Section 5Sec./Art. 5

Governing Board. - 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 Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), chairperson;

b. The president of the University, vice chairperson

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

d. The Chairperson 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), member;

f. The Regional Director of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), member;

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

h. The president of the federation of students councils of the University, member;

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

j. Two (2) prominent citizens who have distinguished themselves in their profession or fields of specialization of the University, members.

The two (2) prominent citizens shall be chosen from among a list of at least five (5) persons qualified in the Province of Southern Leyte, as recommended by the search committee constituted by the University president, in consultation with the Chairperson of the CHED, based on the normal standards and qualifications for the position.

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

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