refer to pharmaceutical services of a duly licensed pharmaceutical outlet done through the use of telephone, teleconferencing, or facsimile.

There is hereby created a Professional Regulatory Board of Pharmacy (PRBP),

There is hereby created a Professional Regulatory Board of Pharmacy (PRBP), ¨ hereinafter called the

Board of Pharmacy (PRBP), ¨ hereinafter called the Board, ¨ under the administrative control and supervision of the PRC, ¨ to be composed of a

to be appointed by the () of the Philippines from a list of () recommendees for each position ranked in the order of preference and submitted by the PRC from a list of () nominees submitted for each position by the duly integrated APO of pharmacists.

Implementation o Assessment and evaluation of the nominees for BOP shall be used on the RUBRIC provided by the BOP in consultation with

Section 7. QUALIFICATION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD (a) Be a citizen of the Philippines and a resident for at least () years; (b) Be a duly registered and licensed () in the Philippines, preferably a holder of a () degree in Pharmacy, or its equivalent; (c) Have been in the active practice of pharmacy for the past() years;

(d) Have not been convicted of a crime involving (); (e) Be a member in good standing of the APO for at least () years, but not an officer or trustee thereof; and (f) At the time of appointment, must neither be a member of the () nor an ()r of any school, college or university offering degree programs in pharmacy nor has any direct or indirect pecuniary interest or connection in any review center or similar institution.

Section 8

Section 8. POWERS, FUNCTIONS, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD (a) Administer and() the provisions of this Act; (b) ()rules and regulations, administrative orders, and issuances necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act; (c) Prepare (), score, and rate the examinations and submit the results thereof to the PRC. The Board shall prepare, adopt, issue, or amend the syllabi or tables of specifications of the subjects in the licensure examination, in consultation with the academe and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)

d) Recommend the issuance, suspension, revocation, or reinstatement of the () for the practice of pharmacy;

(e) Administer () in accordance with the provisions of this Act;

(f) Promulgate and prescribe the (), in coordination with the APO;

(g) Represent the pharmacy profession in all fora involving concerns and () related to pharmaceutical products and the practice of pharmacy; (h) Investigate cases arising from ()()()(), the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, the Pharmacists’ Code of Ethics, Code of Technical Standards and Guidelines for the Professional Practice of the Pharmacy Profession, and other Board issuances; issue summons, subpoena ad testificandum and subpoena duces tecum to secure the attendance of witnesses or production of documents, or both, and other evidence necessary for such investigation or hearing; and render decision thereon which shall, unless appealed to the PRC, become final and executory after fifteen (15) days from receipt of notice of judgment or decision;

(i) () the hearing or investigation of administrative cases filed before the Board, except where the issue or question involves the practice of the profession, in which case, the hearing shall be presided over by at least () member of the Board, to be assisted by a Legal or Hearing Officer of the PRC;

(j) Conduct, through the Legal Officers of the PRC, summary proceedings on minor violations of this Act, the General Instruction to the Examinees, including the implementing rules and regulations issued by the Board, and to render summary judgment thereon which shall, unless appealed to the PRC, become final and executory after () from receipt of notice of judgment or decision;

(k) Recommend the() of the standardized training programs for and certifications of medical representatives or professional service representatives, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy assistants, pharmacy aides and other medicine handlers covered in Section 39, Article IV of this Act. The Board shall promulgate the criteria and guidelines in the accreditation of training programs and certifications as described above, in coordination with the APO and with other concerned government agencies; (l) Issue and promulgate guidelines on (), in coordination with the();

(m) Accredit () of Pharmacy based on the criteria that it shall establish and prescribe; and

(n) Perform and discharge such ()()(), as may be deemed implied, incidental, and necessary, to preserve the integrity of the pharmacy licensure examination and to enhance and upgrade the practice of the pharmacy profession in the country.

Section 9. TERM OF OFFICE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

¨ The Chairperson and members of the Board shall hold office for a term of () from the date of appointment or until their successors shall have been qualified and appointed

¨ They may be reappointed in the same office for another term of() immediately after the expiry of their term

¨ That no member of the Board shall hold office for more than to ()or not more than ()

Chairperson for (), the first member for (), and the second member for ()

¨ That an appointee to a vacancy shall serve only the()portion of the term of office

¨ The Chairperson and members of the Board shall duly take their oath of office before a duly ()

Section 10. COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCE OF THE BOARD

¨ The Chairperson and members of the Board shall receive compensation and allowances comparable to the compensation and allowances received by the members of the other existing () under the PRC, as provided for in the ().

Section 11. GROUNDS FOR SUSPENSION OR REMOVAL FROM OFFICE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OR MEMBER OF THE BOARD The President of the Philippines may, upon recommendation of the PRC and after due process, suspend or remove the Chairperson or any member of the Board on any of the following grounds:

(a) Gross ()()() in the discharge of duty

(b) Involvement in the manipulation, tampering, or () of the licensure examination, its questions or results, or both, and in the disclosure of classified and confidential information pertaining to the licensure examination

(c) () of an offense involving moral turpitude by a court of competent jurisdiction

(d)()conduct

Section 12. CUSTODIAN OF ITS RECORDS, SECRETARIAT AND SUPPORT SERVICES

¨ All() of the Board,

¨ pertaining to the applications for examinations,

¨ administrative and other investigative hearings conducted by the Board, shall be under the custody of the PRC.

¨ The PRC shall designate a () who shall provide the Board with secretariat and other support services to implement the provisions of this Act.