WHEREAS, in order to enable the National Commission Concerning Disabled Persons to perform its functions more effectively as a central coordinating body, vital amendments to P.D. 1509 are deemed necessary.
NOW, THEREPORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby amend Presidential Decree No. l509 as follows:
SECTION l. Section 6 of the Decree is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 6. Duties of the Chairman. - The Chairman shall perform the following duties:
SECTION 2. Section 7 of the Decree is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 7. Personnel. — Upon recommendation of the Chairman, the Commission shall create positions for personnel, including part-time, temporary and contract employees. They shall be appointed by the Chairman, subject to the Approval of the Board, and their salaries shall likewise be fixed by the Board. All personnel shall be under the supervision and control of the Chairman and all positions in the Commission shall be exempt from compensation and Position Classification by the Office of the Compensation and Position Classification of the Ministry of the Budget, but shall, however, be subject to civil service rules and regulations.
The staff shall be headed by an Executive Director who shall perform the following duties:
SECTION 3. Section 8 of the Decree is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 8. Meetings. — The Board shall meet every month or oftener at the call of the Chairman.
The presence of a majority of the Board members shall constitute a quorum and decisions shall be carried by a vote of a majority of the members present.
Members of the Board shall receive no compensation, but shall be entitled to traveling, representation and other allowances at such rates that the Board may determine. The Chairman shall receive such compensation and allowances as the Board may also determine."
SECTION 4. Section 10 of the Decree is hereby amended as follows:
"SECTION 10. Donation. — The Commission shall be authorized to receive grants, donations, contributions or gifts which will be administered or disbursed for the purpose for which they were given or in the absence of such purpose, in a manner which will best promote the objectives of the Commission, as the Board may determine. In both cases, government rules and regulations shall apply. All such grants, donations, contributions or gifts to the Commission shall be exempt from customs duties, income and gift taxes and shall be deductible in full and shall be included for purposes of computing the maximum deductible under the National Internal Revenue Code, as amended."
SECTION 5. Repealing Clause. —All laws and executive orders, or parts thereof, contrary to, or inconsistent with the provisions of this Decree are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
SECTION 6. Effectivity. This Decree amending Presidential Decree No. 1509 shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 4th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-One.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
By the President: (Sgd.) JOAQUIN T. VENUS, JR. Deputy Presidential Executive Assistant