Section 13
SEC. 13. Section fifteen of Commonwealth Act Numbered One hundred and eighty-six is hereby changed to section eighteen and is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 18. Personnel.-The Board shall have the power to appoint a general manager, or a general manager and actuary, who shall be a person of recognized experience and capacity in the subject of life and social insurance, and who shall be the chief executive officer of the System, one or more assistant general managers, one or more managers, a medical director, and an actuary, and fix their compensation. The general manager shall, subject to the approval of the Board, appoint additional personnel whenever and wherever they may be necessary to the effective execution of the provisions of this Act and fix their compensation. He shall have the power to prescribe their duties, grant leave, prescribe certain qualifications to the end that only competent persons may be employed, and appoint committees: Provided, however, That said additional personnel shall be selected from civil service eligibles certified by the Commissioner of Civil Service and shall be subject to civil service rules and regulations except as herein otherwise provided. "The Auditor General shall appoint a representative who shall be the auditor of the corporation, and the necessary personnel to assist said representative in the performance of his duties. The number and salaries of the auditor and said personnel shall be determined by the Auditor General, subject to appropriation by the Board of Directors; in case of disagreement, the matter should be submitted to the president of the Philippines whose decision shall be final. Said salaries and all other expenses of maintaining the auditor's office shall be paid by the System."