Section 6Sec./Art. 6

The plans and programs of the Institute shall be reviewed annually by an Advisory Board composed of:

a. the Secretary of Agriculture, as Chairman;

b. the University President of the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University, as Vice Chairman;

c. the Secretary of Trade and Industry, as Member;

d. the Executive Director of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD), as Member;

e. the Administrator of the Fiber Industry and Development Authority (FIDA), as Member;

f. the Director, Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI), as Member;

g. the Director, Sericulture Research and Development Institute (SRDI), as Member and Secretary;

h. one (1) representative from private associations or cooperatives or producers of mulberry and silk cocoon, as Member; and

i. one (1) representative from the local silk cloth processing and manufacturing industry, as Member.