Section 9Sec./Art. 9

Administrative Supervision and Control. - The administrative supervision and control over the personnel, except the Commissioners, and the properties of the Commission shall be vested in the Secretary. Except for presidential appointees, the appointment of and imposition of disciplinary measures on the same personnel shall likewise be vested in the Secretary who shall accomplish the same in consultation with the Commissioners, except that when the administrative charge entails, considering the circumstances alleged in the complaint, the penalty of dismissal from the service, the decision thereon shall be by the majority of all the members of the Commission. The Secretary shall exercise administrative supervision over the Commissioners.

The Commissioners shall assist the Secretary in the performance of his/her functions, who may assign or delegate specific, substantive or administrative responsibilities to any of them.