Section 5Sec./Art. 5

Creation of the Teacher Education Council.- There shall be a Teacher Education Council composed of eleven (11) members with the Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports as ex officio chairman, and three (3) otherex officiomembers, namely: a Commissioner of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), a representative of the National Commission on Culture and Arts (NCCA), and the Chairman of the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC).

The seven (7) regular members of the Council who shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of the Philippines are:

(a) Three (3) representatives of centers of teacher education: one (1) from Luzon, one (1) from the Visayas, and one (1) from Mindanao who shall take into account the views of the parents-teachers and community associations, student associations, nongovernmental organizations, and people organizations concerned with basic education;

(b) One (1) representative of science teachers;

(c) One (1) representative of mathematics teachers;

(d) One (1) representative of social studies teachers; and

(e) One (1) representative of language teachers.

The other officers of the Council shall be elected by the members from among the regular members.

The members of the Council shall serve without any compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred by them in carrying out their duties under this Act.

The Council shall meet at least four (4) times a year and hold such other meetings at the call of the chairman or a majority of the members.

All regular members of the Council shall hold office for a period of three (3) years.