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BillSBN-141520th Congress

Local Universities and Colleges (LGUS) Governance Act

In committee Filed Sep 24, 2025
◷ Where it standsIn Committee
FiledCommittee2nd Reading3rd ReadingBicamEnacted

Filed on September 24, 2025, and referred to the Committees on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education and Local Government; it has been pending in committee since the last recorded action on May 14, 2026.

Should you care?
Relevance to you
Moderate

The bill aims to standardize the governance of local universities and colleges, impacting educational quality and administration.

Students in local collegesFaculty membersLocal government officialsEducation administrators
Timeliness
Timely

The bill addresses the need for standardized governance in local educational institutions.

Affects you ifLocal university studentsCollege facultyLocal government unitsEducation policymakers
Impact assessment
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Overall impact
2.3/ 10
Long title

Local Universities and Colleges (LGUS) Governance Act

Plain-language summary
✦AI Summary

This bill establishes mandatory guidelines for the creation and operation of Local Universities and Colleges (LUCs) in the Philippines.

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What changes from current law

Compared with current law:

Today

No mandatory guidelines for LUCs.

This bill

Establishes mandatory guidelines for LUCs.

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The bill aims to prescribe mandatory guidelines for the establishment and operation of Local Universities and Colleges (LUCs) in the Philippines.

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Issue areas
EducationLocal GovernmentHigher educationEducation PolicyLocal Universities

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Legislative history
Sep 24, 2025Senate
Introduced by Senator LOREN B. LEGARDA;
Sep 30, 2025Senate
Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committees on HIGHER, TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION and LOCAL GOVERNMENT;
Oct 8, 2025Senate
Conducted ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING/BRIEFING;
Apr 23, 2026Senate
Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
May 6, 2026Senate
Conducted TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP;
May 14, 2026Senate
Conducted TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP;
✦ AI insight

Stalled: the bill has been pending in committee for several months with no recorded action since May 14, 2026, after a series of meetings and briefings earlier in the year.

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Floor activity

No floor deliberations yet — this measure has not reached plenary. Its committee-stage actions appear under Legislative history above.

Full text
SBN-1415 — verbatim textAs filed
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Reproduced from the Senate document. The official PDF is the authoritative version.