Section 5
SEC. 5. The Administration shall be composed of an Emergency Employment Board of seven members, as follows: an Administrator, preferably an economist or a civil engineer of recognized competence; the Secretary of Public Works and Communications; the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources; the Secretary of Labor; the Chairman of the National Economic Council; one representative from the minority party to be nominated by the President of the party; and one representative from the majority party. The Board shall elect its Chairman. The Administrator shall implement and carry out the decisions of the Board. The Administrator and a Deputy Administrator, who shall assist him, shall both be appointed by the President of the Philippines with the consent of the Commission on Appointments. They shall receive the salaries of eighteen thousand pesos and twelve thousand pesos per annum, respectively, and shall serve at the pleasure of the President. The Administrator, with the previous approval of the Board, shall appoint such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.