Abra, Philippines –The Cordillera Administrative Region will soon have its sixth state university once President Rodrigo Roa Duterte approves House Bill 7030 creating a university in the province of Abra.
At present, the region has five state universities namely Benguet State University, University of the Philippines-Baguio, Ifugao State University, Mountain Province State University and Kalinga State University.
Authored by Congressman Joseph Bernos, the bill which passed third reading on Senate last Monday, May 24, 2021, proposes to convert the Abra State Institute of Sciences and Technology (ASIST) with campuses in the municipalities of Lagangilang and Bangued into a University to be known as the University of Abra.
Through its conversion into a university, the school’s educational facilities will be upgraded for the school to improve the delivery of education in the said province.
The Bill provides that with its conversion to a university, the school ‘shall primarily provide advance education, higher technological and professional instruction and training in the fields of education, agricultural technology, agribusiness management, industrial technology, arts and sciences, forestry, health sciences, information technology, and other relevant fields of study.’
‘It shall also undertake research and extension services, and provide progressive leadership in its areas of specialization in the Province of Abra and in Cordillera Administrative Region.’
Programs offered by ASIST
ASIST have been offering programs in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, industrial education, and industrial technology as well as Master’s Program in English, Filipino, and Mathematics. With the approval of said Bill, curricular offerings are expected to level up.
As a University, it will also offer undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate programs and short-term courses in the fields of education, agricultural technology, agribusiness management, engineering, industrial technology, forestry, arts and sciences, information technology, and other degree courses within its areas of specialization and according to its capabilities, as the Board Regents may deem necessary to carry out its objectives, particularly in meeting the needs of the Province of Abra and the Cordillera Administrative Region.
In a statement, ASIST President Gregorio Turqueza expressed gratitude for the passage of said bill since this will also encourage Abrenian youths to stay and study in the province since they will be given more courses to choose from.
“Maragsakan ti entero nga ASIST iti daytoy gapuen ta ad-adun ton iti kurso nga idiaya ti pageskwelaan ken saanen a masapul dagiti agtutubo nga Abrenio iti mapan kadagiti unibersidad iti ruar ti Abra,” Turqueza said.
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