SENATOR Imee Marcos has filed a measure seeking to establish a regular campus of Pampanga State University (PSU) in the municipality of Macabebe to expand access to affordable and quality higher education in the province.

Under Senate Bill No. 2470, Marcos seeks to establish the Pampanga State University–Macabebe Campus.

In her explanatory note, Marcos stressed that education is essential to national development and the empowerment of individuals and communities.

The proposed measure aims to expand access to quality and affordable higher education, technical-vocational training, and professional programs for residents of Macabebe and nearby communities.

The campus would offer academic programs responsive to the educational and human resource needs of Pampanga and the Central Luzon region.

It would also undertake research, extension services, community outreach, and production activities to support local socioeconomic development.

The measure likewise provides for the necessary facilities, faculty members, personnel, funding, transition arrangements, and initial operations, as well as student assistance, to ensure the campus’s effective and sustainable operation.