Section 8Sec./Art. 8

Qualifications of the Chairperson and Members of the Board. The chairperson and members of the Board, at the time of their appointment, must be:

(a) A citizen and a resident of the Philippines;

(b) A holder of a bachelors degree in metallurgical engineering as conferred by an engineering school of good standing, recognized and accredited by the government;

(c) A registered metallurgical engineer with a valid certificate of registration and professional identification card and an active practitioner for not less than ten (10) continuous years prior to the appointment;

(d) A person who does not have any direct or indirect pecuniary interest in any university, college, school or institution conferring an academic degree necessary for the admission to the practice of metallurgical engineering, or in any institution where review classes in preparation for the licensure examinations for metallurgical engineers are being officially offered or conducted; and hot be a member of the faculty or of the administration thereof prior to appointment to the Board; and

(e) A member of the Accredited Professional Organization (APO) of metallurgical engineers but not a trustee or officer thereof.