Section 7Sec./Art. 7

Protected Area Management Board. - 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 TTGINP. The PAMB shall be composed of the following::

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

(b) Governor of the Province of Guimaras or a designated representative;

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

(d) District Representatives of the Congressional districts where the TTGINP is located, or their duly designated representatives, unless the District Representatives decline membership in the PAMB;

(e) Mayor of the Municipality of Nueva Valencia in the Province of Guimaras, or a duly designated representative;

(f) Chairperson of the all the barangays with territorial jurisdiction over the TTGNIP;

(g) Regional Directors of the following government agencies: 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 Guimaras, duly accredited by both 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;

(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 Guimaras, with proven track record in or related to protected area management;

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

The terms of office of PAMB members, 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".