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, Arts and Culture of the Senate, member;

(d)The chairman of the Committee on Higher and Technical Education of the House of Representatives or any Member of the House of Representatives designated by the chairman of the said Committee, member;

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

(f)The regional director of the Department of Agriculture, member;

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

(h)The president of the student council of the University, member;

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

(j)Two (2) prominent citizens who have distinguished themselves in their professions or fields of specialization of the University, chosen from among a list of at least five (5) qualified persons in the Province of Leyte, 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 of the position, members.

The term of office of the president of the faculty association, the president of the student council, and the president of the alumni association shall be coterminous with their respective terms of office. In the event that the University shall have more than one campus, the faculty associations, alumni associations, and student councils shall form their respective federations which, in turn, shall elect their representatives to the Board.

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