Section 10Sec./Art. 10

Creation and Functions of the Steering Committee. (a) The Governing Council (GC) shall create a Steering Committee, to be headed by the PCHRD Executive Director. It shall be composed of the following:

(1) The Executive Director, DOST-PCHRD;

(2) The Director, Department of Health-Health Policy Development and Planning Bureau (DOH-HPDPB);

(3) The Director, Commission on Higher Education, Office of Policy, Planning, Research and Information (CHED-OPPRI);

(4) The Executive Director, University of the Philippines, Manila-National Institutes of Health (UPM-NIH);

(5) The Director of the Social Development Services of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA);

(6) The Chair of the Philippine Health Research Ethics Board (PHREB);

(7) A representative from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC);

(8) A representative from the National Statistics Office (NSO);

(9) A representative from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC);

(10) A representative from the Department of Transportation and Communications-Land Transportation Office (DOTC-LTO);

(11) A representative from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environment Management Bureau (DENR-EMB);

(12) A representative from the local government units (LGUs); and

(13) The Chairpersons of relevant PNHRS TWC.

(b) The Steering Committee shall perform the following functions:

(1) Recommend policies to the GC;

(2) Perform oversight function on the implementation and harmonization of the PNHRS activities and the allocation of the PNHRS fund;

(3) Coordinate and harmonize the activities of the six (6) PNHRS TWC; and

(4) Monitor and report to the GC the progress of the PNHRS programs.