The Philippine Health Research Ethics Board (PHREB) has accredited Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University’s Research Ethics Committee (ZPPSU-REC) as Level 1 Research Ethics Committee from July 3, 2024, to July 2, 2025.
The ZPPSU-REC is headed by the esteemed ZPPSU-REC Chair, Atty. Marti W. Gregorio, LLM.
Pursuant to Section 12 of the Philippine National Health Research System (PNHRS) Act of 2013, the constitution of the PHREB states that, “The PHREB, shall ensure adherence to the universal principles for the protection of human participants in research.” In order to fulfill its functions, PHREB has set requirements to guide in the conduct of quality ethical review of research by means of an accreditation as a requirement for all Research Ethics Committee (REC).
Moreover, a Research Ethics Committee (REC) is an independent body responsible for making decisions regarding the review, approval, and implementation of research protocols/proposals, in order to ensure the protection of the rights, safety, and well-being of human participants and promotes integrity of research data.
The PHREB has granted ZPPSU-REC in compliance with the CHED Memorandum issued on March 30, 2015, by Chairperson Patricia Licuanan, where all SUCs Research Ethics Review Committees must register and be accredited with the PHREB.
