Section 5Sec./Art. 5

Tabaho Para Sa Bayan Inter-Agency Council (TBP-IAC). - The TPB-IAC is hereby established, which shall be composed of the following:

(a) Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), as Chairperson;

(b) Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), as Co-Chairperson;

(c) Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), as Co-Chairperson;

(d) Director-General of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), as member;

(e) Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), as member;

(f) Secretary of the Department of Finance (DOF), as member;

(g) Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), as member;

(h) One (1) representative from the employers' organizations;

(i) One (1) representative from the labor organizations;

(j) One (1) representative from the marginalized or vulnerable sector; and

(k) One (1) representative from the informal sector.

The TPB-IAC shall meet at least every quarter or as often as may be necessary. The TPB-IAC chairpersons and members may designate their representatives, who shall have at least the rank of Assistant Secretary or its equivalent, and who must fully authorized to decide for and on behalf of the agency represented.

The Secretariat of the TPB-IAC shall be composed of dedicated personnel from NEDA, DTI, and DOLE, which shall provide administrative, operational, and technical support to the TPB-IAC.

The TPB-IAC shall engage other government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as representatives from the labor and employers' organizations, marginalized or vulnerable sectors, and informal sectors, as may be necessary.