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Section 6Sec./Art. 6
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Section 15 of Republic Act No. 6975 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 15. Qualifications. – No person shall be appointed regular member of the Commission unless:
"(a) He or she is a citizen of the Philippines;
"(b) A member of the Philippine Bar with at least five (5) years experience in handling criminal or human rights cases or a holder of a master's degree but preferably a doctorate degree in public administration, sociology, criminology, criminal justice, law enforcement, and other related disciplines; and
"(c) The regular member coming from the law enforcement sector should have practical experience in law enforcement work for at least five (5) years while the three (3) other regular commissioners must have done extensive research work or projects on law enforcement, criminology or criminal justice or members of a duly registered non-government organization involved in the promotion of peace and order."
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