Section 15Sec./Art. 15

Organization of the Board of Trustees. -The Board shall meet at any agreed location within the Philippines, and the presence of a majority of all its incumbent members shall constitute a quorum.

The members of the Board shall serve without compensation. The members of the Board representing the private sector shall be entitled to an appropriate honorarium for attendance at meetings, in accordance with pertinent laws and guidelines, and all members may receive appropriate allowances and reimbursement of expenses related to travel and participation in the official activities of the National Museum, within the Philippines and overseas, with the necessity of such to be certified by the Director-General and approved by the Chairperson of the Board.

The Board shall establish an Executive Committee composed of five (5) members, namely:

(a) The Chairperson of the Board;

(b) The Director-General of the National Museum; and

(c) Three (3) of the members of the Board.

The Board shall formally prescribe the functions of the Executive Committee, which may include taking action on its behalf in any aspect of the authority vested in the Board under this Act, subject to ratification by referendum or at the next meeting of the Board, whichever is sooner, by quorum of members of the Board within thirty (30) days after the date of the said action made by the Executive Committee.

The Board may also constitute such other committees as may be necessary, as well as retain the services of paid or pro bono consultants. Advisory boards may likewise be established by the Board, with the members thereof appointed by it entitled to appropriate honoraria for attendance at meetings as well as appropriate allowances and reimbursement of expenses related to travel and participation in the official activities of the National Museum, within the Philippines and overseas, with the necessity of such to be certified by the Director-General and approved by the Chairperson of the Board.

The President of the Philippines shall be the Patron of the National Museum and Honorary Chairperson of the Board.

The Board shall be authorized to adopt an Official Seal which shall be judicially noticed and to make such bylaws, rules and regulations as it may deem necessary for the administration of its functions under this Act, including the organization and rules and regulations of the Board and any other matter that falls within the ambit of its powers and functions, in accordance with this Act and other pertinent laws, rules and regulations.