Composition of the Council.
Section 4
SEC. 4. Composition of the Council. — The Council shall be composed of a Chairperson and ten (10) members, three (3) of whom shall be regular members, while the other seven (7) members shall be in an ex-officio capacity: Provided, That the Chairperson shall be a person of proven administrative proficiency, independence, knowledgeable of the technical and artistic aspects of the film production and fully committed to the promotion and development of Philippine Cinema as art: Provided, further, That the Chairperson and the regular members shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines. The seven (7) members who shall be ex-officio members of the Council are the following: The Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry or his/her duly designated representative; The Secretary of the Department of Education or his/her duly designated representative; The Chairperson of the Film Academy of the Philippines; The President of the Cultural Center of the Philippines; The Commissioner of the Committee on Cinema of the National Commission on Culture and Arts; The President of the League of City Mayors or his/her duly designated representative; and The Chairperson of the Metro Manila Development Authority or his/her duly designated representative. The three (3) regular members shall be as follows: A representative from the legally constituted filmmakers association; A representative from the legally constituted theater owners association; and A representative from the academe.