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)Chairman of the Committee on Education, Arts and Culture of the Senate, member;

(d)Chairman of the Committee on Higher and Technical Education of the House of Representatives, member;

(e)The Regional Director of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) where the main campus of the University is located, member;

(f)The Regional Director of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) where the main campus of the University is located, member;

(g)The president of the federation of faculty associations of the University, member;

(h)The president of the federation of student councils or the students' representative elected by the federation of student councils of the University, member;

(i)The president of the federation of the alumni associations of the University, member; and

(j)Two (2) prominent citizens who have distinguished themselves in their professions or fields of specialization, chosen from among a list of at least five (5) qualified persons in the Province of Batangas, as recommended by the search committee constituted by the president in consultation with the Chairman of the CHED based on the normal standards and qualifications of the position, members.

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

For the purpose of the provisions 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 in turn shall elect their federation officials.

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

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.