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In order for the College to smoothly operate, Funds plays a big factor on it. A
reasonable allotment of funds can satisfy the needs of its clientele- the Student.
With the proactive decision making of the higher authority, the College were able
to maximize the utilization of the given fund for the betterment of the College
and its service.

Based of the three Sources of Fund, General Fund: General Appropriation Act
(GAA) / (F-101). The Accounting office shall prepare the projected income for the
whole year. IFSU prepares its annual budget in accordance with budgetary
policies of the government and the rules and regulations prescribed by the BOR
following baseline budgetary approach. Budgetary preparation starts at the units
and colleges of the university. Deans and Directors prepare estimates for their
programs. The budget office shall consolidate the fund required for each unit
and prepares an annual comprehensive budget to be approved by the BOR. The
budget is submitted to DBM with the corresponding resolution. While, Special
Trust Fund: Funds from tuition, matriculation, graduation, laboratory, medical,
library, athletic fees and other similar fees which shall be used to augment the
maintenance and other operating expenses and capital outlay fund for the

University General Appropriation Act. These may also be used to pay authorized
allowances and fringe benefits to teachers, employees and students. And Lastly,
External Funds: Some of the projects were funded externally from funding
agencies sourced-out through linkage through submission of projects/training
proposals.

The APP (Annual Procurement Plan) is prepared at the beginning of each fiscal
year. The college is given allocations based on the number of students and
faculty. The APP is submitted to the Bids and Awards Committee for
consolidation. All procurement must be within the approved budget for the
college. The plan is prepared on a monthly basis. Any request made out from the
APP needs the approval of the President upon submission of a justification for
that emergency purchase. For accreditation, the budget is Php 50, 000.00 per
program. The MOOE for the College of Computer Science is Php 200, 000.00 in
average yearly. Funds from the collection of computer fees to our students are
the one commonly utilize to improve/upgrade/update or establish additional
computer facilities.

The below shows that for the past 4 years, the College were able to receive
significant amount of fund to established and to upgrade its laboratories. Those
laboratories were being utilized of our students in the College including other
students from the University.

It was noticeable that the fund allotted were split almost equally for the two (2)
programs of the College. The biggest fund was allotted for the construction of
Engineering and IT Instructional laboratory Building. The said fund was utilize
for the needs of the students to hone their skills.

Some other fund were also allotted for the College but it was equally sub divided
it to other offices for their needs. Typically, the College serves as partner of the