Section 5Sec./Art. 5

The governing body of the College shall be the Board of Trustees, hereinafter referred to as the Board, 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, member;

President of the Faculty Association of the College, member; and

President of the Supreme Student Council of the College, member.

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

President of the Alumni Association of the College;

President of the Employees Association of the College; and

Two (2) prominent citizens who have distinguished themselves in their professions or fields of specialization of the College chosen from among those qualified in the Province of Aklan.

The presidents of the alumni association and of the employees association as well as the two (2) prominent citizens elected 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 College, the Education Committee chairmen of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and the representative of the National Economic and Development Authority shall haveex officioterms of office, while the presidents of the faculty association and of the supreme student council and, when deemed necessary, the presidents of the alumni association and of the employees 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.