Section 5Sec./Art. 5

The Governing Board; Manner of Appointment.

(a) CompositionThe governing body of the College is hereby vested in a Board of Trustees which shall be composed of the following:

Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports, Chairman;

President of the College, Vice-Chairman;

Chairman of the Committee on Education of the Senate, member;

Chairman of the Committee on Education of the House of Representatives, member;

Representative of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), member;

Representative of the Faculty Association of the College, member;

Representative of the Supreme Student Council of the College, member;

Representative of the Alumni Association of the College, member;

Representative of the Employee Association of the College, member; and

Two (2) prominent citizens have distinguished themselves in their professions or fields of specialization of the College chosen from among those qualified in the city or province where the school is located, members: Provided, That the representatives of the Alumni Association and the Employee Association as well as the two (2) prominent citizens shall be elected by the Board when deemed necessary who shall have the same powers, authority and privileges as the regular members of the Board: Provided, Further, That the DECS Secretary, the President of the College, the Education Committee Chairmen of the Senate and the House, and the NEDA representative shall have an ex officio term of office, while the representatives of the Faculty Association, Supreme Student Council and when deemed necessary the representatives of the Alumni Association and the Employee Association shall serve for one (1) year, and when likewise necessary the two (2) prominent citizens shall serve for four (4) years and two (2) years, respectively.

No person in the employ of the College or any other educational institution in the province, except the President of the College, shall be eligible for membership in the Board.

The regular members of the Board shall each receive, for every Board meeting attended, a per diem of One hundred pesos (₱100.00): Provided, That in no case shall the total amount received by each exceed the sum of Three hundred pesos (₱300.00) for any one month. Besides the per diem, they and the ex officio members shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred upon attendance in meetings of the Board or upon performing other official business authorized by resolution of the Board, subject to existing budget laws on honoraria and allowances.

(b) QuorumA quorum of the Board shall consists of a majority of all members holding office at the time of the meeting: Provided, However, That among those present in the Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports who is Chairman of the Board, or the President of the College who acts as presiding officer in the formers absence. The Board of Trustees shall convene regularly once every two (2) months. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees may call a special meeting whenever necessary.

(c) Powers and Duties of the BoardThe Board of Trustees shall have the following powers and duties in addition to its general powers of administration and the exercise of the powers of a corporation:

(1) To determine and fix the dates and time of its regular meetings, as well as special meetings as the need for the same may arise: Provided, That such meetings shall not be more than three (3) times in any one month nor less than one (1) time in any one quarter;

(2) To appoint the President of the College whose term of office shall be in accordance with Section 6 hereof;

(3) To fix the compensation of the President of the College;

(4) To receive and appropriate to the ends specified by law such sums as may be provided by law for the support of the College;

(5) To receive in trust legacies, gifts, and donations of real and personal property of all kinds and to administer the same for the benefit of the College, or of a department thereof, or for aid to any student or students in accordance with the desire of the donor, and/or default thereof, in such manner as the Board may in its discretion determine. All such donations shall be exempt from income tax of the donors; to import duty-free commodities for educational purposes as an exception to existing laws;

(6) To appoint, upon recommendation of the President of the College, a vice-president, directors, deans secretary of the College, treasurer, professors, lecturer instructors, registrar, department heads, division chief, and other employees of the College from among the qualified personnel of the merged schools at the time this Act is approved. Only when there are no qualified personnel shall the Board recruit from the outside to fill vacancies;

(7) To fix the compensation and term of service of all personnel and such other duties and conditions as it may deem proper, subject to the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 985 and other pertinent budget and compensation laws, rules and regulations;

(8) To approve the courses of study and rules of discipline drawn up by the College and fix the required tuition fees, matriculation fees, fees for laboratory courses, diploma fees, and all special and other fees, and to utilize the income derived therefrom for the maintenance of the College, together with the annual appropriation provided for in Section 17 hereof;

(9) To provide fellowship to qualified faculty members and scholarships to deserving students;

(10) To establish chairs in the College and provide for the maintenance and endowment of such chairs;

(11) To confer honorary degrees upon persons other than graduates of the College in recognition of learning, statesmanship or eminence in education, sciences or arts: Provided, That such degrees shall not be conferred in consideration of the payment of money or other valuable consideration; and

(12) To submit an annual report to the Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports and to both Houses of Congress within two (2) weeks after the close of each school year about the performance of the College in the school year just ended, its progress, needs and problems.