Section 11. Removal of Board Members. —

The President of the Philippines, upon recommendation of the Commission, may suspend or remove any member of the Board for neglect of duty, incompetence, manipulation or rigging of the licensure examination results, disclosure of secret information or the examination questions prior to the conduct of the said examination, or tampering of the grades therein, for unprofessional or unethical conduct, or for any final judgment or conviction of any criminal offense by the Courts, after having given the member concerned an opportunity to be heard and/or defend himself/herself in a proper administrative investigation.