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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 621 - AN
ACT CREATING THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL
ORGANIZATION NATIONAL COMMISSION OF THE PHILIPPINES |
Section 1. The
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
National Commission of the Philippines, hereinafter referred to as the
Commission, is hereby created under the Department of Foreign Affairs
to serve as a liaison agency between the Government of the Philippines
and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) and to associate principal bodies in the
Philippines interested in educational, scientific and cultural matters
with the work of the UNESCO, in accordance with Article VII of the
Constitution of the aforesaid Organization accepted by Joint Resolution
Numbered Three of the Congress of the Philippines adopted on October
17, 1946.
Sec. 2. The members of the Commission shall be
appointed by the President of the Philippines with the consent of the
Commission on Appointments and shall be composed of the following: Sec. 3. The Commission, with the approval of the
Secretary of Foreign Affairs, shall create an Executive Committee and
such other committees or sub-committees as may be necessary for the
effective and efficient performance of its powers and
duties. Sec. 4. The members of the Commission shall serve in honorary capacity and shall receive no compensation or remuneration except travelling expenses and per diems for each day of actual attendance in the sessions of the Commission, its committees, or sub-committees, in such amounts and under such conditions as the Commission, with the approval of the President of the Philippines, may prescribe. Sec. 5. The members of the Commission shall serve for a term of two years: Provided, however, That fifty per cent of the members first appointed shall serve only for one year which shall be indicated in their appointments. Sec. 6. The Commission shall have the following
powers and duties: Sec. 7. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the amount of one hundred and twenty thousand pesos or so much thereof as may be necessary for the immediate organization and operation of the Commission up to and including the fiscal year 1951-1952. Sec. 8. All acts, or parts of acts, rules, regulations, and executive orders, inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed. Sec. 9. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval. Approved: May 26, 1951. |
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