MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

This Memorandum of Agreement (“MOA”) is made and entered into by and between:

Bulacan State University (BulSU), a state university with office address at Mac
Arthur Highway, City of Malolos, Bulacan represented herein by its president,
Dr. Cecilia N. Gascon, hereinafter referred to as the “UNIVERSITY”;

-and-

Regional Trial Court (Branch 14), a duly registered government office

organized and existing in accordance with Philippine laws, with office address at
City of Malolos, Bulacan, represented by its Branch Clerk of Court, Atty. Maria
Linda G. Galos and hereinafter referred to as the “COURT”.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the mandate of the UNIVERSITY is to provide higher

professional/technical and special purposes, advance studies and progressive leadership in
Engineering, Architecture, Education, Arts and Science, Fine Arts, Information Technology,
Technical courses, etc., and to promote higher learning that will generate livelihood
opportunities for its students;

WHEREAS, pursuant to this mandate, the UNIVERSITY believes in the holistic

training of its students whereby learning is not only confined to the four walls of the classroom,
but also in the immersion of the students in actual work environment by way of student
internship program (SIP);

WHEREAS, pursuant to this mandate, the UNIVERSITY has instituted the Career
Development and Student Internship Program under which students are adequately exposed and
immersed in actual work environment to enable them acquire the necessary training, knowledge,
skills, attitudes and values beyond the reach of classroom instruction;

WHEREAS, the UNIVERSITY requires its students to undergo Student Internship

Program (SIP) to complete their respective degrees/courses;

WHEREAS, the COURT, in furtherance of its corporate social responsibility, is willing

to open its door, in partnership with different colleges and universities, to students who want to
immerse themselves in actual work environment in preparation for their greater role as skilled
workers or as professionals;
 WHEREAS, in the spirit of mutual cooperation with the UNIVERSITY, the COURT
shall accept students from the UNIVERSITY as interns in order to forge a strong academe-
industry linkage and complement existing course curricula to meet industry demands.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises, the Parties
hereby agree as follows:

1. TERM

This Agreement shall be for Three Hundred hours (300) to start from February, 14,
2018 to March, 2018 unless sooner terminated by either Party by giving thirty (30)
days written notice to the other Party.

2. ACTIVITIES

2.1 The UNIVERSITY shall, with the cooperation of the COURT, be primarily
responsible for implementing the Student Internship Program (SIP);

2.2 The UNIVERSITY acknowledges that COURT’s participation in the

implementation of the program is solely an act of liberality on its part.

3. OBLIGATIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY

3.1 The UNIVERSITY shall assign personnel who shall be responsible in

implementing the program and ensuring that the student-interns observe the rules
and regulations of COURT at all times.

3.2 The UNIVERSITY shall be responsible for briefing the student-interns who
intend to undergo practicum exposure in the COURT’s field of expertise, line of
business or nature of industry.

3.3 The UNIVERSITY shall provide the student-interns basic orientation on work
ethics, behavior, and discipline to ensure smooth transition and cooperation with
the COURT.

3.4 The UNIVERSITY shall recommend only qualified student-interns as defined in

Section 5 hereof to participate in the program.

3.5 The UNIVERSITY through the assigned personnel shall ensure that the student-
interns complete the agreed scope of work satisfactorily within the agreed
duration of the program.

3.6 The UNIVERSITY shall voluntarily withdraw a student-intern, who is found to

misbehave and/or act in defiance to existing standard, rules, and regulations of the
COURT and shall impose necessary university sanction/s to the said student-
intern as provided in the student handbook.
4. OBLIGATION OF THE OTHER PARTY

4.1 The COURT shall commit to take in the recommended student-interns consistent
with the requirements of the UNIVERSITY.

4.2 The COURT shall undertake the selection process of the recommended student-
interns in adherence to COURT’s policies and guidelines in recruitment and
selection for this purpose.

4.3 The COURT shall provide the student-interns with appropriate orientation about
the company and about the job description.

4.4 The COURT shall ensure that student-interns undergo formal training program
related to their course consistent with policies, rules and regulations. The COURT
shall afford the student-intern a professional working environment and shall not
subject him/her to tasks and work assignments that are risky, dangerous or
otherwise irrelevant to the purpose of the student internship program.

4.5 The COURT shall designate a team member or coordinator whom the
UNIVERSITY can coordinate with through the faculty adviser or coordinator
with regard to the various activities related to the program.

4.6 The COURT shall assign an immediate supervisor who shall monitor and discuss
with the student-intern the latter’s performance of the student-interns on a regular
basis for the duration of the program.

4.7 The COURT shall accomplish the monthly and term-end evaluation form and
discuss the results of the performance evaluation with the student-interns.

4.8 The COURT shall issue Certificate of Completion to the student-interns upon
fulfilment of all the requirements of the program.

5. QUALIFICATION

5.1 The UNIVERSITY shall only send student-interns to the Program who are:

5.1.1 currently enrolled in any of its four (4) or five (5) year degree program;

5.1.2 compliant to the standards set by the College/University and must not
have been subject to disciplinary proceedings by the school or other body;

5.1.3 of legal age and/or have garnered academic units required to be in the
program;

5.1.4 medically cleared and fit to perform the tasks to be assigned by virtue of
this agreement;
 5.1.5 of good moral character as certified by the Office of Student Affairs; and

5.1.6 compliant with all the reasonable requirements of the COURT.

6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

6.1 The UNIVERSITY acknowledges that COURT owns all intellectual property
rights over any trademark, trade name or other intellectual property belonging to
it.

6.2 The COURT shall not cause or attempt to create, assert, or register any
intellectual property independently created by the student-intern during the period
covered by the program and shall be exclusively owned by the student-intern,
unless, the COURT provided financial or other means to support the creation of
the same. The ownership of the said intellectual property shall be determined by
agreement of the parties which shall be embodied in a separate written agreement.

6.3 Any intellectual property owned by the parties prior to this agreement shall
continue to be owned by them. Any use or attempt to use the same requires
express written approval from the parties.

7. INDEMNITY

7.1 The student-intern shall be personally responsible for any liabilities arising from
gross negligence in the performance of his/her duties and functions while under
training.

7.2 Each party shall exert their good effort to amicably settle internally any dispute
pursuant to the BulSU Student Handbook, that may arise from this Agreement
and shall resolve the same by employing practicable and reasonable means as may
be deemed necessary.

8. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES

8.1 Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create an agency, partnership,

joint venture or employee-employer relationship between the UNIVERSITY and
COURT and the student-interns. As student-interns, they shall not be entitled to
compensation or benefits accorded to an employee unless the COURT through its
goodwill will provide remuneration to the student-interns. However, the COURT
may grant the student-intern training allowance. The COURT is not under
obligation to hire the student-intern as employee after the internship program but
it may give priority to them in its hiring program.
 9. EFFECTIVITY, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION

9.1 This agreement shall take effect upon signing hereof. Any provision of this
agreement may not be amended, modified or terminated except by mutual consent of
both parties subject to thirty-day (30) prior written notice to the other party.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto set their hands this ___th day of
FEBRUARY, 2018 at City of Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines.

BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY REGIONAL TRIAL COURT (Branch 14)

(College involve)

By: By:

______________________ ___________________________

DR. CECILIA N. GASCON ATTY. MARIA LINDA G. GALOS

University President Legal Researcher/OIC
Bulacan State University Regional Trial Court, Branch 14

WITNESSETH

__________________________ _____________________________

(WITNESS ONE) (WITNESS TWO)

 ACKNOWLEDGMENT

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

City of Malolos, S.S.

Province of Bulacan

On this _________th day of _________, 2018, personally appeared before me, a Notary
Public in and for the City of Malolos, the following persons:

NAME VALID ID DATE ISSUED PLACE ISSUED

are known to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing document and
acknowledged to me that the same is their own free act and voluntary deed.

This document consisting of six pages including this whereon the acknowledgment is
written has been signed by the parties and their witnesses on each and every page thereof and
relates to a Memorandum of Agreement.

IN WITNESSWHEREOF, I hereunto sign this document and affix my seal of office on

date and place aforementioned.

NOTARY PUBLIC

Until_________

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