Section 2
SEC. 2. The Philippine Nuclear Energy Commission shall be composed of five members to be appointed by the President of the Philippines, provided they have the necessary specified qualifications and subject to the confirmation of the Commission on Appointments. The members shall be citizens of the Philippines, of legal age, of proper mental aptitude and scientific training and shall have passed the necessary security clearance. The chairman of said Nuclear Energy Commission shall have a cabinet rank worthy of the importance of nuclear energy and its applications for the scientific progress of the Philippines in this new field. The chairman and vice-chairman of the Commission shall have, in addition to the already stated qualifications, the necessary scientific and technical qualifications, a doctorate in physics and/or chemistry, and a broad professional background. The term of office of each member of the Commission shall be four (4) years, as follows: one for one year, another for two years, the third for three years, and the last two for four years; and any member pointed to fill a vacancy prior to the expiration of the term of his predecessor shall be appointed only for the remaining period of the term. The President of the Philippines may remove from office any member of the Commission, after hearing for cause, for inefficiency, neglect of duty, disloyalty or gross misconduct in office, or conviction of crimes involving national security, in accordance with existing laws. The chairman and the vice-chairman shall be full-time members of the Commission and shall receive an annual compensation of twenty-four thousand pesos and eighteen thousand pesos, respectively, and the other members shall receive a per diem compensation of sixty pesos for each meeting attended, and all members shall be entitled to necessary traveling and other expenses while engaged in the work of the Commission.