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Council Proper
Officers.
The officers of the Council include the Chairman, the Co-Chairman,
the Vice Chairman and the Secretary. The Chairman and the
Co-Chairman jointly head the Council. The NEDA Regional Director
serves as the ex-officio Vice Chairman of the RDC while the
NEDA Assistant Regional Director acts as the ex-officio
Secretary of the RDC.
Nomination of Chairman/Co-Chairman.
The Council shall nominate two local chief executives and two
private sector representatives from whom the President shall appoint
the Chairman and Co-Chairman of the Council. If the Chairman is
from the government sector, the Co-Chairman shall be selected from
the private sector (and vice-versa).
Selection of Nominees for Chairman and Co-Chairman.
The following is the procedure in the selection of nominees for RDC
Chairman and Co-Chairman:
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Nominations shall be made on the floor. Any number of nominees
may be accepted. Only regular members of the RDC who are present
may nominate. Proxies or authorized representatives of RDC
members are not allowed to nominate.
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Only governors and mayors may be nominated from the government
sector.
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A recess of 30 minutes may be declared (optional) after the
nomination to allow the nominees to campaign.
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Voting shall be conducted if there are more than two local chief
executives and/or two private sector nominees.
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A member who cannot attend the meeting may designate another
non-member to vote in his behalf. The representative must
present a written authorization to vote by the RDC member.
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Voting shall be done by secret ballot. Each voting member
present or proxy will be given only one ballot. A member present
will not be allowed to vote (or proxy) for another absent
member.
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Each member shall write on the ballot two government sector
nominees and two private sector nominees.
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Every ballot must be filled with the required number of votes.
Incomplete ballot or ballots with names of candidates written
twice will be considered spoiled ballots and will not be
counted.
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In case of tie, another round of voting will be conducted.
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The usual rules on appreciation of ballots/votes will be
observed.
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The RDC Secretariat shall conduct the election, tally the votes,
and declare the winners.
The list of nominees, with the RDC endorsement, the curriculum vitae
of the nominees, and the clearances/certification for each nominee
from the Ombudsman, Civil Service Commission (CSC), National Bureau
of Investigation (NBI), and/or Sandiganbayan, as may be
appropriate, shall be forwarded to the NEDA Director General, who
shall endorse the same to the President.
Duties of the Chairman.
The Chairman shall have the following functions, powers and
responsibilities:
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Preside over the meetings of the RDC, the Executive and the
Advisory Committees.
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Request any agency, individual member of the RDC, sectoral
committee or affiliate committee to perform other functions as
the RDC may deem necessary provided that such functions are
within the mandates of said Office.
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Accept in behalf of the RDC, after RDC resolution is passed
authorizing him to do so, donations, contributions, grants,
bequests or gifts in cash or in kind from RDC members, foreign
governments, international offices, private entities, or any
individual for purposes relevant to regional development and
submit for approval of the RDC a program for its utilization.
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Call the attention of implementing agencies and local government
units on implementation problems as identified and deliberated
upon by the RDC with the end in view of instituting corrective
measures.
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Supervise the monitoring of the implementation of major
inter-provincial and region-wide development programs, projects
and activities.
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When called upon, represent the region in Cabinet meetings and
other activities at the national level.
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Direct the formulation of a comprehensive regional development
plan and preparation of a system of investment programming
priorities for the region.
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Submit to the President, through the NEDA Board, regional plans,
regional investment programs, annual development reports and
other documents on the region as approved by the RDC.
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Review, revise and approve all policy recommendations, plans,
programs, and projects originating from the Technical Staff
before submission to the RDC.
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Direct and supervise all activities of the RDC.
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Perform other functions and duties as may be directed by the
President.
Duties of the Co-Chairman.
The Co-Chairman shall discharge other functions which shall
complement those of the Chairman which include but shall not be
limited to the following:
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Preside over
the meetings of the RDC, the Executive Committee and the
Advisory Committee in the absence of the Chairman.
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Assume
powers and responsibilities of the Chairman whenever the
Chairman is unable to perform his functions or when the position
of the Chairman becomes vacant.
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In the
absence of the Chairman, act on matters requiring immediate
decision provided, however, that a report thereon shall be
submitted to the Chairman within five days.
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Co-direct
the conduct of regional and sub-regional public consultations.
Term of Office.
The Chairman and Co-Chairman shall serve in the RDC for a fixed term
of three years coinciding with the regular term of local elective
officials. The prescribed term of office is without prejudice to
reappointment.
Upon the expiration of their terms of office, the Chairman and
Co-Chairman may continue to hold office in a holdover capacity until
their successors are nominated by the RDC and duly appointed by the
President to prevent a vacuum in the exercise of power and
responsibilities of the RDC. It is under the principle of holdover
that the Chairman and Co-Chairman may be allowed to remain beyond
their fixed term of office. The same shall not be considered as an
extension of term since EO 325 and its IRR do not provide for the
extension of term of the Chairman and Co-Chairman.
Vacancy.
In the event that the position of Chairman becomes vacant through
resignation, retirement, reassignment, removal from office,
permanent disability or death, the Co-Chairman shall temporarily
assume the Chairmanship until a new Chairman is appointed by the
President pursuant to the established selection procedure as
provided herein.
Should the position of the Co-Chairman become vacant through
resignation, retirement, reassignment, removal from office,
permanent disability, death or elevation to the position of
Chairman, the Vice Chairman shall discharge the duties of the
Co-Chairman until a new Co-Chairman is appointed by the President
following the established selection procedure as provided herein.
The selection of a new Co-Chairman shall be undertaken provided that
the remaining term is not less than six months.
In the event that both positions of Chairman and Co-Chairman become
vacant, the Vice Chairman shall temporarily assume the position of
Chairman until the new Chairman and Co-Chairman are appointed by the
President following the established selection procedure as provided
herein.
RDC Vice Chairman.
The Regional Director of the NEDA shall be the ex-officio
Vice Chairman of the RDC. His functions shall be as follows:
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Preside over the Council, Executive Committee (ExCom) and
Advisory Committee (AdCom) meetings in the absence of the
Chairman and Co-Chairman or the duly designated temporary
Chairman.
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Act in the absence of the Chairman or Co-Chairman on matters
requiring immediate decision.
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Perform the day-to-day operations of the RDC in case the
positions of both the Chairman and Co-Chairman become vacant
through resignation, reassignment, removal from Office,
permanent disability and death until a new Chairman or
Co-Chairman is selected and qualified as provided under the
provisions on the selection and appointment of Chairman and
Co-Chairman.
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Perform other duties which may be assigned to him by the
Chairman or the Co-Chairman.
RDC Secretary.
The Assistant Regional Director or a duly designated Division Chief
of the NEDA Regional Office shall act as the Secretary of the
Council, the ExCom and the AdCom. The Secretary shall have the
following functions:
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Coordinate the preparation of the agenda of the RDC, the Excom
and the AdCom.
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Keep a complete record of all the proceedings of the sessions of
the RDC, the Excom and the AdCom meetings.
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Certify to the veracity of all official records and documents of
the RDC, the Excom and the AdCom for the Chairman’s signature.
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Keep custody of records of the RDC, the ExCom and the AdCom.
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Prepare and/or review all draft Council’s resolutions.
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Perform such other functions as may be assigned.
Sectoral Committees
Officers.
The RDC Full Council shall designate the chairmen of the SecComs
from among the private sector members of the council and the
co-chairmen from among the regional director members of the
committees. The NEDA Regional Director shall be the ex-officio
vice chairman of all SecComs.
Selection of
SecCom Chairmen and Co-Chairmen.
The following are
the procedures in the selection of the Chairmen and Co-Chairmen of
the SecComs of the RDC:
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Nominations
for the Chairmen and Co-Chairmen of the four SecComs shall be
done simultaneously on the floor. If there is only one nominee
for the Chairman or one nominee for the Co-Chairman for a SecCom,
the nominee shall automatically become the Chairman or
Co-Chairman of that committee.
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Voting by
secret ballot shall be conducted for the positions and
committees concerned if there are more than one nominee for
either Chairman or Co-Chairman of a SecCom.
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A
representative may vote only upon presentation of written
authorization to vote by the RDC members he/she represents.
Sectoral
Coordinators.
The chiefs of the four technical divisions of the NEDA Regional
Office shall serve as the sectoral coordinators and shall be
responsible for the provision of technical and administrative
support to their respective sectoral committees.
SecCom
Secretaries.
The Supervising Economic Development Specialists of the four
technical divisions of the NEDA Regional Office shall serve as the
SecCom secretaries and shall be responsible for the preparation of
reference folders, minutes and resolutions, and the custody of
records.
