Section 12Sec./Art. 12

The Philippine Health Research Ethics Board (PHREB). The PHREB, created under DOST Special Order No. 091 s. 2006, shall ensure adherence to the universal principles for the protection of human participants in research. It shall, among other, things:

(a) Formulate and update guidelines for the ethical conduct of human health research;

(b) Develop guidelines for the establishment and management of ethics review committees and standardization of research ethics review;

(c) Monitor and evaluate the performance of institutional ethics review committees in accordance with procedures outlined in a prior agreement;

(d) Promote the establishment of functional and effective ethics review committees;

(e) Provide advice and make recommendations to the PNHRS Governing Council and other appropriate entities regarding programs, policies and regulations as they relate to ethical issues in human health research;

(f) Initiate and contribute to discourses and discussions on ethical issues in human health research; and

(g) Network with relevant local, national and international organizations.