The Department of Health employs an open nomination, competitive selection and deliberate recruitment of known and respected experts in relevant fields through a public call for nomination to the academe,professional organizations as well as organized civil society and patient/ consumer organizations. The Secretary of Health appoints the Chair and members of the Core Committee as well as members of the subcommittee for a term of(), except for the ()()(), who shall serve for a term of four (4) years. Each member is only allowed to serve () consecutive terms.