RA 7722 (Higher Education Act of 1994) Section 5

Term of Office.

Section 5

SEC. 5. Term of Office. — The President shall appoint the full-time chairman and the commissioners for a term of four (4) years, without prejudice to one reappointment. The terms of the initial appointees shall be on a staggered basis: the full-time chairman shall hold office for a term of four (4) years, the next two (2) commissioners for three (3) years, and the last two (2) commissioners for two (2) years. The commissioners shall hold office until their successors shall have been appointed and qualified. Should a member of the Commission fail to complete his term, his successor shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines but only for the unexpired portion of the term.

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