Qualifications of Board Members.
Section 8
SEC. 8. Qualifications of Board Members. – Each member of the Board shall, at the time of his/her appointment, possess the following qualifications: (a) A citizen and resident of the Philippines; (b) Of good moral character and of sound mind; (c) A holder of a Master’s Degree in Environmental Planning or its equivalent; (d) A registered and licensed environmental planner with a valid Certificate of Registration and a Professional Identification Card and with at least seven (7) years of practice in environmental planning prior to his/her appointment; (e) Not a member of the faculty of any school, college or university where a regular academic course or review course in environmental planning is offered, nor a member of a staff of reviewers in a review school or center and does not have any direct or indirect pecuniary interest in such an institution; (f) A member in good standing but not an officer or trustee thereof of the APO; and (g) Not convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of an offense involving moral turpitude.