14 December2001,
3 Derember 2001 Percentage
40%
30%
20%
10%
Cash Gift P2,OOO P2,OOO Professor Emeritus
Lecturer
Length of Service 3 months but less than 4 months 2 monthsbut less than3months 1 month but less than2 months less thanone month
27 November 2001
IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES
The benefits for those who have rendered at least four (4)months of servicein2001shallbeas follows:
Bonus PS,OOO
Let me emphasize that Iamnot the one who decided on these exclusions. Prior to Budget Circular No. 2000-18, the circuIars and administrative orders which successively implemented Republic Act (RA) No. 6686, as amendedbyRA. 8441, the law authorizing the grant ofChristmas Bonus and Cash Gift to all government officials and employees, did not contain a provision similar to Section 3.3 which excludes"student laborers,"Itis on the basis of theseprevious circuIars that the University adopted and justified the policy of extending the benefits to its student/ graduate/residence assistants. AlthoughIhave written to the DBM requesting that we be allowed to grant thesebenefits to deservingstudent/ graduate and residenceassistants,our request was rejected.
THEPROVISION AGAINST DOUBLE COMPENSATION CAN NOTBEOVEREMPHASIZED.
For those whose length of service is less than four (4)months, the provisions under previous National Budget Circulars andV.P.
Memorandainregard tothiswill continuetoprevail. Employees concernedshallbe entitled solely to the followingpercentageof thecash gift.
Memorandum No. FN-Ol-69: ChristmasBreak for CY 2001
TheChristmasbreak whichhasbeenpracticedin the pastwillagain be adopted starting 26 December 2001 to 2 January 2002. Thismeans that all offices (with the exception of vitalunitswhich must operate withskeletal force, i.e.,sanitation and medicalservices,policeandPABX) willbe closed duringthisperiod. Everyone is enjoinedtocomplete their business with D.P.by21 December2001,
The four (4)working days within theChristmasBreakshall be the mandatory leave of the staff who have not yet availed ofthisprivilege, For those who have enjoyed mandatory leave earlierthisyear, the Christmasleavewillbe charged against their leave credits,
The practice of having a mandatory Christmas Break isbeing continued to allow thefaculty and staffa longertimewiththeir families.
Itis also aimed as an economy measure thatisexpectedtoresultin considerable savingsinutilities expenses.
MerryChristmastoall!
3 Derember 2001
(Sgd.) FRANOSCO NEMENZO President
October - December 2001
u.p.GAZEm
DECISIONS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS
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1155TH MEETING, 25 OcrOBER 2001 APPOINTMENTS
The Board approved the following appointments, reappointments, transfer to permanent status, additional assignments, award of professorial chairs, extension of service, and other related matters:
UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS V.P.System
Lynna-Marie Sycip, renewal of additional assignment as Assistant Vice President for AcademicAffairs, effective 1January 2002 to serve at the pleasure of the VicePresident for Academic Affairs
V.P, Diliman
Juan ArnOTF.Palafox, original additional assignment as Dean, School of Labor and Industrial Relations, effective1January2002until 31December2004
V.P.Manila
Emilie G. Flores, renewal of additional assignment as Dean, National Graduate School for Health Sciences, effective 1 November 2001until31October2004
TeresitaC.Mendoza, original additional assignment as Director, Office of Student Affairs, effective3October2001until31October2002
V.P.Mindanao
Antonio R. Obsioma, original additional assignment as Vice- Chancellor for Administration,effective 25 October 2001 to serve at the pleasure of the Chancellor, provided his term does not go beyond his temporary appointment as faculty
TRANSFER TO PERMANENT STATUS Ll.P.Los Banos
Stanley Omar POSamonte, Assistant Professor6,College of Agriculture, effective 25 October2001
PROFESSORIAL CHAIRS
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DilimanNonilon V. Queano, original appointment as CAL Foundation Associate Professor of English, College of Arts and Letters, effective 1 Julv2001until30June2002
U.P. Manila
Honey Libertine R. Achanzar, original appointment as Emanuel Soriano Assistant professor of Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences, effective1July2001until30June2002 .
Dennis E. Dantic, original appointment as Roberto S. Benedicto Assistant Professor of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, effective 1
July2001until30June2002 .
Dangal P. De Los Angeles, originalappointmen~as G.E.Ass~tant Professor of Natural Science, College of Arts and Sciences, effective 1 July2001until30June2002
Ruth P. Rivera, original appointment as Dr.Democrito M. Jose Associate Professor of Dentistry, ColIege of Dentistry, effective 1 July 2001until 30 June2002
Susana Y. Sotelo, original appointment as San Miguel Corp.
Assistant Professor of Dentistry, College of Dentistry, effective 1 July 2001until30June2002
MichelleC.Sunico, original appointment asDr.RitaCarmenSy- Quia Associate Professor of Dentistry, College of Dentistry, effective 1 July2001until 30 June2002
V.P. College Baguio
CeliaM Austria, original appointment as VPIP Associate Professor of Biology, effective1July2001until30June2002
AlipioT. Garcia, original appointment as Diamond Jubilee Assistant Professor of Physics, effective1July2001until 30 June2002
Theresa D. Manansala, original appointment as Metro Manila CommissionAssociate Professor of Humanities, effective 1 July 2001 until30June2002
ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT BEYOND AGE 65 UP.Open University
Virginia S. Carino, Professorial Lecturer 5, effective16June2001 until31October2001
REAPPOINTMENT BEYOND AGE 65 U.P.Diliman
Amado San Mateo, Professorial Lecturer 5, College of Engineering, effective1June2001until31May2002
MAnERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 1154TH MEETING (27 SEPTEMBER 2001) On the Revitalized General Education Program (RGEP)
The Board of Regents, at its (l154th) meeting on 27September2001, decided to defer discussion of the proposal on the RGEP.
Meanwhile, upon the suggestion of Regent Alfonso, the Board requested that the following information be obtained from the Vniversity CouncilsofV.P. Los Banos,V.P.Visayes, andV.P.College Baguio which have adopted the RGEP:
a. Numberof meetings including the sectors involved when the RGEP hasbeen discussed;
b. Numberof faculty members present when the University Council voted to approve/ adopt the RGEP; and
c. Votingresults.
In compliance, the concerned units submitted the following data:
Constituent No. of Secto", No. of Voting Remarks University meetings involved faculty Result
conducted members
present U.P. College 9, as
Baguio follows: Consulted
7 Feb. G.E. Council faculty
2001 withfaculty regarding
members the proposal
fromall to reengmeer
academic U.P.'s G.E.
divisions program
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Constituent No. of Sectors No. of Voting
University meetings involved lacully Result Remarks
conducted members
Ipresent V.P. College 3 Division
Baguio Assemblies
(conYd) (Social
Sciences Division, Humanities Division, Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division) Faculty members of each division and student representa- tives to the Division Assemblv 7 March College
2001 Assembly withfaculty members, representa- tives from administra- tivesector and REPS, and Student Councilre- presentatives
11 July College The
20m Assembly agreement
withFaculty reached was
members, for the
representa- Academic
lives from Divisions
theadminis- and the
trative sector Student
and REPS, Council
Student to continue
Council studying
representa- theproposal;
lives copies of the
Handbook provided bythe Committee were also given the Divisions and the Student Council.
25July University Itwas
2001 Council reportedthat
members the Division
01Social Sciences endorsed
Constituent No. of Sectors No. of Voting
University meetings involved faculty Result Remarks
conducted members
present
U.P. College theproposed
Bagnio GEframe-
(cont'd) workinits
July Division Assembly.
The agreement inthe Councilwas for aUother divisions, and the Student Council. to conduct discussions on the proposalin August and for a special University Council meeting to becalledin September totake action on theproposal.
12Sepl Consultation GEissue
2001 IDialogue was
01Faculty discussed
Regent at some
MaritaV.T. length.
Reyes
wi
laculty members&
students
26Sepl UCmembers 38out No The 3 2001 and UPCB 0161 objec- academic
Student memberstionwasdivisions Counci1 raised, withunder
OIair(wl hence, -graduate
UC consent) no vote programs was (Social taken Sciences,
Humani- ties, Natural Sciences and Mathema- tics) reported thattheir respective division assemblies had endorsed theproposa1.
These
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Constituent No. of Sectors No. of Voting
University meetings involved faculty Result Remarks
conducted members
present
U.P. College divisions
Baguio are the
(cont'd) largest
divisionsin the college.
TheManage- ment Sciences Division, being a purely gra- duate divi- sion, did not take it up;
neither did the Division of Sport, Physical Education
&Recreation (SPEAR).
The Student Council re- quested for more time to discuss the Revised GEprogram framework, but the Council decided that suffi- cient time had been given all concerned to discuss
ee
proposal.The motion was made formally to endorse the GEframe- work and thismotion wasduly seconded.
Thebody was asked if there were any objec- tions. No objection was raised.
Hence, no vote was taken.
Constituent No. of Sectors No. of Voting
University meetings involved faculty Result Remarks
conducted members
present U.P. 11. as
Visayas follows:
12 Feb. GE Co05u1- The System
2001 tationwith Committee
V.P. System presented
GE Council the frame-
representa- work and
tives with GE objectives
faculty, some and obtained
non-GE faculty comments
from CAS, from the
students and audience.
faculty admi- nistrators
7 March UPVTC Discussed
2001 faculty the RGEP.
Initial issues were raised particularly on implemen- tation prob- lems they anticipated.
11 April Dean's Another dis-
2001 meeting cussion
with faculty during
UPVTC Dean's meeting
wi
the faculty.
4 June UPVTC Encouraged
2001 Dean's the Division
meeting
wi
ChairstotheCAAC further dis-
and Division cuss
Chairs RGEPin
their respec- tiveDivisions.
Divisions discussed RGEPin their respec- tive meetings.
29 June Chancellor's The RGEP
2001 meeting with proposal was
the Deans discussed.
Deans were then asked to do the following: (a) Discuss the GE frame- work with the chairs and faculty of the diffe-
rent divisions
& institutes (b)Gelfeed- back/
comments,
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Constituent No. of Sectors No. of Voting
University meetings involved faculty Result Remarks
conducted members
present
U.P. getillcon-
Visayas sensus from
(cont'd} the faculty
on whether they agree or disagree withthe framework
First 2 School of Individual
weeks of Technology consulta-
July 2001 (SOTECH) lions.
faculty Some faculty
especially members
those who signified
used to theirwilling-
teach the ness to modi-
Environ- fy/revise
mental the course
Resource requirements
Management of the GE
(ERM) program.
programs
11 July College of During the
2001 Fisheries and 126thmeeting
Ocean of the CFOS,
Sciences the RGEFwas
(CFOS) presentedby
faculty Dean Leonor
M.Santos.
They dis- cussed the distribution of units for each domain and on the handling of GEcourses.
The CFOS faculty did not vote on the frame- work but agreed that the faculty should present their sentiments
& comments during the UCmeeting when the RGEP is presented.
11 July The RGEF
2001 was
presented.
Generally, there was no resistance to the proposed framework,
Constituent No. of Sectors No. of Voting
University meetings involved faculty Result Remarks
conducted members
present
U.P. although
Visayas certain ques-
(cont'd) tions were
raised regar·
ding why there is seen to be a need for revision and whether students were con- sulted. about the effec- tivity of current programs.
Issues on program administra- tion was also raised. Some social science faculty noted.
that natio- nalism might besacrificed and that IMF
&globalize- tion seem to be influen- cing the RGEP proposal.
11 July U.P. Cebu Majority of
2001 College the faculty
faculty expressed
approval of theGE framework.
Some issues of concern raised are the expan- sion of GE program, the teachers who will handle the course and the possible over- loading and underload- ing of teachers.
18 July College of TheCMheld
2001 Management itsgeneral
(CM) faculty meeting
when the Philosophy
&hamework of the RGEP
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Constituent No. of Sectors No. of Voting
University meetings involved faculty Result Remarks
conducted members
present
U.P. were pre-
Visayas sented.
(cont'd) Although,
there are some issues of concern, ingeneral, the faculty had aposi- tiveresponse to the pro- posedframe- work of RGEP. They even ex- pressed willingness to undertake trainingin teaching the GEcourses.
21 July University 130 Approval Due to
2001 Council -94 distance and
Members Disappro- cost cons- val -1 traints, there Abstention were5(out -1 of47)mem-
bers fromUP Cebu and 1 (out of 29 members) fromu.P.
Tacloban College who attended.
Prior to each college's faculty mtg., the respec- tivedivisions discussed the RGEP.
UPLB 25Jan. GE Council 210 2001 withUPLB
communitv
16 April DCmembers 312/694 Chancellor
2001 David
pointed out that pro- posed alter- native courses may be offeredby units other than those presently handling the bulk of GE courses.
27June Senior Chancellor
2001 GE facutty David met
Constituent No. of Sectors No. of Voting
University meetings involved faculty Result Remarks
conducted members
present
UPLB with a group
(cont'd) of senior GE
faculty to conceptua- lize and/or formulate the UPLB GE program within the framework of the pro- posed revita- lization of the V.P.
System GE program.
The UPLB GECounciJ was formed.
28 June UPLB Brain-
2001 GE Council stormed
members, on the pro-
college posal for
deans and the revita-
unit heads Iization of
the GE pro- gram and planned for extensive consultation with all stakeholders.
5,6,9 Faculty of 446 out Chancellor
July various of 707 David and
2001 colleges GE Council
member Dr.
EdelwinaC.
Legaspi consulted with the faculty of various colleges regarding the proposal.
12 July UPLB 23 The UPLB
2001 Curriculum Curriculum
Committee Committee
approved the proposal as presented byVC Erlinda Paterno.
25 Juty Students Standing GE Council
2001 room at member, Dr.
the 620 Legaspi,
seat D.L. conducted a
Umali dialogue
wI
HaD students
regarding
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Constituent No. of Sectors No. of Voting
University meetings involved faculty Result Remarks
conducted members
present
UPLB the proposal.
(cont'd] Gasseswere
suspended the whole morningto enable students to attend.
27july University 292out Unani- TheUPLB 2001 Council of620 moos University
Members or 47.09% Council unanimous- lyapproved the proposed revitalize- tion of the GEprogram.
Board action: Notation. RegentAlfonsosuggested the use of the above fonnatbyall units of the system on reports regarding consultations, i.e., on tuition increases, deanship!
chancellorship nominations,etc.The above reports show a very graphic presentation of the consultations undertaken with regards totheRGEP.
On the proposed establishment of the Victor and Maria Nanagas Professorial Chair specifically intended for the Associate Dean of the College of Medicine
The Board deferred action onthismatter atits(1152nd) meeting on26july2001,pending areviewof the existing practice of assigning professorial chairs to occupants of administrative positions. The sentiment is that professorial chairs should not be attached to administrative assignments but shouldbeawarded only to faculty memberswho have distinguished themselves in the fields they represent Itisa form of recognition for achievementinthe academe.
The Vice President for AcademicAffairswas requested to look into this matter and recommend the appropriate title for the grant. The University General Counsel was likewise tasked to find outifthereis any prohibition on donors from stipulatingto whom their donations shal1beassigned.
In compliance, the University General Counsel submitted his opinion, as follows:
Donatio1Js, asa general rule rmder tire CivilCode, being an ad of pure liberality', a donor lias the rigllt to clroose wlw Iris or her donee wollid be. Applyillgliresame principle, thollgh,firedonee also has tire rigllt to accept ornot to accept tire donation. Itisonly wilen the donor learns of theacceptance of the donee that tire donatumis deemed perfectetP.
Withrespect totire Ulriversity, tire Board ofRegalts, illits814th meetingall28October1971,admowledgedtire"slIbsbmtialbenefits"
whiclr am be derived from donations or endowments from outside entities, especially "tohen effedivelyusedfor tire programs, priorities andgoals ofthe University"3. Attire same time, hauxoer, the BOR recognized the need to preseroe tile "academic freedom of the University auditsilllegrity asaninstitution'"and, asa result.limited
1Art.
ns
of the Gvil Code, viz: "Donation is an act of pure liberality whereby a persondisposesgratuitouslyof athingorrightin favorof another,whoacceptsit"2 Art. 734 of the Civil Code, viz: "The donation is perfected from the moment the donor knows of the acceptance of the donee."
}Seep. 1,par.2of the Guidelines for Endowment Fundsinthe University of the Philippines.
4 Ibid.
toa certain extenttheright ofdonors oftheUniversitytodwose who theirdonee(sjwollid be. ThIlS, Par.5oftheGilidelines
for
Endowment Funds approved dllring tire814111meeting' provides tlral:uS. Donors or endowment foundations may specify the particular purpose or field of activity for which the donation or endowment funds will be used, but the particulars such as how manychairsorlectureships will be established from the endowment earnings, who will be appointed to a chair, and what willbethe tenure, compensation and emoluments thereof, shall be delennined by the Board of Regents and the President, upon the recommendation of the dean or director concerned."
Thisis nottosay,Jwwever,that the University, in stipulating such limitJlh'on under Sec.5, iscontravening tire Civil Code provisions on donations. After all, no one is being compelled to donate to tire Uniuersity whodoes not confunn to suclr limitation. The limitation is more a condition for accepumce of tire donationbytireUniversity, which is wellwithinits rightunderthelaur alldunder theUniversity CharterS. Hence, if a prospective donor refuses to agree to the limitation, then the University may likewise refuse fa accept tile donation.
In tire present case, tIre donor, Dr.Ma.Teresita C Na,lagas, . "
appears to I,ave specified two things in the endowment:(1) tite establisllment of the Victor alldMilria Naliagas Professorial Chair;
and(2)tire awarding ofsaidProfessorial Chair to tlte Associate Dean oftlleCollege ofMedicine, witltanamillal emolument ofUS$l,OOO.OO.
Unfommately, said tenns contravene Sec.5of theGuidelines for Endowment Funds. Tirey effectively encroached lipan tile discretion reserved by the BORonitselftodetermine how manydrairs slrall beestablis/redout of tire endowment, whowillbeappointed to a chair, and what tlte emolumentor compensation thereof uxmld be.
TheBaRmaytherefore exercise its discretiontoaccept ornottoaccept theendowment basedonsaid tenns.
Itmust alsobepointed alit tllattlie BOR, proceeding from its discretion and prerogatives under the University Charter and the Guidelines
for
Endowment Funds, has already establis/red certain guideliJles respecting the matter of who sllall be eligible for appointment to professorial chairs, i.e, the General Guidelines all Professorial Chairs and Other Faculty Incentive Schemes (tile"General Guidelines"), approved during its 1057th meeting dated • 25January 1993. Stressed throughout tire General Guidelines is tllat . a professorial chair is a fonn of recognition for achieoementilltire
academe. FOllr types ofprofessorial chairs were established - research, leac1tiPfg,G.E.Qlld arts andhumanities - and tire basic criterion for appoinhnent illanyof tire follrisoutstanding perfonnanre asevaluated in accordance with tlte General Guidelines. Theposition ofAssociate Dean of the College ofMedicine being anadmillisfrative posihon, it
"TJPt!a" tlrattire1I0iderthereofwillnolqlralify fora professorialchair undertIre General Guidelines if theo,llybasis for qllalification ishis orher1I0idingsllcllposiholl. Therefore,lire BORmayverywell rrfllse the establislnnent of the chair or tire automatic award tlrereof to the associate dean.
InSlim,theBaR,in tire exercise ofits rights asdonee underthe Civil Code, and of its powers as tire Itighest goveming body of the Ulliversity under tire UniversityCharter,mayexerciseeitherofthree
(3)options:
a. not to accept tIre donation at all;
b. accept the donation and allow tIre establishment of tire clrair but refuse tire automatic award thereofto tire IwlderofQTladministrative position; or
c. alteror make allexception to its CUTTent policies. Of course,the
"Sees.4and50fthe University Charter, Act. No. 1870, as amended. vestexdusively upon the Board of Regents the administration of the University and the exercise ofits corporate powers.