Section 4. Creation of the Philippine Creative Industries Development Council. — The Philippine Creative Industries Development Council, herein referred to as the Council, is hereby created to spearhead the development and promotion of the creative industries of the Philippines.

The Council shall be composed of nineteen (19) members: ten (10) ex officio members and nine (9) regular members from the private sector.

1. The ten (10) members who shall be ex officio members of the Council are:

   1. The Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), as Chairperson;

   2. The Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd);

   3. The Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST);

   4. The Secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA);

   5. The Secretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT);

   6. The Secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT);

   7. The Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG);

   8. The Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED);

   9. The Chairman of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA); and

   10. The Director General of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL).

   The ex officio members of the Council may designate their respective next-in-rank officials as permanent alternates whose acts are considered as the acts of their principals.

2. The nine (9) regular members of the Council are the following:

   1. Private sector representative of the Audiovisual Media Domain;

   2. Private sector representative of the Digital Interactive Media Domain;

   3. Private sector representative of the Creative Services Domain;

   4. Private sector representative of the Design Domain;

   5. Private sector representative of the Publishing and Printed Media Domain;

   6. Private sector representative of the Performing Arts Domain;

   7. Private sector representative of the Visual Arts Domain;

   8. Private sector representative of the Traditional Cultural Expressions Domain; and

   9. Private sector representative of the Cultural Sites Domain.

   Every regular member shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines from a list submitted by the DTI Secretary who, upon consultation with the other ex officio members of the Council and with the stakeholders engaged in each respective domain, shall nominate at least three (3) nominees for every regular member seat: Provided, That each of the nominees shall come from the private sector and must have at least ten (10) years of experience in the development of the creative industry domain which the nominee belongs to: Provided, further, That each of the nominees shall have been endorsed by a business support organization or creative workers association relative to the creative industry domain sought to be represented.

   The Council shall elect a co-chair among the nine (9) regular members.

   The regular members of the Council shall serve for a term of six (6) years, unless sooner terminated due to death, resignation, or removal for cause, in which case their replacements shall serve only the unexpired portion of their respective terms.

   Of the first set of regular members, five (5) shall hold office for a term of three (3) years and the remaining four (4) for a term of six (6) years to be determined by the President of the Philippines.

   The regular members of the Council shall receive per diem every meeting in accordance with existing rules and regulations.