Section 6Sec./Art. 6

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:

(a) The Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports, chairman;

(b) The President of the College, vice-chairman;

(c) The Chairman or member of the Committee on Education of the Senate, member;

(d) The Chairman or member of the Committee on Education of the House of Representatives, member;

(e) The representative of the National Economic and Development Authority, member;

(f) The president of the federation of faculty associations of the College, member; and

(g) The president of the federation of supreme student councils of the College, member.

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

The president of the federation of alumni associations of the College;

The president of the federation of employees associations of the College; and

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

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 College, the Education Committee Chairmen of the Senate and the House, and the representative of the National Economic and Development Authority, shall have anex officioterm of office, while the presidents of the federation of faculty associations and the federation of student councils and, when deemed necessary, the presidents of the federation of alumni associations and the federation of employees 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 College shall organize their respective federations.