Office of the Vice President for Development - UP System

We implement programs for expanding the financial endowment of the University through donations and grants;
Identify, initiate, and implement income-generating activities. At its 791st Meeting held on 21 January 1970, the Board of Regents approved the reorganization of the central administration of the University, the first of a series of reorganization proposals submitted by the President. This w

as pursuant to the authority given to him/her to by the BOR to “make a thorough study of the operations, organization, and structure of the University to enable him to determine the improvements that could be introduced” during the BOR’s 779th Meeting held on 31 January 1969. This reorganization effort officially formed the Office of the Vice President for Development and Public Affairs (OVPDPA). The OVPDPA was directly responsible for the planning and funding of development projects and expansion of the University and for promoting closer relations with the Government, the alumni, the foundations, the private sector, and the general public. On 23 March 1983, President Angara issued Executive Order No. 4 which implemented the previously BOR approved reorganization recommendations. The OVPDPA was restructured into two offices: the Office of the Vice President for Planning and Finance (OVPPF), and the Office Vice President for Public Affairs. OVPPF was directly responsible for the planning of, and generating of funds for development programs and projects of the University. At its 1071st Meeting held on 03 November 1993, the BOR approved the reorganization of the President’s Executive Staff, hence splitting the Office of the Vice President for Planning and Finance into two: the Office of the Vice President for Administration and Finance and the Office of the Vice President for Planning and Development (OVPPD). The OVPPD took charge of long-range planning for and generation of funds for development programs and projects of the University. At its 1134th meeting held on 26 August 1999, the Board of Regents approved the reorganization of the Office of the Vice President for Planning and Development and created the Office of the Vice President for Development (OVPD). OVPD’s mandate was likewise revised to reflect the following: (1) Develop and implement programs for expanding the financial endowment of the University through donations and grants; (2) Identify, initiate, and implement income-generating activities for the University; (3)Coordinate with autonomous universities in pursuit of opportunities for resource generation; and (4) Perform all other functions or projects as may be assigned by the President. At its 1252nd meeting held on 18 December 2009, the Board of Regents recalled the functions of the OVPD as approved in its 953rd meeting held on 29 July 1982. These functions include the following:
(1) Prepare and maintain a master plan for the development of the University System and its campuses;
(2) Advise, assist, and coordinate campus development planning efforts;
(3) Formulate and maintain design, construction, and maintenance standards for campus development, infrastructure, building, housing, open space, and other physical facilities;
(4) Develop policies for acquisition, use, and disposition of campus lands;
(5) Conduct planning inventories and studies to assess the physical, manpower, and financial resources available or required for implementing development plans and projects of the System;
(6) Formulate and maintain financial and fiscal policies, plans, and programs for generating funds for University programs and projects;
(7) Provide leadership and assist campuses in securing regular appropriations, endowments, grants, and other forms of income to support University programs;
(8) Formulate and maintain policies and regulations for business enterprises engaged in by the University and its units or permitted to operate in University premises; and
(9) Maintain a list of projects which are considered important but which have been hitherto unfunded, which shall be readily available for possible donors and other sources of funds.