Section 9
SECTION 9. The research priorities of the Center shall be consistent with the framework of Section 1 above and shall be subject to the research planning and monitoring mechanism of the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Resources Research (PCARR) as provided for under Presidential Decree No. 48. The plans and programs of the Center shall be reviewed annually by an Advisory Board composed of: a. The Secretary of Agriculture or his duly designated representative — Chairman b. President, Visayas State College of Agriculture — Member c. Director, Crops Research Division, PCARR — Member d. Representative of the Private Sector — Member e. Director, Philippine Root Crops Research and Training Center — Member The representative of the private sector shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture.