Section 14Sec./Art. 14

Appointment of Trustees. -The members of the Board representing the private sector shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines for a term of four (4) years, and are eligible for reappointment to succeeding terms of four (4) years, based on merit and performance. Appointment to a position vacated due to death, disability, resignation or any similar cause, shall be for the duration of said unexpired term only.

The Chairperson of the Board shall be designated by the President of the Philippines from among the members representing the private sector. Such designation shall be effective for the current term of the representative concerned. In the absence of any such designation, the Board may elect an Acting Chairperson until such designation shall be made by the President.

Upon expiration of the term of their appointment as a member of the Board, members representing the private sector shall remain as Trustees in a holdover capacity in cases where their reappointment or the appointment of their replacement has not yet been made by the President, except when the member concerned is unwilling to serve further in such capacity or if the President declares the position held by the member vacant. Members of the Board in such holdover capacity shall continue to exercise the full authority vested in the position by the provisions of this Act.

Members of the Board representing the private sector may not designate any proxy to act on their behalf relative to any matter concerning the Museum. Ex officio members may designate a representative, but only for purposes of attending meetings of the Board. Such representatives, in the case of members who are Secretaries of Departments, shall be of a rank no lower than that of an Undersecretary, in the case of the Chairperson of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, no lower than that of the Deputy Executive Director, and in the case of the Director-General of the National Museum, no lower than that of a Deputy Director-General.

This section shall be effective only with respect to the appointment of new members of the Board after the effectivity of this Act, and upon the expiry of the respective terms of incumbent members of the Board.