Section 5December 26, 1991, Sec./Art. 5

The governing body of the University shall be the Board of Regents, hereinafter referred to as the Board, which shall be composed of the following:

Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports, Chairman

President of the University, Vice Chairman

Chairman of the Committee on Education of the Senate, Member

Chairman of the Committee of Education of the House of Representatives, Member

Representative of the National Economic and Development Authority, Member

President of the Federation of Faculty Associations of the University, Member

President of the Federation of Supreme Student Councils of the University, Member

In addition, the Board may appoint as members, the following when deemed necessary:

President of the Federation of Employees Associations of the University

Two (2) prominent citizens who have distinguished themselves in the fields of specialization of the University.

The Presidents of the Federation of Alumni Associations and of the Federation of Employees Associations, as well as the two (2) prominent citizens so appointed by the Board shall have the same powers, authority and privileges as the regular members of the Board.

The Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports, the President of the University, the Education Committee Chairmen of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and the representative of the National Economic and Development Authority shall have an ex officio term of office, while the Presidents of the Federation of the Faculty Associations and the Federation of Student Councils and, when deemed necessary, the President of the Federation of Alumni Associations and the Federation of Employee Associations 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.

For the purpose of the provision of this Section, the associations of faculty, alumni and employees associations and student councils in each campus of the University shall organize their respective federations.