Regional Institute.
Section 7
SEC. 7. Regional Institute.—There shall be at least nine institutes suitably located in Northern Luzon, Central Luzon, Tagalog Region, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Western Mindanao and Eastern Mindanao, which will be charged with the conduct of research, the determination of which cottage industry products shall be produced in specified regions or localities in a commercial manner, the standardization of products and such other functions as the Secretary of Commerce and Industry may fix in relation to the promotion of cottage industries. Each of these institutes will be headed by a Director who will likewise be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Board with compensation of six thousand pesos per annum.