National Electrification Administration.
Section 4
SEC. 4. National Electrification Administration.— Board of Administrators.— For the purpose of administering the provisions of this Act there is hereby established an agency to be known as the National Electrification Administration, the powers of which shall be vested in and exercised by a Board of Administrators composed of a Chairman and four members, one of whom shall be the Administrator, as ex-officio member. The Chairman and the three other members shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines with the consent of the Commission on Appointments to serve for a term of six years: Provided, That the terms of the first appointees shall be six years for the Chairman and one member and three years for two members, respectively, and that the term of the ex-officio member shall be co-terminous with his term as the Administrator. All vacancies, except through expiration of the term, shall be filed for the unexpired term only. The Chairman and every member of the Board of Administrators shall serve without compensation and any form of allowances but, unless he is a public official or employee, shall be entitled to a per diem of not more than fifty pesos for each meeting actually attended by him: Provided, That the total of such per diems shall not exceed five hundred pesos per month per member. The Board of Administrators shall meet regularly at least twice a month and as often as the exigencies of the NEA's affairs demand. The presence of at least three members shall constitute a quorum which shall be necessary for the transaction of any business. The affirmative vote of a majority of the members present shall be necessary for the approval of any resolution, decision or order of the Board. In the absence of the Chairman at a Board meeting duly called, the Administrator, as ex-officio member shall preside over the meeting. The Board of Administrators is hereby authorized to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Act, and, subject to the approval of the President, to promulgate rules and regulations to govern its proceedings and the exercise of the NEA's authority, to organize, reorganize and determine the NEA's personnel and its staffing pattern, and to define their powers and duties. The Board of Administrators shall have under its control and supervision an Administrator who shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the NEA responsible for carrying out its purposes and programs under the direction of the Board of Administrators, exercise such power and authority as the Board may delegate to him, and perform such acts as he is under this Act authorized and directed and as the Board may authorize and/or direct him so to do. The Administrator shall be a person of known integrity, competence and experience in technical and executive fields related to the purposes of this Act. He shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines with the consent of the Commission on Appointments and shall receive a salary to be fixed by the Board of Administrators with the approval of the President not exceeding twenty four thousand pesos per annum. He shall serve for a term of six years and shall not be removable except for cause.