National Manpower and Youth Council, Composition.
Article 44
ART. 44. National Manpower and Youth Council, Composition. - To carry out the objectives of this Title, the National Manpower and Youth Council, which is attached to the Department of Labor for policy and program coordination and hereinafter referred to as the Council, shall be composed of the Secretary of Labor as ex officio chairman, the Secretary of Education and Culture as ex officio vice-chairman, and us ex officio members: the Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority; the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources; the Secretary of Social Welfare; the Secretary of Local Government and Community Development; the Chairman of the National Science Development Board; the Secretary of Industry and the Executive Director of the Council. The Executive Director of the Council shall have no vote. In addition, the President shall appoint the following members from the private sector: two representatives of national organizations of employers; two representatives of national workers organizations; and two from national family and youth organizations, each for a term of three years. All Council members shall be entitled to per diems of one hundred pesos (P100) for each meeting and for not more than thirty {30) meetings within one (1) year and payment of the travelling expenses incurred in connection with their duties therein.