Section 4November 25, 1991, Sec./Art. 4

The Council shall have the following functions:

(1) To help act as the overall advisory and coordinating a representative of the Committee on Education and Culture of the House of Representatives to be designated by the Speaker; and the representative of non-government organizations involved in literacy education who shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines for a period of three (3) years.

The members of the Council shall annually elect a Chairman from among themselves except the two (2) representatives of Congress.

The Council shall meet regularly once a month and may hold special meetings to consider urgent matters upon the call of the Chairman or any three Council members.

(2) To recommend strategies on the development of a mass movement for the total eradication of illiteracy in the country by the year 2000;

(3) To formulate measures on the establishment and maintenance of a national data bank and information exchange and dissemination system to support literacy efforts at the national and local levels;

(4) To assist in identifying and adopting successful management schemes of literacy programs, and adopt measures to boost research and development work in literacy, by government agencies and non-governmental organizations involved in literacy work;

(5) To recommend ways and means of raising funds in order to support the literacy programs, projects, and activities;

(6) To recommend measures on how to organize and strengthen support structures for literacy at the regional and local levels; and

(7) To perform such other functions as may be necessary in furtherance of the purposes of this Act.