Section 12Sec./Art. 12

Section 18 of the same Act is hereby further amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 18. The Board of Directors.

"(a) Composition. The Corporation shall be governed by a Board of Directors hereinafter referred to as the Board, composed of the following members:

"The Secretary of Health;

"The Secretary of Labor and Employment or a permanent representative;

"The Secretary of the Interior and Local Government or a permanent representative;

"The Secretary of Social Welfare and Development or a permanent representative;

"The Secretary of the Department of Finance (DOF) or a permanent representative;

"The President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Corporation;

"The SSS Administrator or a permanent representative;

"The GSIS General Manager or a permanent representative;

"The Vice Chairperson for the basic sector of the National Anti-Poverty Commission or a permanent representative;

"The Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) or a permanent representative;

"A permanent representative of Filipino migrant workers;

"A permanent representative of the members in the informal economy;

"A permanent representative of the members in the formal economy;

"A representative of employers;

"A representative of health care providers to be endorsed by their national associations of health care institutions and medical health professionals;

"A permanent representative of the elected local chief executives to be endorsed by the League of Provinces, League of Cities and League of Municipalities; and

"An independent director to be appointed by the Monetary Board.

"The Secretary of Health shall be the ex officio Chairperson while the President and CEO of the Corporation shall be the Vice Chairperson of the Board.

"(b) Appointment and Tenure. Except for ex officio members, the other members of the Board shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act No. 10149, otherwise known as the GOCC Governance Act of 2011′: Provided, That sectoral board members shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines upon the recommendation of the Chairperson and after due consultations with the sectors concerned.

"The term of office of the appointive members of the Board shall be in accordance with Republic Act No. 10149.

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