Section 5Sec./Art. 5

Management of the Countrywide Industrialization Office.- The Countrywide Industrialization Office shall be governed by a Management Board composed of ten (10) members, as follows:

a. six (6) from the government, specifically: one (1) from the Department of Trade and Industry; one (1) from the Department of Science and Technology; one (1) from the Department of Finance; one (1) from the Governors' League of the Philippines; one (1) from the City Mayors' League of the Philippines; and one (1) from the Municipal Mayors' League of the Philippines.

b. four (4) from the private sector, specifically: two (2) from the trade and commerce groups; one (1) from the labor groups; and one (1) from the socio-civic groups.

The Management Board shall have the representative from the Department of Trade and Industry as its Chairman. All ten (10) members shall be appointed by the President within thirty (30) days from approval of this Act.

The table of organization for the CIO shall, after its adoption by the Management Board, be submitted to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for approval, and shall be acted upon by the latter within thirty (30) days upon its submission.

The Chairman is hereby vested with the authority to appoint personnel to positions in the approved table of organization as may be necessary to effectively implement the provisions of this Act, and in accordance with applicable civil service rules and regulations. The appointment shall take effect upon the approval by the Management Board.

The initial secretariat and the technical staff shall be provided by detailed personnel from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and supplemented by detailed personnel as may be necessary from other departments and agencies of the government including the Congress of the Philippines.