(13) Perform such other functions as may be necessary to insure efficient implementation of higher education programs in the region. SEC. 58. CHED-ARMM Organizational Structure. – The CHED-ARMM organizational structure is composed of the Office of the Commission, Office of the Regional Chairperson/Managing Commissioner, the Administrative and Finance Services, the Technical Services, the Higher Madaris Services, the Provincial Monitoring Offices and the CHEDARMM Supervised Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). SEC. 59. Composition of the Commission. – The Commission shall be composed of a Chairperson and two (2) Commissioners who shall be appointed by the Regional Governor and serve for a term of four (4) years each, without prejudice to re-appointment. They shall continue to hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified. SEC. 60. Programs and Projects of the Commission. – All programs and projects of the CHED National and other agencies relating to higher education, whether locally-funded or foreign-assisted, earmarked for or to be implemented in the ARMM, including scholarships and grants, shall be transferred and administered by the CHED-ARMM, including their corresponding budgets and assets. SEC. 61. Regulatory Functions. – The powers and functions to grant authority to establish and operate new private schools/programs on higher education in the ARMM, and the cancellation and/or withdrawal of recognition, restoration of canceled or revoked government recognition, shall be vested upon the CHED-ARMM. SEC. 62. The Chairperson as Managing Commissioner. - The Regional Chairperson shall also be the Managing Commissioner who will directly manage the affairs of the Commission. He/she shall preside the Commission when it convenes en banc as a collegial body in the formulation of higher education policies, and rules and regulations of regional application. SEC. 63. The two (2) Commissioners shall serve as Deputy Commissioners for Administration and Finance and for Technical Services. SEC. 64. Qualifications. – The CHED-ARMM Chairperson and the two (2) Commissioners must be holders of doctorate degrees who have been actively engaged in higher education in the ARMM for at least seven (7) years and must not have been candidates for any elective position in the elections immediately preceding their appointment. They must be academicians known for their high degree of professionalism and integrity and must have been distinguished in their respective fields of learning. SEC. 65. Term of Office. – The CHED-ARMM Chairperson and the two (2) Commissioners shall serve for a term of four (4) years each, without prejudice to re-appointment. They shall continue to hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified: Provided that this provision shall not affect the tenure of office of the incumbent Chairperson. Should any of the two (2) Commissioners fail to finish their terms, the successor(s) shall be appointed by the Regional Governor but only for the unexpired portion of the term(s). 87

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