Section 11Sec./Art. 11

Grounds for Removal or Suspension of Board-Chairperson/Member. The President of the Philippines, upon the recommendation of the PRC, after giving the Chairperson or a member of the Board an opportunity to defend oneself in an administrative investigation conducted by the PRC, may remove or suspend the official on any of the following grounds:

(a) Gross neglect, incompetence or dishonesty in the discharge of ones duty;

(b) Violation of any of the causes, grounds, and the prohibited acts provided in this Act, and the offenses in the Revised Penal Code, the Anti-Graft Corrupt Practices Act, and other laws; and

(c) Manipulation or rigging of the licensure examination results for foresters, disclosure of secret and confidential information on the examination questions prior to the conduct thereof, or tampering of grades.

The PRC, in the conduct of the investigation, shall be guided by Section 7(s) of Republic Act No. 8981, as amended, otherwise known as the PRC Modernization Act of 2000, the rules on administrative investigation, and the applicable provisions of the Rules of Court.