MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

This Memorandum of Agreement is made and entered into this ____ day of ___________, 20____ in the City of ______________, Philippines by

and between:

ILOILO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY (ISAT U), a state university chartered under Republic Act 10595 with office address at Burgos St.,

La Paz, Iloilo City, represented by DR. RAUL F. MUYONG, in his capacity as its SUC President III, hereinafter referred to as the “UNIVERSITY”;
and
CABATUAN COMPANY, a local public unit with principal office address at Municipal
Hall, Brgy. Zone IV, Rizal Ilaya St., Cabatuan, Iloilo represented by HON. ELIZALDE G.
PUEYO, in his capacity as MUNICIPAL MAYOR, herein referred to as the
“COMPANY”;
Collectively referred to as the “PARTIES”.

WITNESSETH

Whereas, the Iloilo Science and Technology University is offering technical courses wherein its students are required to undergo a Student

Internship Program as an academic requirement prior to graduation in order to be adequately exposed to actual industrial work situation, thereby

augmenting their formal schooling;

WHEREAS, the COMPANY has the facilities and/ or expertise to provide occupational experience to student-trainees to enhance their competence

in their chosen field of endeavor as part of its efforts to help Community Development and cultivate a pool from which the COMPANY may

possibly recruit its needed personnel in the future.

NOW THEREFORE, or and in consideration of the foregoing premises, the University and the COMPANY do hereby agree on the following:

SECTION ONE

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES

I. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY

1. Facilitate request from the COMPANY regarding the enlistment of student-Trainee/s including dissemination of information to

targeted students, accept requisitions and intent from students wanting to apply to the COMPANY’s Internship Program, and reply

queries regarding the COMPANY’s Internship program;

2. Recommend students who will undergo Internship in accordance with the requirements and standards set by the COMPANY.

Preferable length of training shall be provided in the Training Internship Program.

3. Assist the COMPANY as regards to the assessment and selection of recommended students with the due consideration on academic

standing, technical skills and abilities as well as physical and mental fitness, among others.
4. Develop, in collaboration with the COMPANY, a Training Manual or Plan for the student trainees specifying goals and objectives

(desired outcomes and how these outcomes will be achieved), knowledge, skills, attitudes and competencies that the student trainee

should acquire in each learning area, assignments and schedules of activities, among others.

5. Conduct general orientation for qualified trainees and their parents/guardians;

6. Conduct initial and regular online monitoring or onsite visit/inspection of the COMPANY’s business to ensure safety of students;
7. Appoint a Student Internship Program (SIP) Coordinator who shall officially coordinate and liaise with the COMPANY on matters

pertaining to the SIP requirements, student-trainees deployment, monitoring of deployed students, and resolve issues/concerns

among student-trainees deployed to the COMPANY;

8. Submit to the COMPANY through the University’s SIP Supervisor, documentation necessary in engaging student-trainee/s into the

Internship Program such as, but not limited, to:

a) Official Endorsement Letter along with the list of student-trainees
b) Internship Training Agreement
c) Personal/Student Information Sheet of each student-trainee
d) Waiver from Student-trainees and their parents (must be complied by each student-trainee)

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 e) Score/Grading Sheets or Feedback Document during and upon completion of the Student Internship Program, as may be

required by the University

9. Comply with the requirements set forth by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for Student’s Internship Program, including

submission of necessary documents;

10. Hold the COMPANY free from any liability whatsoever arising from any suit or obligation in connection with the action (or inactions)
of the University or its student-trainees under this Agreement;

11. Orient student-trainees and their parents/guardians that any and all liabilities for damage/s to property and/or injury to third persons
caused by the student-trainees’ maliciously intentional or grossly negligent acts in violation of the University’s and the COMPANY’s

safety rules and regulations while in the course of training shall be their personal liability without prejudice to the provisions of valid

laws of the Philippines governing their actions at the time of its commission.

II. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMPANY

1. Set the standards and procedures with respect to the University’s Internship Program including the number of student-trainees, which

shall be at the sole discretion of the COMPANY and may be subject to change without written notification to the University.
2. Assess and select student-trainees in accordance with the standards and requirements set by the COMPANY.

3. Orient selected student-trainee of the expectations among Internship, COMPANY’s institutional policies, rules and regulations

including those pertaining to schedules, attendance, decorum, health and safety, and housing, among others.
4. The COMPANY shall provide free relevant instruction, exposure, and training to the student-trainee, consistent with its policies,

rules and regulations and with the established Student Internship Program. It shall treat the student-trainee in a professional
manner, and shall ensure that the student-trainee, in the course of training, shall not be exposed to any form of
harassment/unethical practice or tasks and work assignments that are unreasonably risky, dangerous or unrelated to the
purposes of the Student Internship Program.

5. Assign a Program Officer who shall work in collaboration with the University’s SIP Coordinator to take charge and supervise the

University’s Student Internship Program as well as the student-trainees, and who will coordinate with Line Supervisors and Managers

in providing directions and tasks to student-trainees on a daily basis as well as assess their internship performance.
6. The student-trainee and parents/guardian concerned renounce and waive any claim against the COMPANY and or the University for

any injury or loss that the student-trainee may sustain or suffer, personal or pecuniary, in the performance of his/her duties and

functions while under training, unless such is attributable to the negligence or fault of any of the employees, officers, or personnel of

the COMPANY and/or the University.

7. Accomplish necessary forms and documentation required by the University and/or CHED/ University’s Internship Program.
8. Issue Certificates of Completion to student-trainees who successfully finished the University’s Internship Program.
9. Conduct a post training review and Internship Program performance evaluation with the University.

10. To train students-trainee/s for possible attendance to Seminar and Conferences both Local, National and International.
SECTION TWO

COMMON PROVISIONS
I. EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP
1. There will be no Employer-Employee relationship between the COMPANY and the student-trainees of the University.
2. The University and its student-trainees shall be acting as independent entity and not as an agent of the COMPANY.
3. Upon successful completion of the Internship program by the student-trainees, the COMPANY has no obligation whatsoever to vest

any immediate employment to any of the student-trainee. Nevertheless, a student-trainee may express in writing his/her intent for

employment with the COMPANY. The COMPANY may initiate a job offer to a particular student-trainee. Accordingly, the student-

trainee shall undergo the Recruitment process and standard set by the COMPANY.

II. COMPANY’S INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES

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 1. The student-trainee and the University’s SIP Supervisor shall abide by the COMPANY’s institutional rules and regulations and comply

with those imposed for the programs, otherwise they shall be excluded from further participation.
2. Student-trainees shall sign an Undertaking/Agreement protecting the COMPANY from disclosure of classified information and trade

secrets.
3. With respect to the output delivered by the student-trainees under this Agreement, each student-trainee shall provide to the

COMPANY a detailed report and documentation as may be periodically required.

III. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION

1. In case of any untoward incident that may arise as a result of the student’s presence in the COMPANY’s area of operation, which are

attributable to the student-trainee’s performance under this Agreement, the parties shall create a three-member panel to investigate

the circumstances of the incident. The University and the COMPANY shall each select one (1) member of the panel, the third member

shall be jointly selected by both parties. Responsibility/s for the damage/s and/ or injuries shall be taken on a case-to-case basis based

on the findings of the panel.

2. Student-trainees shall be personally responsible for any and all liabilities or injury/s to third person/s that may be proven occasioned

by their maliciously intentional or grossly negligent acts while in the course of their training.

IV. EFFECTIVITY AND TERMINATION

This Agreement shall take effect upon signing by the representative/s of both parties and shall continue thereafter unless the

COMPANY or the University or both withdraws its participation in the Agreement upon written notice of withdrawal duly sent to

either party at least 30 days before the intended date of termination.

V. LIMITATIONS AND COVERAGE

1. This Agreement represents the complete and fully integrated understanding of the parties and is intended to incorporate and

supersede all previous negotiations, written and oral, and may not be altered, changed or amended or modified except by a

superseding agreement or amendment signed by both parties.

2. Neither party shall publicly announce the existence of this agreement, or advertise or release any publicity in regard hereto, before,

during and after the existence of this Agreement without securing the written consent of the other.
3. The terms and condition of the Agreement and performance hereunder shall be interpreted and executed in accordance with the laws

of the Republic of the Philippines.

VI. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

In case of dispute in the interpretation and implementation of this Agreement, the same shall be resolved through negotiation. In case the same

fails, any court action shall be filed in the Regional Trial Court in Iloilo City.

VII. CONFIDENTIALITY

The Trainee shall, in the performance of his/her obligations under this Memorandum of Agreement, ensure the privacy and security of any and all

confidential, privileged personal information and/or sensitive personal information that he/she may have access to, and shall store, use, process

and dispose the said privileged personal information and/or sensitive personal information in accordance with Republic Act No. 10173 otherwise

known as the “Data Privacy Act of 2012”, its implementing Rules and Regulations and applicable issuances issued by the National Privacy

Commission (NPC). This clause shall survive the termination or expiration of this Memorandum of Agreement. Any violation of this Clause and any

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of the provisions of the Data Privacy Act and its Implementing Rules and Regulation, by the Trainee shall be subject to the corresponding sanctions,

penalties or fines under the said law without prejudice to any other civil and/or criminal liability, as may be applicable.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Memorandum of Agreement on the date and at the place above-written.

ILOILO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CABATUAN COMPANY

UNIVERSITY

By: By:

RAUL F. MUYONG, Ed. D. HON. ELIZALDE G. PUEYO

SUC President III Municipal Mayor

Signed in the Presence of:

______________________________ ______________________________

______________________________ _______________________________

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 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES:

CITY OF ILOILO : S.S

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Before me, a Notary Public, in the City and Province of Iloilo, this ____ day of _____________, 2023 personally appeared the following persons

who exhibited their identification cards to establish their identities, to wit:

Government ID Place Issued Date Issued

1 RAUL F. MUYONG, Ed. D. Passport No. 0686746B DFA Iloilo 15 Feb 2019

2 HON. ELIZALDE G. PUEYO __________ __________ __________

They are known to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing agreement and they acknowledged to me that the same is their free,

voluntary act and deed as well as the voluntary act of the institution / agencies they represent.

The instrument consists of seven (7) pages including this page wherein this acknowledgement is written and duly signed by the parties and their

witnesses on each and every page hereof.

WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL, on the date and place above written.

Notary Public

Doc No. _________ ;

Page No. _________ ;

Book No. _________ ;

Series of _________ .

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