Whereas, Executive Order No. 778, dated 04 March 1982, was issued creating the Manila International Airport Authority, a separate and autonomous body, for the purpose of providing, among others, high standards of accommodation and service comparable with the best airports in the world;

Whereas, Executive Order No. 778, specifically vests upon the Board the power to define and approve the programs, plans, policies, procedures and guidelines of the Authority for the development and operation of the Airport within the context of the overall Government objectives, and to control the management, operation and administration of the Authority;

Whereas, in view of the multifarious functions, duties and responsibilities of the Board, there is a need to modify the present composition of the MIA Authority Board of Directors by increasing the membership thereof, so as to enable the Authority to enhance greater and broader participation, support and coordination of other related government agencies and entities;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution of the Philippines, do hereby order and decree the following:

SECTION 1. Section 7 of Executive Order 778, dated 04 March 1982, is hereby amended to read as follows:

SEC. 7. Board of Directors. - The corporate powers of the Authority shall be exercised by and vested in a Board of NINE (9) members, which shall be composed of a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman and SEVEN (7) members. The Minister of Transportation & Communications shall be the ex-officio Chairman of the Board. The General Manager of the Authority shall be the ex-officio Vice-Chairman of the Board. The Minister of Finance, the Minister of Tourism, the Presidential Executive Assistant, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and Commissioner of Immigration & Deportation shall be the ex-officio members. TWO OTHER MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD.

In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman shall act as Chairman. The Chairman, the Vice Chairman and the Board members may designate their respective representatives to attend Board meetings in their absence. Such representatives shall attend Board meetings and the meetings of any committee assigned to their principals, and receive the corresponding per diems.

The Board shall meet regularly once a month and as often as the exigencies of the service demand. The presence of at least FIVE (5) members or their representatives shall constitute a quorum, and the vote of a majority of the members or representatives present there being a quorum shall be necessary for the adoption of any rule, regulations, resolution, decision or any other act of the Board.

The members of the Board or their representatives shall receive per diems, as the Board may approve, for each Board meeting actually attended by them: Provided, That such per diem shall not exceed One Thousand Pesos (P1,000) during any one (1) month for each member or representative.

SECTION 2. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 16th day of September, in the Year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Three.


By the President:

(SGD.) JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Executive Assistant