Section 7Sec./Art. 7

The Protected Area Management Board. There shall be a Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) which shall serve as the highest policy-making body of the Mt. Apo Natural Park. It shall be composed of the following:

(a) The Regional Executive Director (RED) of DENR Region XI who shall sit as PAMB Chairman as provided for under Section 11(d) of the NIPAS Act;

(b) The RED of DENR Region XII or his/her duly designated permanent representative;

(c) The provincial governors of North Cotabato and Davao del Sur or their authorized permanent representatives;

(d) The Planning and Development Officers of Davao City and the provinces of Cotabato and Davao del Sur or their respective authorized permanent representative;

(e) The municipal/city mayors of Magpet, Makilala, Kidapawan, Bansalan, Sta. Cruz, Digos and Davao City or their respective authorized permanent representative;

(f) All barangay captains within the Mt. Apo Natural Park;

(g) Three (3) representatives from the indigenous cultural communities, composed of one (1) representative from each of the three (3) sub-tribes (Jangan, Ubo and Tagabawa) in Mt. Apo subject to increases upon determination of the existence of other sub-tribes based on an ethnographic study to be conducted by an independent institution or academe and validated by the National Commission for Indigenous Peoples (NCIP);

(h) A maximum of eight (8) representatives from people's organizations (POs) and non-government organizations (NGOs);

(i) Representatives from national government agencies operating within the protected area which can potentially contribute to protected area management; and

(j) Other stakeholders who can potentially assist and contribute in the protection, preservation, and conservation of the Mt. Apo Natural Park.

In the selection of representatives from people' and non-government organizations, the following criteria shall be primarily considered:

(a) active involvement in the ecological conservation, preservation, rehabilitation and protection of the protected area;

(b) great potential in community organizing and other development works;

(c) favorable track record in community work; and

(d) duly accredited by the LGU concerned and the DENR.