GENERAL INQUIRIES 1. Does PLM operate autonomously from the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd)?
Yes. As a national legislative creation, PLM operates under the authority of its own Charter, Republic Act No. 4196, which conferred upon the Board of Regents exclusive powers of governance over the University, in addition to its general powers of administration and the exercise of its corporate powers under the Corporation Code of the Philippines as a chartered institution and as specifically authorized by the Philippine Congress. PLM, however, follows the minimum curricular requirements prescribed by CHEd for its program offerings as a means of the State to maintain academic excellence across the nation. PLM, however, through its University Council, is not proscribed from infusing program improvements or enhancements in order to maintain the primacy of its excellence as among the most respected universities in the country. Authority to fix the curriculum is exclusively conferred by R.A. 4196 upon the University Council.
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