PRESIDENT Rodrigo Roa Duterte, on May 2018 signed into law R.A. 11033 establishing the Davao Oriental State University (DOrSU) and four other Republic Acts for the creation of national high schools and an integrated school in Davao Oriental, all authored by Congressman Mayo Z. Almario, 2nd District, Davao Oriental.
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| May 28, 2018 During the signing of R.A. 11033 which converts Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology (DOSCST) to Davao Oriental State University (DOrSU) (c) Jeffrey Medalla |
R.A. 11033 converts the Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology (DOSCST) in the City of Mati and all its satellite campuses located in the Province of Davao Oriental into a state university to be known as the DOrSU. This is in recognition of the institution’s valuable role in producing professionals and experts who contributed to the advancement of the Davao Region and entire Mindanao.
Founded on December 13, 1989 by virtue of Republic Act No. 6897, DOSCST began as the Mati Community College in 1972, a local government-run community college stated by Former Representative Thelma Z. Almario. From its modest beginnings, the college eventually grew to a Level 3 state college offering numerous courses ranging from education, agricultural technology, to nursery, civil engineering, and other relevant fields in accordance with national and global educational standards.
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| May 28, 2018 During the signing of R.A. 1033 - with Former Congresswoman Thelma Z. Almario, the DOSCST founder, DOSCST President Dr. Edito Sumile and Department Heads, and the author of the DOrSU conversion, 2nd Dist, Davao Oriental Representative Mayo Z. Almario (c) Jeffrey Medalla |
“It is my sincere hope that our country’s newest university will continue to take part in nation-building by offering advanced technological instruction and [by] pursuing highly specialized research programs in various fields of science and technology,” the President said in his speech during the signing of the law.
DOrSU’s recognition as a state university will enable the institution to provide a wider range of courses to the people of Davao Oriental and other neighboring provinces. It will also allow the university to introduce need-based researches, extension services, and production activities which complement the promotion of socio-economic progress.
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| July 9, 2018 - Official opening of the new Talisay National High School in Barangay Talisay, San Isidro, Davao Oriental (c) Jeffrey Medalla |
Meanwhile, R.A. 11025, 11026, and 11027 establishing national high schools in Barangay Talisay, Municipality of San Isidro; Barangay Corporacion, Municipality of Lupon; and Barangay Magdug, Municipality of Governor Generoso respectively, as well as R. A. 1108 establishing an integrated school in Barangay Sainz, City of Mati were likewise signed into law by the president. All authored by Congressman Almario under his MAYOng Edukasyon Para sa MAYOng Kaugmaon Program, these laws are in line with the thrust of the administration to make quality education accessible to the common folk and will allow elementary graduates in these barangays better to access to secondary education.
