Powers and duties of the Board of Directors.
Section 5
SEC. 5. Powers and duties of the Board of Directors.— The Board of Directors shall have the following powers and duties: (a) To prescribe, amend and repeal, with the approval of the President of the Philippines, rules and regulations governing the manner in which the general business of the NIA may be conducted, including provisions for the formation of such committee or committees as the Board may deem necessary to facilitate its business; (b) With the approval of the President, to appoint, and fix the compensation of, an Irrigation Administrator, Assistant Irrigation Administrator from a list of names submitted by the Irrigation Administrator, a secretary and a treasurer, and, by a majority vote of all the members, to suspend and/or remove the said officials for cause, with the approval of the President; and (c) To approve, subject to the final action of the President the annual and/or supplemental budgets of the NIA which may be submitted to the Board by the Irrigation Administrator from time to time.