Section 3Sec./Art. 3

Section 10 of Republic Act No. 7820 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 10. The Administration. - The Administration shall have an administrator who shall be appointed by the Board. He shall be the chief executive officer of the Administration and automatically vice chairman of the Board.

The Administrator shall have the following powers, duties and responsibilities:

(a) To submit to the Board, through the chairman, policies and measures which, in his judgment, are necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Act;

(b) To prepare the budget of the Administration for approval by the Board;

(c) To execute and administer policies and measures approved by the Board;

(d) To direct and supervise the operations and internal administration of the Administration. He may delegate certain administrative responsibilities to other officers of the Administration subject to the rules and regulations of the Board;

(e) To appoint all employees of the Administration except the heads of departments and divisions whose appointment shall be made by the Board upon his recommendation; and to remove, dismiss or otherwise discipline for cause, such employees in accordance with Civil Service Law, rules and regulations;

(f) To represent the Administration in all its dealings with other officers, agencies, and instrumentalities of the government and with other persons and entities, public or private;

(g) Subject to the approval of the Board, to determine the rates of compensation, allowances, honoraria and such other additional compensation which the Administration is hereby authorized to grant its officers, technical staff and consultants including the necessary detailed personnel; and

(h) To exercise such other powers as may be granted to him by the Board.

The Administrator shall have the following qualifications:

(1) He must at least possess a master's degree in management or other such equivalent educational qualification;

(2) He must have had at least three (3) years management experience involving not less than fifty (50) subordinates;

(3) He must have had at least (3) years experience in development planning; and

(4) He must not have been convicted of any crime in any court of law.