Qualifications of Members of the Board.
Section 5
SEC. 5. Qualifications of Members of the Board. - A member of the Board shall, at the time of their appointment, possess the following qualifications: Must be a natural-born citizen and resident of the Philippines; Must be at least thirty-five (35) years of age; Must be a holder of Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Engineering or its equivalent, conferred by a school, academy, college or university in the Philippines or abroad that is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED); A registered agricultural engineer with a valid professional license and an active practitioner for not less than ten (10) years prior to his appointment; Must not, for a period of three (3) consecutive years prior to the appointment, be a member of the faculty of, directly or indirectly, in any school, academy, institute, college or university where a regular course in agricultural engineering is being taught, nor have any pecuniary interest in or administrative supervision over any such institutions of learning; Must not, for a period of three (3) consecutive years prior to the appointment, be connected with a review center or any group or association where review classes or lectures in preparation for the licensure examination are offered or conducted at the time of appointment; and Has never been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude.