Section 2
SEC. 2. Section 10 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 20 is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 10. Composition of the Lupong Tagapagpaganap.—The Lupong Tagapagpaganap shall be composed of a Chairman, two Vice-Chairmen and eight Members who may or may not be members of the Sangguniang Pampook in each of Regions IX and XII: Provided, however, That every province with its component city or cities in the autonomous area shall be represented in the merged Lupong Tagapagpaganap. "The Chairman shall be appointed by the President from among those recommended jointly or separately by the Sangguniang Pampook of Regions IX and XII. One of the Vice-Chairmen and four of the Members shall be appointed by the President upon recommendation of the Sangguniang Pampook of Region IX. The other Vice-Chairman and the four other Members shall be appointed by the President upon recommendation of the Sangguniang Pampook of Region XII. "Any elective official other than a member of the Sangguniang Pampook who is appointed Chairman or Member of the Lupong Tagapagpaganap shall vacate his elective position upon assumption of his appointive position: Provided, however, That he should assume his appointive position within thirty (30) days from his receipt of the appointment, otherwise the President may appoint another in his stead from among those recommended as above-stated."