and policies. To organize, permanent or ad-hoc committees, consisting of members of the Board or such other experts as are deemed necessary for the discharge of the Council. SECTION 7. Meetings. The Board shall meet every month or often at the call of the Chairman. Eleven (11) members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. However, when a decision is made by such quorum, it must carry the unanimous vote of all eleven members to be valid. Members of the Board shall receive no compensation, but shall be entitled to honorarium and other allowances as resolved by the Board and authorized by the Department of Budget and Management. SECTION 8. The Secretariat. The Council shall have a Secretariat which will provide the machinery to coordinate functions, organize services and evaluate programs as may be required by the Board in the exercise of its functions. It shall be headed by an Executive Director to be assisted by a Deputy Executive Director, both of whom shall be appointed by the President. The main divisions of the Secretariat shall be as follows: Office of the Executive Director Administrative Division Programs Management Division Information, Education and Communication Division Technical Cooperation Center SECTION 9. The Executive Committee.There shall be created an Executive Committee to assist the Board. The Executive Committee shall be chaired by the Undersecretary of DSWD for attached agencies and shall be composed of nine (9) members to be chosen by the Chairman. SECTION 10. Other Committees.The Board shall create committees as may be deemed necessary to carry out the functions of the Council. SECTION 11. Appropriations. Funds needed to carry out the provisions of this Executive Order shall be taken from the funds available to the NCCDP. Thereafter, budget as shall be needed for the continued operation of the Council shall be regularly included in subsequent annual general appropriations act. SECTION 12. Donations. The Council -shall be authorized to receive grants, donations, contributions or gifts which will be administered or disbursed for the purpose of which they were given or in the absence of such, as the Board may determine. In both cases, govennnent rules and regulations shall apply. SECTION 13. Repealing Clause. All laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, other issuances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified awordingly. SECTION 14. Effectivity. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately. APPROVED in the City of Manila, Philippines, this 22nd day of July, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Seven. (SGD.) CORAZON C. AQUINO By the President: