Section 12Sec./Art. 12

Grounds for Disciplinary Action on Suspension or Removal of the Chairperson/Members of the Board. The President of the Philippines, upon the recommendation of the Commission, after due process and administrative investigation conducted by the Commission, may remove or suspend a Chairperson or Member of the Board on any of the following grounds:

(a) Gross negligence, incompetence or dishonesty in the discharge of his/her duty;

(b) Commission of any of the prohibited acts provided in this Act and the offenses in the Revised Penal Code, Republic Act No. 3019, otherwise known as the "Anti-Graft and Corruption Practices Act", and other laws;

(c) Manipulation, tampering or rigging of the results of the licensure examination for the practice of environmental planning; and

(d) Unlawful disclosure of secret and confidential information on the examination questions or other administrative matters pertaining thereto prior to the conduct thereof.

The Commission, in the conduct of the investigation, shall be guided by Section 7(s) of Republic Act No. 8981, the Rules on Administrative Investigation, and the applicable provisions of the New Rules of Court.