Article V
Executive Committee
Section 1. Executive Committee
There shall be an Executive Committee composed of five (5) members, with at least three (3) members from the incumbent Board of Trustees, all of whom shall be elected by the Board of Trustees. The Committee shall be presided by the Lord Chancellor and the Secretary General shall keep record and minutes of its activities. Said Committee shall be authorized to implement policies of the Board; to manage and/or administer the activities of the association, act on such matters within the competence of the Board or as may be delegated to it by the Board, except those which require the approval of the members of the association, and those expressly reserved under Section 35 of the Corporation Code.
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Article VI
House of Lords
Section 1. There shall be a House of Lords to be composed of all former Lord Chancellors of the Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity of the UP College of Law and past Lord Chancellors of the Association. The House shall act in an advisory or consultative capacity to the Board of Trustees, in the preparation of policies and/or programs of the association. The House shall elect its own presiding officer, and the Secretary General of the Association shall act as its Secretary, who shall prepare and maintain a record of its minutes and proceedings.
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Article VII
Committee
Section 1. The association shall have the following Committees: Membership, Finance, Technical, Program, Legal Forum, Legal Aid, Ways and Means, Awards, Publications, Placement Bureau, Arbitration, Special Services and such other committees that maybe created by the Board of Trustees as may be required for the attainment of its goals and objectives.

The Committees shall exercise such powers and duties as the Board of Trustees may prescribe from time to time.
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Article VIII
Qualification for Candidate for Office
Any candidate for officer ir trustee who is a member in good standing as defined by the Board of Trustees shall be eligible for election or appointment.
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Article IX
Commission on Election
Section 1. A Commission on Elections (COMELEC) of three (3) members, shall be elected by the Alphans entitled to vote during the Annual Meeting of the Association from among the Alphans in good standing. The Comelec shall serve for a period of two (2) years. In case of any vacancy, the same shall be filled in the next succeeding meeting and the new member shall serve only for the unexpired term. However, if only one member is left, the Board of Trustees may designate one member to serve the unexpired term of the member replaced.

Section 2. The Comelec shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the conduct of elections; qualifications of candidates, and hear and decide election protests. It shall exercise general supervision and control over the elections, and its decision on all election cases presented before it shall be final.

Section 3. Disqualifications
A member of the Commission on Election shall not be qualified to hold any appointive office during his term.
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Article X
Fees and/or Assessments
Section 1. The Board of Trustees shall fix any and all fees or assessments of the Alphans and the schedule of which shall be communicated to all the Alphans in writing. The fees or assessments shall be valid and effective unless otherwise, changed or modified; provided, however, that any change or adjustment in the schedule of fees shall be effective during the next fiscal year.
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Article XI
Fiscal Year
Section 1. The fiscal year of the Association shall begin on the 1st of January and shall end on the last day of December of every year.
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Article XII
Amendments of the By-Laws
Section 1. Amendments
These By-Laws or any of them may be amended or repealed by the majority of the Alphans at any regular or special meeting duly called for the purpose. Any amendment or repeal herein shall be valid only upon approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

APPROVED, this 11th day of May 1991, in Quezon City, Metro Manila. We, the undersigned members of the Board of Trustees, hereby certify that the majority of all members of the Association by its affirmative vote have adopted these By-Laws.