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 SIWS. The PAMB shall be composed of the following:

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

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

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

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

(e) Mayor of the Municipality of Carles, in the Province of Iloilo, or his/her duly authorized representative;

(f) Chairperson of all thebarangayswith territorial jurisdiction over the SIWS;

(g) 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);

(h) Three (3) representatives from NGOs or people's organizations (POs) based in the Province of Iloilo, duly authorized both by the DENR and the provincial govenrment.ℒαwρhi৷ 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 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);

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

(k) One (1) representative from the private sector, preferably a resident of the Province of Iloilo, 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 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".