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Section 4.3. The approval of leave of absence for any reason other than illness of
faculty or any member of his immediate family must be contingent
upon the needs of the service. Hence, the grant of vacation leave shall
be made on a case-to-case basis.

Section 4.4. Vacation leave shall be filed at least five (5) days before the date of
effectivity of such leave.

Section 4.5. A faculty in the University who is separated from the service for cause
shall forfeit his leave credits. This is a void provision.

Section 5. Maternity Leave. Female faculty who have rendered two (2) years or more of
continuous service in the university, shall be entitled to maternity leave of sixty
(60) days with full pay, in addition to the vacation and sick leave granted to
them.
For those who have rendered less than two (2) years of government service
at the time of the maternity leave, the computation of their maternity leave pay
shall be proportionate to their length of service. Maternity leave shall be
granted in every instance of pregnancy irrespective of its frequency.

Section 6. Paternity Leave. This is granted to a married male faculty giving him the
privilege of not reporting for work seven (7) days while continuing to earn the
compensation therefore, on the condition that his legitimate spouse has been
delivered of a child or suffered a miscarriage, for purposes of enabling him to
effectively lend care and support to his wife before, during and after childbirth
as the case may be and assist in taking care of his new born child.
Section 7. Any violation of the leave laws, rules and regulations, or any misrepresentation
or deception in connection with an application for leave shall be a ground for
disciplinary action.
Section 8. Any faculty of the university who may be called for military training in
accordance with the National Defense Act or on any pertinent decree, may opt
to be paid his salary in lieu of his pay from the Armed Forces during his
absence for such purpose.

Section 9. When a faculty goes on voluntary military training under the Armed Forces of
the Philippines, he shall apply for leave of absence. In case his application for
training is approved, he shall not be entitled to his salary from the University
during his absence, provided, however, that his absence shall not curtail the
enjoyment of his leave privileges in the University upon his return. Absence
without pay during the period of voluntary military training shall not exceed one
year. In case of failure to return after the expiration of one year, he shall be
automatically dropped from the service of the University.
Section 10. Sabbatical leave for a period of one year shall be granted to a faculty who has
rendered at least seven (7) continuous years of very satisfactory service during
which time his academic rank during the last two (2) years is not lower than
Associate Professor I, to undertake research, writing of instructional materials

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