Section 5Sec./Art. 5

The Governing Board. -The governing body of the BASSU shall be the Board, which shall be chaired and co-chaired by the Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the President of the BASSU, respectively, and with the following a members:

(a) Chairperson of the Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education of the Senate;

(b) Chairperson of the Committee on Higher and Technical Education of the House of Representatives;

(c) Regional Director of the National Economic and Development Authority;

(d) Regional Director of the Department of Science and Technology;

(e) Regional Director of the TESDA;

(f) Regional Director of the Department of Agriculture;

(g) President of the federation of faculty associations of the BASSU;

(h) President of the federation of student councils of the BASSU;

(i) President of the the federation of alumni associations of the BASSU; and

(j) Two (2) prominent citizens from the private sector who have distinguished themselves in their professions or fields of specialization.

The Board shall appoint the two (2) prominent citizens from a list of at least five (5) qualified persons in the Province of Basilan where the BASSU and its campuses are located, as recommended by the search committee constituted by the President of the BASSU, in consultation with the Chairperson of the CHED and the other members of the Board, based on the standards and qualifications for the position set by the Board. They serve for a term of two (2) years from the date of appointment.

The membership of the President of the federation of faculty associations, the President of the federation of student councils, and the President of the federation of alumni associations in the Board shall be coterminous with their terms of office, as provided under their respective constitutions and by laws.