THE SENATE  has passed on third and final reading a bill that seeks to establish a campus of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Caloocan City.

Caloocan 1st District Representative Dale “Along” Malapitan said that once enacted into law, the PUP-Caloocan City-North Campus Act will provide short-term technical-vocational, undergraduate, and graduate courses for students in Camanava.

Malapitan said that the establishment of the new campus will provide education for the needy.

“Naniniwala po talaga ako noon pa man na edukasyon ang mag-aangat sa kalidad ng buhay ng bawat tao. Kaya naman, sa aking maliit na kaparaanan, patuloy akong maghahanap ng paraan para makatapos ang mga estudyante sa Caloocan,” Malapitan said in a statement in Facebook.

“Ang aking pangako, walang batang maiiwan. Itong mga batas na ating ipinapanukala at pinagpupursigihang ma-aapprove — ito ang patunay ng ating dedikasyon sa larangan ng edukasyon,” he added.

PUP has more than 20 branches and campuses in Luzon. It has a population of more than 70,000 students.