| President of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines | |
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| Pangulo ng Politeknikong Unibersidad ng Pilipinas | |
 University Seal | |
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| Style | Mr. President (formal) |
| Status | Principal Executive Officer |
| Member of | Board of Regents |
| Seat | Manila |
| Appointer | Board of Regents |
| Term length | Four years, up to two terms |
| Constituting instrument | Republic Act No. 8292 |
| Formation | March 1978 (official) |
| First holder | Pablo T. Mateo |
| Salary | ₱4,800,000 annually[1] |
| Website | Official Website |
The president of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (Filipino: Pangulo ng Politeknikong Unibersidad ng Pilipinas) is the principal executive officer of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.[2] The president oversees the policy implementation, guide the institution towards the realization of its vision-mission, as well as monitor and administer the overall affairs of the university, and is the vice-chairman of its Board of Regents. Republic Act No. 8292,[3] formed in 1996, establishes the powers, and appointment of the President of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
Manuel Muhi, is the 13th and current president of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. He assumed office on March 17, 2020 and officially sworn as president on October 1, 2021 due to prompt declaration of enhanced community quarantine lockdown in Luzon. [4]
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- ^ "President of the PUP". PUP Official Website. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ "Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997" (PDF). Commission on Higher Education. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ "Polytechnic University of the Philippines". www.pup.edu.ph. Retrieved 2022-12-18.