Section 8March 30, 2001, Sec./Art. 8

Powers and Duties of the Board. - The policies, resolutions, rules and regulations, orders or decisions issued or promulgated by the Board shall be subject to the review and approval of the Commission. However, the Board's decisions, resolutions or orders rendered in administrative cases which are not interlocutory shall be subject to review only if on appeal. The Board shall exercise the following specific powers, functions, duties and responsibilities:

(a) To promulgate and adopt the rules and regulations necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Act;

(b) To supervise the registration, licensure and practice of professional Landscape Architects in the Philippines;

(c) To administer oaths in connection with the administration of this Act;

(d) To isssue, suspend, revoke or reinstate the certificate of registration/professional license for the practice of the Landscape Architecture profession;

(e) To adopt an official seal of the Board;

(f) To monitor the conditions affecting the practice of Landscape Architecture and adopt such measure as may be deemed proper for the enhancement and maintenance of high professional, ethical and technical standards of the profession;

(g) To prescribe and/or adopt a Code of Ethics and a Code of Technical Standards for the practice of Landscape Architecture;

(h) To hear and try administrative cases involving violation of this Act, its implementing rules and regulations, the Code of Ethic for Landscape Architects and for this purpose, to issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum to secure the appearance of witnesses and the production of documents in connection therewith;

(i) To prescribe guidelines in the Continuing Professional Education (CPE) program in coordination with accredited association(s) for Landscape Architects;

(j) To prepare, adopt, issue or amend the syllabi of the subjects for examinations by determining and preparing questions which shall be within the scope of the syllabus of the subject for examination, as well as through full computerization, give and correct the licensure examination subjects except landscape architectural design and planning, and release the examination results;

(k) To approve, issue, limit or revoke temporary license to practice Landscape Architecture;

(I) In coordination within the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), ensure that all higher educational instruction and offerings of Landscape Architecture comply with the policies, standards and requirements of the course prescribed by the CHED in the areas of curriculum, faculty, library and facilities; and

(m) To discharge such other duties and functions as may be deemed necessary for the enhancement of the Landscape Architecture profession and the upgrading, development and growth of Landscape Architecture education in the Philippines.