Section 17Sec./Art. 17

Qualifications of the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Directors. - No person shall be appointed or designated as Executive Director and Deputy Executive Directors of the NHCP unless he/she possesses the following minimum qualifications;

(a)A natural-born citizen of the Republic of the Philippines;

(b)Has good moral character;

(c)Holder of any four (4)-year college degree ;

(d)Has at least five (5) years of actual and relevant experience in managing a government agency in the case of the Executive Director and three (3) years experience in the case of the Deputy Executive Directors; and

(e)Has career executive service officer (CESO) eligibility only with respect to the Deputy Executive Director position.