Section 7Sec./Art. 7

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

(a) DENR Regional Executive Director for Region V, as Chairperson;

(b) Governor of the Province of Masbate or his/her duly authorized representative;

(c) Senators of the Republic of the Philippines who are duly registered residents of the Province of Masbate, or their duly designated representatives, unless the Senators decline the membership in the PAMB;

(d) District Representative of the Congressional District where the TNBA is located, or his/her duly designated representative, unless the District Representative declines the membership in the PAMB;

(e) Mayors of the City of Masbate, and Municipality of Mobo, Province of Masbate, or their duly authorized representatives;

(f) Chairpersons of all the barangays with territorial jurisdiction over the TNBA;

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

(h) Three (3) representatives from either NGOs, or people's organizations (POs) based in the Province of Masbate, 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 must have a record of accomplishments in the field of protected area management;

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

(j) One (1) representative from an academic institution, preferably from a university or college in the Province of Masbate, with proven track record in or related to protected area management; and

(k) One (1) representative from the private sector, preferably a resident of the Province of Masbate, who is distinguished in a profession or field of interest relevant to the protected area management.

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