Grounds for Removal or Suspension of Board Chairman/Member.
Section 11
SEC. 11. Grounds for Removal or Suspension of Board Chairman/Member. – The President of the Philippines, upon the recommendation of the Commission, after giving the Chairman or the member of the Board an opportunity to defend himself/herself in an administrative investigation conducted by the Commission, may remove or suspend him/her on any of the following grounds: (a) Gross neglect, incompetence or dishonesty in the discharge of his/her duty; (b) Commission of the prohibited acts and/or violation of the provisions or commissions of the offenses and/or grounds for disciplinary action provided in this Act and in the Revised Penal Code, the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, and other related laws; (c) Manipulation or rigging of the licensure examination for interior designers, tampering with the results, disclosure of secret and confidential information relating to the examination prior to the conduct thereof or manipulation/ padding/shaving of grades and similar acts; and (d) Conviction of an offense involving moral turpitude. The Commission, in the conduct of the investigation, shall be guided by Section 7(s) of Republic Act No. 8981, otherwise known as “The PRC Modernization Act of 2000?, the rules on administrative investigation and the applicable provisions of the Revised Rules of Court.