THE POLYTECHNIC University of the Philippines in Parañaque City was converted into a regular campus after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. enacted Republic Act No. 11979.

“The campus of the PUP located in the City of Parañaque, National Capital Region (NCR) is hereby converted into a regular campus of the PUP to be known as the PUP-Parañaque City Campus,” RA 11979 read.

According to the law, PUP, prior to the conversion of the PUP-Parañaque City Campus into a regular campus and the offering of new and revised courses and programs related thereto, shall ensure compliance with the applicable policies, standards and guidelines of the Commission on Higher Education.

With the implementation of the law, PUP-Parañaque City Campus will offer short-term, technical-vocational, undergraduate, and graduate courses within its areas of competency and specialization.

The said law was signed on February 15 and would take effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette, or in a newspaper of general circulation.