Bongbong Marcos signs laws for 7 higher education institutions

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed seven laws that upgraded two higher education institutions (HEI) and allowed five other universities to have a college of medicine, said the Palace on Thursday.

According to Republic Act (RA) No. 11968, the San Isidro Satellite campus of the Leyte Normal University (LNU) is now a regular campus. It shall now be known as LNU-San Isidro Campus.

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“He also signed into law RA No. 11969, converting the Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU)-Bagac Extension Campus in Bagac, Bataan to a regular campus that will be known as ‘BPSU-Bagac Campus,’” said the Palace in a statement.

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Marcos also signed five different laws that established a college of medicine in five different universities. These HEIs include:

• Benguet State University-College of Medicine
• Southern Luzon State University-College of Medicine
• University of Eastern Philippines-College of Medicine
• Visayas State University-College of Medicine
• Bicol University-College of Veterinary Medicine

Marcos signed the law on December 20, but the Palace only released copies of the law to the media on Thursday.