Section 8
SEC. 8. Section 8(d), Article IV, Republic Act Numbered Thirty-six Hundred and One, is hereby amended to read as follows: "(d) With the approval of the Board, to determine the staffing pattern and the number of personnel of the National Irrigation Administration, to fix their salaries including other emoluments, and to define their powers and duties. For this purpose, the Irrigation Administrator shall recommend to the Board a staffing pattern and salary pay plans in other government corporations of the same category as the National Irrigation Administration, the provisions of existing rules and regulations on wage and position classification notwithstanding, especially with respect to technical and professional positions." With the approval of the Board, to appoint and remove, suspend, or otherwise discipline, for cause, any subordinate employee of the National Irrigation Administration.