Section 6Sec./Art. 6

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 MSPL. The PAMB shall be composed of the following:

(a) Regional Executive Director or DENR Region III where the MSPL is located, as Chairperson;

(b) Governor of the Province of Tarlac where the MSPL is located or a duly designated representative;

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

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

(e) Mayors of the Municipalities of Mayantoc and San Jose, in the Province of Tarlac where the MSPL is located or their duly designated representatives;

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

(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 Tarlac, 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 Tarlac where the MSPL is located, 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 Tarlac where the MSPL is located, who is distinguished in a profession or field of interest relevant to the management of a protected area.

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".