Section 4
SEC. 4. Section 6 of the decree is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 6. (a) The heads of various Departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities of the National Government, and the Armed Forces of the Philippines shall submit to the Secretary of National Defense a list of their ranking officials and officers who are holding or are earmarked for positions of higher responsibility and/or are involved in the formulation and implementation of national security policy. The names of these officials and officers shall compose the Standing List of NDCP Candidates, hereafter called the List, which shall be annually kept up to date. Holders of the MNSA Degree shall not be included in the List. The President of the College shall recommend to the Secretary of National Defense the number of candidates for inclusion in the List from the AFP, each department, offices, agencies, and instrumentalities of the national government. Upon request of the Secretary of National Defense, the various Heads of Departments, offices, agencies, and instrumentalities of the National Government are hereby authorized to detail officers and employees for duty or to take any course of instruction in the College. The President of the College shall circularize to the private sector, not later than ninety (90) days prior to the opening of each course of study student quota spaces for selected executives. The College shall have a Board of Admission responsible for the screening and selection of the best qualified candidates from the Standing List of NDCP Candidates and the private sector. It shall be composed of five members to be chosen by the President of the College, three of whom shall be outstanding MNSA graduates each representing the military, civilian government and the private sector. Allowances of military and civilian personnel detailed with the College for duty therein, as well as those of students of the College, shall be fixed by the Secretary of National Defense."