Section 4Sec./Art. 4

Section 4 of Republic Act No. 9003 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Section 4. National Solid Waste Management Commission. There is hereby established a National Solid Waste Management Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission, under the Office of the President. The Commission shall be composed of eight (8) members from the government sector and five (5) members from the private sector. The government sector shall be represented by the heads of the following agencies in their ex officio capacity:

"(1) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR);

"(2) Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG);

"(3) Department of Science and Technology (DOST);

"(4) Department of Health (DOH);

"(5) Department of Trade and Industry (DTI);

"(6) Department of Agriculture (DA);

"(7) Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA); and

"(8) Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines.

"The private sector shall be represented by the following:

"(a) Three (3) representatives from nongovernment organizations (NGOs) with a track record on solid waste management or waste reduction, recycling and resource recovery;

"(b) A representative from the recycling, composting, or resource recovery and processing industry; and

"(c) A representative from the manufacturing industry, packaging industry, or obliged enterprises;

"x x x

"Provided, That representatives from the private sector shall be appointed by the President for a term of three (3) years.

"x x x.""