Section 14Sec./Art. 14

Qualifications and Terms of Office. - The qualifications and terms of office are as follows:

(a) Commissioner Each Commissioner must be a natural born citizen of the Philippines, of good moral character and has been engaged in the practice of law and a member of the Philippine Bar of good standing for a period of at least ten (10) years prior to the appointment: Provided, That all nominees shall have experience in urban development planning, sustainable development, climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and/or real estate development.

Each Commissioner shall hold office for six (6) years. In case of death, permanent disability, removal from office, resignation and incapacity to discharge the duties of office, the person appointed as Commissioner shall only serve the unexpired term: Provided, That the term of office of the incumbent Commissioners shall be respected.

(b) Regional Adjudicator Each Regional Adjudicator must be a citizen of the Philippines, of good pioral character, has been in the practice of law and member of the Philippine Bar of good standing for at least seven (7) years, with at least three (3) years experience in realty and/or land use and development cases, prior to the appointment: Provided, That the existing HLURB Arbiters are deemed qualified.

Each Regional Adjudicator shall hold office on good behavior until otherwise incapacitated or has reached the retirement age in accordance with law, rules and regulations promulgated by duly constituted authorities, whichever comes earlier.