Policy Implementation.
Section 4
SEC. 4. Policy Implementation. — To execute the foregoing policy, there is hereby created a body corporate known as the National Grains Industry Development Administration, hereinafter simply referred to as the Administration, which shall be governed by a Board of Directors, known as the National Grains Industry Development Council, hereinafter referred to as the Council. The powers and functions of the Administration shall be vested in the Council which shall have the overall responsibility for formulating and coordinating a comprehensive program for the development of the grains industry. The Council shall be composed of the following: Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources Chairman The Administrator, National Grains Industry Development Administration Member The Governor of the Central Bank Member The President of the Philippine National Bank Member The Governor of the Development Bank of the Philippines Member The Executive Secretary Member The Secretary of the Department of Trade and Tourism Member A representative from the consuming sector Member A representative of rice producers Member A representative of rice &c com millers and traders Member Within thirty days from the approval of this Decree, the President of the Philippines shall constitute the Council. The representatives of the rice producers, rice and corn millers and traders, and the representative of the corn producers shall not be less than thirty-five years of age, with sufficient education and with at least five years experience in the rice and corn industry, of proven honesty, integrity and recognized competence. They shall be appointed, together with the consumer representative, by the President of the Philippines, to hold office for a term of four years unless sooner removed for cause or until their successors shall have been appointed and qualified. The Council shall meet regularly on the first Wednesday of each month: Provided, That the Chairman may convene special meetings to discuss any urgent matters needing immediate resolution. The Council members shall not be entitled to per diem, for any meeting in excess of four meetings every month. If for any reason a member of the Council, who is a public official, is unable to attend a meeting, he shall be represented therein by the next ranking official or officer of the office, agency or organization he represents. The Council shall adopt rules and regulations to govern its proceedings, call on any government agency or institution for secretariat assistance or support, and determine its official location and address. Each member of the Council who is not a fulltime national gover nment official shall be entitled to per diems of not more than two hundred pesos (P200.00) for each meeting actually attended and each member shall be entitled to actual and necessary transportation expenses.