Qualifications of Members of the Professional Regulatory Board.
Section 5
SEC. 5. Qualifications of Members of the Professional Regulatory Board. — Each member shall, at the time of his/her appointment, posses the following qualifications: be a citizen and a resident of the Philippines; be a holder of a degree in Bachelor of Science in Architecture conferred by a school, college or university in the Philippines or abroad that is recognized and/or accredited by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED); be an architect with a valid Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card and active practitioner of architecture for at least ten (10) years on the date of his/her appointment; not be a member of the faculty of any school, college, university or review institution where a regular course or review course in architecture is taught, nor have pecuniary interest in such institution. No former member of the faculty of any school, institute, university or review center where architecture is taught can become a member of the Board unless he/she had officially resigned from such an institution and has completely stopped teaching, advising or reviewing activities for at least five (5) years prior to the nomination; and Has never been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude.