Creation of the Council for the Welfare of Children.
Article 205
ART. 205. Creation of the Council for the Welfare of Children. — A Council for the Welfare of Children is hereby established under the Office of President, The Council shall be composed of the Secretary of Social Welfare as Chairman, and seven members, namely: The Secretary of Justice, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Education and Culture, the Secretary of Health, the Presiding Judge of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, City of Manila; and two representatives of voluntary welfare associations to be appointed by the President of the Philippines, each of whom shall hold office for a term of two years. There shall be a permanent Secretariat for the Council headed by an Executive Director, to be appointed by the Chairman and approved by a majority of the members of the Council. For actual attendance at regular meetings, the Chairman and each member of the Council shall receive a per diem of one hundred pesos for every meeting actually attended, but the total amount of per diem that the Chairman and a member may receive in a month shall in no case exceed five hundred pesos.