Section 7Sec./Art. 7

Protected Area Management Board (PAMB). Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of thisAct, a PAMB shall be created to oversee the management of the MPPL. The PAMB shall be composed of the following:

(a)DENR Regional Executive Director for Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), as Chairperson;

(b)DENR Regional Executive Director for Region II, as member;

(c)Governors of the provinces of Benguet, Ifugao and Nueva Vizcaya or their duly authorized representatives;

(d)Senators of theRepublicof the Philippines who are duly registered residents of the provinces of Benguet, Ifugao or Nueva Vizcaya, or their duly designated representatives, unless the Senators decline the membership in the PAMB;

(e)District Representatives of the Congressional Districts where the MPPL is located, or their duly designated representatives, unless the District Representatives decline the membership in the PAMB;

(f)Mayors of the municipalities of Kabayan, Bokod and Buguias in the Province of Benguet; Municipality of Tinoc in the Province of Ifugao; and Municipality of Kayapa in the Province of Nueva Vizcaya, or their duly authorized representatives;

(g)Chairpersons of all thebarangayswith territorial jurisdiction over the MPPL;

(h)Regional Directors of the following government agencies, namely: the Department of Agriculture (DA), the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Department of National Defense (DND), and the Department of Tourism (DOT);

(i)Three (3) representatives from either NGOs or people's organizations (POs) based in the provinces of Benguet, Ifugao or Nueva Vizcaya, duly accredited both by the DENR and the provincial government. The NGOs or POs represented should have been in existence for at least five (5) years and with track record in or related to protected area management;

(j)At least one (1) but not more than three (3) representatives from all the ICCs/IPs present in the area and recognized by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP);

(k)One (1) representative from an academic institution, preferably from a university or college in the provinces of Benguet, Ifugao, or Nueva Vizcaya, with proven track record in or related to protected area management; and

(l)One (1) representative from the private sector, preferably a resident of the provinces of Benguet, Ifugao, or Nueva Vizcaya, who is distinguished in a profession or field of interest relevant to protected area management.

The terms of office of members of the PAMB, as well as the grounds for their removal, shall be in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act No. 7586, otherwise known as the "National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992," as amended by Republic Act No. 11038, otherwise known as the "Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 2018."