Section 8
SEC. 8. Powers and duties of the Irrigation Administrator.&mdashThe Irrigation Administrator shall have the following powers and duties: (a) To direct and manage the affairs and business of the NIA, on behalf of the Board of Directors and subject to its control and supervision; (b) To sit in all meetings of the Board and participate in its deliberations, but without the right to vote; (c) To submit within sixty days after the close of each fiscal year an annual report, through the Board of Directors, to the President of the Philippines; (d) With the approval of the Board, to appoint and fix the number of such subordinate personnel as may be necessary for the proper discharge of the duties and functions of the NIA, and, with the approval of the Board, to remove, suspend, or otherwise discipline, for cause, any subordinate employee of the NIA; and (e) To perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Board from time to time.