Section 6Sec./Art. 6

A new Section 7 of the same Act is hereby inserted to read as follows:

"SEC. 7. Resident Election Registration Board (RERB); Composition, Appointment, Disqualification and Compensation. - The RERB shall be composed of the following:

"(a) A career official of the DFA, as Chairperson;

"(b) The most senior officer from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) or any government agency of the Philippines maintaining offices abroad, as member: Provided, That in case of disqualification or nonavailability of the most senior officer from the DOLE or any government agency of the Philippines maintaining offices abroad, the Commission shall designate a career official from the embassy or consulate concerned; and

"(c) A registered overseas voter of known probity, as member.

"The Commission shall appoint the members of the RERB upon the recommendation of the DFA-OVS.

"The RERB in the OFOV shall be based in the main office of the Commission and shall be composed of a senior official of the Commission as the Chairperson and one (1) member each from the DFA and the DOLE, whose rank shall not be lower than a division chief or its equivalent.

"No member of the RERB shall be related to each other or to an incumbent President, Vice-President, Senator or Member of the House of Representatives representing the party-list system of representation, within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity.

"Each member of the RERB shall be entitled to an honorarium at the rates approved by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)."