Tatak Pinoy Council.
Section 4
SEC. 4. Tatak Pinoy Council. - There is hereby created a Tatak Pinoy Council, herein referred to as the "TP Council", with the Secretary of Trade and Industry as the Chairperson, and the Secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), and the Secretary of Finance, both as Vice-Chairpersons. The Secretaries of Agriculture, Budget and Management, Information and Communications Technology, the Interior and Local Government, Labor and Employment, Science and Technology, and four (4) private sector representatives will serve as members: Provided, That the respective heads of agencies may designate their representatives whose rank shall not be lower than an Assistant Secretary: Provided, further, That the private sector representatives shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines for a term of three (3) years, and may be reappointed only once, from the nominees submitted by reputable business groups, academic institutions, or associations with national representation: Provided, finally, That the President shall have the power to extend the public sector members of the TP Council in order to fully achieve the objectives of this Act. Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, the TP Council shall meet and organize working groups under each pillar to formulate objectives and targets, conduct the necessary consultations, and ensure proper implementation of the TPS. Each working group shall be composed of, at the minimum, the agencies identified and named under the specific pillars and, as may be necessary, the TP Council shall engage resource persons from the public and private sector. The TP Council shall determine who shall head each working group.