Section 16Sec./Art. 16

Head of Agency and Management of the National Museum. -The National Museum shall be headed by a Director-General, who shall serve as the Head of Agency with the rank and emoluments of an Undersecretary. The Director-General shall be assisted by two (2) Deputy Directors-General, namely, a Deputy Director-General for Museums and a Deputy Director-General for Administration, each with the rank and emoluments of an Assistant Secretary.

The central and regional museums and the satellite offices of the National Museum shall be managed and supervised by the Director-General and Deputy Directors-General with the assistance of seven (7) Directors, each of whom shall have the appropriate managerial rank, namely:

(a) The Director of the National Museum of Fine Arts;

(b) The Director of the National Museum of Anthropology;

(c) The Director of the National Museum of Natural History;

(d) The Director of Northern Luzon National Museums;

(e) The Director of Central-Southern Luzon and MIMAROPA National Museums;

(f) The Director of Visayas National Museums; and

(g) The Director of Mindanao National Museums.

Each Director may be assisted by an Assistant Director, each of whom shall have the appropriate managerial rank. Changes in designations and ranks of these National Museum officials, including the creation of additional plantilla positions up to the level of Director and Assistant Director that may be necessary for the appropriate management and administration of the central and regional museums and offices, shall be authorized by the Board, subject to approval of the Department of Budget and Management.

The abovementioned positions shall be occupied by citizens of the Philippines, with proven track records of competent administration, appropriate knowledge of museum or relevant institutional operations or management, and demonstrable personal or professional commitment to the mission and aims of the National Museum, who shall pass qualification standards for the said positions as may be established by the Board in coordination with the Civil Service Commission in line with existing pertinent laws, rules and regulations.

Unless otherwise provided by the Board, the Chairperson of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts shall continue to be delegated the authority of administrative supervision over the Director-General for purposes of leave, travel, performance evaluation, and other related matters, and the Director-General in turn shall exercise the same for all other officials and staff of the National Museum or may delegate such to a pertinent Deputy Director-General or Director.