Section 5Sec./Art. 5

Creation of Philippine Salt Industry Development Council (Salt Council). - To ensure the unified and integrated implementation of the Salt Roadmap and accelerate the modernization and industrialization of the Philippine salt industry, a Salt Council is hereby created with the following composition:

(a) Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA), as Chairperson;

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

Members:

(c) Director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR);

(d) Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR);

(e) Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST);

(f) Secretary of the Department of Health (DOH);

(g) Secretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT);

(h) Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH);

(i) Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE);

(j) Chairperson of the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA);

(k) Executive Director of National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI);

(l) One (1) representative each from the League of Provinces of the Philippines, League of Cities of the Philippines, and League of Municipalities of the Philippines of salt-producing areas;

(m) One (1) representative from the private sector engaged in salt-production business; and

(n) Three (3) representatives from the salt farmer cooperatives, two (2) representing Luzon and one (1) representing Visayas and Mindanao:

Provided, That the respective agencies may designate their permanent representatives whose rank shall not lower than an Assistant Secretary: Provided, further, That the representatives from business sector shall be chosen by BFAR from a list of three (3) nominees submitted to it by the sector;

and the representatives from the cooperatives shall be chosen by BFAR from a list of five (5) nominees for Luzon and three (3) for the Visayas and Mindanao submitted to it by the salt farmers' cooperatives: Provided, finally, That one-third (1/3) of all the members of the Salt Council shall constitute a quorum.