Section 5Sec./Art. 5

The governing body of the University shall be the Board of Regents, hereinafter referred to as the Board, which shall be composed of the following:

a. The chairman of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), chairman;

b. The president of the University, vice-chairman;

c. The chairman of the Committee on Education and Culture of the Senate, member;

d. The chairman of the Committee on Education and Culture of the House of Representatives, member;

e. The regional director of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) where the main campus is located, member;

f. The president of the federation of faculty associations of the university, member;

g. The president of the federation of student councils of the University, member;

h. The president of the alumni association of the University, member; and

i. Two (2) prominent citizens who have distinguished themselves in their professions or fields of specialization of the institution concerned chosen from among a list of at least five (5) persons qualified in the city or the province where the University is located, as recommended by the search committee constituted by the University President, in consultation with the chairman of the CHED, based on the normal standards and qualifications for the position, members.

The chairman of the Commission on Higher Education, the president of the University, the education committee chairmen of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and the regional director of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) shall have an ex officio term of office.

The term of office of the president of the faculty association, the federation of student councils and the president of the alumni; association, shall be coterminous with their respective terms of office.

The two (2) prominent citizens shall serve for a term of two (2) years.

For the purpose of the provision of this section, the associations of faculty, alumni, and student councils in each branch of the University shall organize themselves to form their respective federations which n turn shall elect their federation officials.

In case of vacancy in the office of the president, the officer-in-charge of the University designated by the Board shall serve for the unexpired term only.