Biliran Province

State University
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BiPSU maintains that there has been no willful disregard
of the authority of CHED and MARINA. Relying upon
the CHED and MARINA issuances, BiPSU remains in
good faith in its offering of the Maritime programs.

By reason of public interest, BiPSU therefore moves for

the reconsideration of its application and appeal to
recognize the status of the existing 2nd year and 3rd year
students of both programs.
Historical Facts about the
University
• Geographically located at the heart of
Eastern Visayas, the “undiscovered
island paradise”, Biliran Province
• Nestled at the capital town of Biliran
where crime rates are substantially low
Historical Facts about
the University
• One of the ten (10) State Universities and
Colleges (SUC’s) in Eastern Visayas
• One of the two (2) Higher Education
Institutions (HEIs) in the region offering
Maritime programs
• Premier state university in the province and
the only Higher Education Institution in the
province
• The university’s flagship programs are its
maritime programs.
Historical Facts about
the University
• The university has offered its
maritime programs since 1991 by
virtue of Board Resolution No. 6, s.
2019, May 1991 for Marine
Engineering and since 1997 for its
Marine Transportation programs per
Board Resolution No. 17, s. 1997
dated March 1997.
• Since 1965, the institution, specially
its Maritime programs, has been
very instrumental in the economic
progress and development of the
provinces.
From 1992 to early 2000, Biliran was part of the top 10
poor provinces. However, in 2007, Biliran was not anymore
included in the Top 40 Poor provinces in the Philippines.

The BiPSU, especially the College of Maritime Education

has helped in reducing the poverty incidence in the region.
Poverty Incidence Rate in Eastern Visayas
70

60

50

40
34.6 %

30

20.7%
20 15.2%

10

0
Biliran Eastern Samar Leyte Northern Samar Southern Leyte Samar

2009 2012 2015

50%
Poverty Incidence Rate in Eastern Visayas (2018)
45% 43%
40%

35%
32%
29% 30%
30%

25%
23%
20% 18%
15%

10%

5%

0%
Biliran Eastern Samar Leyte Northern Southern Leyte Samar
Samar
BASES OF ITS OFFERING
OF MARITIME PROGRAMS Section 2. General Mandate.
“The University shall primarily
provide advanced education, higher
technological, professional
• Republic Act 9718 instruction and training in the fields
“AN ACT CONVERTING THE NAVAL INSTITUTE OF of art and sciences, education,
TECHNOLOGY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF NAVAL, PROVINCE OF agriculture, fishery, forestry,
BILIRAN INTO A STATE UNIVERSITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE maritime education, information
NAVAL STATE UNIVERSITY, INTEGRATING THEREWITH THE
BILIRAN NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE IN THE and communications technology,
MUNICIPALITY OF BILIRAN AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS engineering, tourism, and other
THEREFOR” related fields of study. It shall also
• CHED Mandates undertake research and extension
services, and provide progressive
leadership in its areas of
specialization.”
BASES OF ITS OFFERING
OF MARITIME PROGRAMS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
• Republic Act 9718
“AN ACT CONVERTING THE NAVAL INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF NAVAL, PROVINCE OF
HUMAN CAPITAL
BILIRAN INTO A STATE UNIVERSITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE FORMATION
NAVAL STATE UNIVERSITY, INTEGRATING THEREWITH THE
BILIRAN NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF BILIRAN AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN TO
THEREFOR” NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• CHED Mandates
GLOBAL COMPETITIVEMENTS
PROFILING
Part-time
3%

Contract of Service, 33%

Permanent,
56%

Temporary
8%

Faculty Profile of the

College of Maritime Education
PROFILING Third Engineer (3/E) Chief Engineer

39%
of the faculty members are
licensed officers
Second Mate (2/M)
Captain

  No. of Faculty
Chief Engineer 2
Captain 4
Second Mate (2/M) 6
Third Engineer (3/E) 2
PROFILING Educational Qualifications

Bachelor's degree Master's degree holder

 Educational Qualifications No. of Faculty

Master’s degree holder 8
Doctorate degree holder 9
On-going Master’s study 6
On-going Doctorate study 5
Bachelor’s Degree 9

On-going Doctorate study

Doctorate Degree holder

On-going Master's study

500
maritime students were subsidized
under the Unified Students
Financial Assistance System for
Tertiary Education (UniFAST) of the
Commission on Higher Education.
Source: University Accounting Office
2,349
graduates for
Marine
Transportation
programs
from 1997 to 2017
857
Out of 1,664 Graduates of
BS Marine Engineering,
from 2010- 2017, are
already employed.
Since 2011, BiPSU has produced:

338 18 20
OIC- Navigational Master Mariner Chief Mate Exam
Watch passers Exam passers passers

Source: PRC and MARINA

Since 2011, BiPSU has produced:

265 15 20
OIC- Engine Watch Chief Engineer Second Engineer
passers Exam passers exam passers

Source: PRC and MARINA

Since 2011, BiPSU has produced:
RONALD M. CASTILLION
1st placer, OIC-E.W. Aug. 2014

ALLAN N. ALVARA
6th placer, OIC-E.W. Nov. 2014

6 KEN BRYAN C. MAULA

6th placer, OIC-E.W. Nov. 2014

CARLO S. CAPARO
9th placer, OIC-E.W. Aug. 2014

TOPNOTCHERS ROEL B. SABORNIDO

6th placer, OIC-E.W. Jan. 2012

KENNETH JOHNSON B. VERO

10th placer, OIC-E.W. Jan 2012
3,328
graduates for
Marine Engineering
programs
from 1993 to 2017
779
graduates of
BS Marine Transportation
MARCH 1 JUNE 21
SEPTEMBER 15 OIC CHED Chairman J. Prospero E. De Vera III, NSU appealed to CHED concerning its re-
CHED advised NSU to stop offering BS provisionally allowed the offering of Maritime application for a Government Permit to
Marine Transportation & BS Marine Programs (BSMT and MSMarE). offer BSMT and BSMarE Programs.
Engineering Programs and offered
Enhanced Support Level Program (ESLP) JUNE 13 DECEMBER 17
for Deck and Engine per MARINA-STCW CHED Regional Office VIII sent a letter to advise MARINA issued a Show Cause Order to NSU
Circular No. 2014-07 NSU not to accept students into the BSMT & requesting NSU to submit a Verified Answer
BSMarE programs without authority from CHED. on the issue.

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

MARCH 26 JUNE 3-5

The Commission on Higher The Commission on Higher Education
Education issued an Outright (CHED), through its technical team,
Closure Order for the BS conducted a document analysis
Programs of the NSU. regarding BiPSU’s application for
government permit.

SEPTEMBER 6
CHED Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 71, Series
of 2017 states that the university’s Maritime
Program shall continue to operate until the
current students have graduated the program
and allows to re-apply for a permit to offer the
same courses.
MARCH 26
The Office of Commission on Higher Education
(CHED) issued an Outright Closure Order on
Phased-Out status for the BS Programs of Naval
State University. The university stopped offering
the two Maritime programs.

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

SEPTEMBER 15
NSU offered Enhanced Support Level Program (ESLP)
for Deck and Engine per MARINA-STCW Circular No.
2014-07 per advise from CHED in a letter dated
September 15.

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

APRIL 19
OIC University President Dr. Matias A. Bentor, Jr., asked the
possibility of the reopening of BSMT and BSMarE Programs
for SY 2017-2018 to the Chair of the Oversight Committee for
Maritime Educ., NSU-BOR Chairperson, and also the CHED
Commissioner, Hon. Cynthia Rose Bautista via Facebook
messenger. Hon. Bautista on April 19, advised Dr. Bentor that
maritime courses can be opened legally pursuant to the
mandates of RA 9718.

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

JUNE 1
Dr. Victor C. Canezo, Jr. was
installed as the OIC-University
President.

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

On its reopening for the SY 2017-2018, NSU
ensured compliance with the 60% requirement
prescribed by CMO 70, s. 2017 on Shipboard
Training. During the said school year, NSU only
accepted 198 enrollees for both programs.

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

JULY 7
Hon. Rogelio J. Espina, Representative of the Lone
District of Biliran, sought to institutionalize the
permit to offer the programs by expressing his
support on the possible accreditation of both
programs in a letter sent to CHED.

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

SEPTEMBER 6
In response to the communication sent by Hon. Espina, CHED
Chairperson, Dr. Patricia Licuanan, sent a letter to the Acting
University President of BiPSU, Dr. Victor C. Canezo, Jr., instructing
that the maritime higher education with phased-out status of its
BSMT and/ or BSMarE programs shall continue to operate until the
current students have graduated the program and allow the institution
with phased-out status to re-apply for a permit to offer the same
courses per CHED Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 71, Series of
2017.

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

SEPTEMBER 22
NSU submitted its re-application to
offer BSMT and BSMarE. The said
application was endorsed to CHED
Central Office on October 18.

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

MARCH 1
Hon. OIC CHED Chairman, and at the same time the
Chairperson of NSU-BOR, Hon. J. Prospero E. De Vera
III, provisionally allowed the offering of Maritime
Programs (BSMT and MSMarE) for SY 2018-2019
while waiting for the government permit to offer the said
programs through Board Resolution No. 31, s 2018.

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

MAY 7
Enrolment for the Maritime Programs for SY 2018-
2019 ended, with only 100 accepted enrollees for first
year under each program pursuant to the 60% requirement
by CMO No. 70, s. 2017.

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

MAY 31
CHED OIC De Vera wrote NSU informing that the TPME
recommended not to conduct ocular visit in view of the
deficiencies. Hence, the Commission en banc
disapproved the application of NSU, dated September
22, 2017, to offer BSMT and BSMarE programs.

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

JUNE 13
Dr. Maura Cristobal, CHED-RO8 Director, advised
NSU not to accept enrollees.

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

JULY 5
Per advise from CHED Chair De Vera, NSU filed its appeal
before the Commission on July 5 for the reconsideration,
submission and compliance of the deficiencies concerning its re-
application for a Government Permit to offer BSMT and BSMarE
programs considering that NSU has already admitted enrollees
relying on the provisional permit granted on March 1.

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

AUGUST 9
CHED acknowledged the appeal and the attached
compliance docs which were forwarded to
Technical Panel for Maritime Education (TPME)
for evaluation and recommendation.

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

AUGUST 16
Then CHED OIC De Vera, wrote NSU informing that the
appeal is held in abeyance until EO strengthening
MARINA’s authority over Maritime HEIs has been
finalized. EO No. 63. was signed on September 21, 2018.

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

OCTOBER 30
MARINA conducted a surveillance to
verify whether the university admitted
first year enrollees to its maritime
education programs.

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

DECEMBER 17
Pending results of the TPME
evaluation, MARINA issued a Show
Cause Order to NSU requesting it to
submit a Verified Answer on the issue.

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

JANUARY 16
NSU filed a verified answer with
MARINA.

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

MARCH 12
Maritime Industry Authority penned a decision
imposing NSU of administrative liabilities
with a fine amounting to
Php 410,000.00

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

MARCH 28
Hon. De Vera, during the first quarter board
meeting, announced that BiPSU-College of
Maritime Education will be visited for
validation of its programs.

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

JUNE 2-3
The CHED Team of validators visited
BiPSU-College of Maritime Education for
validation of its programs.

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

JULY 5
During the 2nd Quarter Board Meeting, Chair
De Vera advised Dr. Canezo to speak before
MARINA for the reconsideration of its
Maritime programs.

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

SEPTEMBER 3
The OPSD mapped out the transfer of BiPSU
students to Palompon Institute of Technology
(PIT).

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019
OCTOBER 15
The PIT denied the request of BiPSU.

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019
OCTOBER 15
The PIT denied the request of BiPSU.

2013 2014 2017 2018 2019

At present, some of our former students have decided to transfer to the
University of Visayas College of Maritime Education.

However, just this week, we have received a news that the course units
that the students have taken at BiPSU will not be credited at the
University of Visayas (UV).

In order to better address the issue, President Cañezo has scheduled a

dialogue with the UV administration today, December 3 at 3:00PM.
ACTIONS TAKEN DURING
THE VALIDATION VISIT

Four of the faculty members of the College

of Maritime Education attended the IMO
Model Courses 6.09, 3.12 and 6.10 training
courses for instructors and assessors of
simulators and secured copies of the
Certificates of Training and Completion.
ACTIONS TAKEN DURING
THE VALIDATION VISIT

Per BiPSU Board of Regents Resolution No. 30, series of

2019, the University has been authorized loan the amount
of P83, 866,875.00 from the Land Bank of the Philippines
for the purchase of various equipment – this includes the
acquisition of :
1. Full-Mission Ship Bridge Simulator (1+4)
(CHED/MARINA STCW 2010 Compliant) with the
allotted amount of P20,000,000.00.
2. GMDSS Simulator (1+4) (CHED/MARINA STCW
2010 Compliant) with the allotted amount of
P5,000,000.00.
3. Full-Mission Ship Engine Simulator (1+4)
(CHED/MARINA STCW 2010 Compliant) with the
allotted amount of P25,000,000.00.
ACTIONS TAKEN DURING
THE VALIDATION VISIT

The administration has approved the request to purchase

the following deck facilities and equipment:
• Lacking Gnomonic Charts
• Routing Chart (March, April, May, August, November,
December);
• Radio Signals, Time Signal Aids, Radio Navigational
Warnings (Vol. 4);
• Tide Tables (latest edition)
• International Radio Laws (ITU-latest edition);
• Trim and Stability Table; and
• Computer-based software on Trim & Stability
ACTIONS TAKEN
The university officials and some College of
Maritime Education faculty members conducted
a benchmarking activity at Palompon Institute
of Technology last July 19 and are set to
schedule separate benchmarking visits at the
University of Cebu and the University of Bohol.
ACTIONS TAKEN
Established and forged partnership with
Mokpo National Maritime University,
National University of Singapore, Kini
Singmar Marine and Offshore Pte Ltd of
Singapore and some maritime agencies in
Singapore for its maritime programs.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN B.
CAGRO
CHIEF OFFICER (Since 2016)