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RDC OFFICIALS

   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.

 

 

   Duties

Nomination of Chairman and Co-chairman

Selection of Nominees of Chairman and Co-Chairman

Terms of Office

Vacancy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chairman

   The Chairman shall have the following functions, powers and responsibilities:

  1. Preside over the meetings of the RDC, the Executive and the Advisory Committees;

  2. 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;

  3. Accept, after RDC resolution authorizing him to do so, in behalf of the RDC, 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;

  4. Call the attention of implementing agencies and local government units to implementation problems as identified and deliberated upon by the RDC with the end in view of instituting corrective measures;

  5. Supervise the monitoring of the implementation of major inter-provincial and region-wide development programs, projects and activities;

  6. When called upon, represent the region in Cabinet meetings and other activities at the national level;

  7. Direct the formulation of a comprehensive regional development plan and preparation of a system of investment programming priorities for the region;

  8. 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;

  9. Review, revise and approve all policy recommendations, plans, programs, and projects originating from the Technical Staff before submission to the RDC;

  10. Direct and supervise all activities of the RDC; and

  11. Perform other functions and duties as may be directed by the President.

 

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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:

  1. Preside over the meetings of the RDC, the Executive Committee and the Advisory Committee in the absence of the Chairman;

  2. 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;

  3. 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;

  4. Co-direct the conduct of regional and sub-regional public consultations; and

  5. Serve as ex-officio Chairman of any ad-hoc committee which the RDC may create, unless otherwise specified by the RDC.

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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:

  1. Preside over the Council and Executive Committee (ExCom) meetings in the absence of the Chairman and Co-Chairman or the duly designated temporary Chairman;

  2. Act, in the absence of the Chairman or Co-Chairman, on matters requiring immediate decision;

  3. 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, death and permanent disability, until a new Chairman or Co-Chairman shall have been selected and qualified as provided under the provisions on the selection and appointment of Chairman and Co-Chairman; and

  4. Perform other duties which may be assigned to him by the Chairman or the Co-Chairman.

 

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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 Advisory Committee. The Secretary shall have the following functions:

  1. Coordinate the preparation of the agenda of the RDC, the Excom and the Advisory Committee;

  2. Keep a complete record of all the proceedings of the sessions of the RDC, the Excom and the Advisory Committee meetings;

  3. Certify to the veracity of all official records and documents of the RDC, the Excom and the Advisory Committee for the Chairman’s signature;

  4. Keep custody of records of the RDC, the Excom and the Advisory Committee;

  5. Prepare and /or review all draft Council’s resolutions; and

  6. Perform such other functions as may be assigned.

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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.

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Nomination of Chairman/Co-Chairman

   The Council shall nominate six (6) local chief executives, representing each of the six provinces in Bicol region and two (2) private sector representatives from whom the President shall select and 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).   Regional Directors shall not be included in the selection of nominees.  There shall be no nomination in absentia.

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Selection of Nominees for Chairman and Co-Chairman

   The following is the procedure  in the selection of nominees for RDC Chairman and Co-Chairman: 

  1. The RDC shall select and submit to the Office of the President eight nominees: six from the government sector or local chief executives (one nominee for each province in Bicol) and two (2) from the private sector;

  2. In case the President requires the RDC to submit only two (2) nominees from the government sector, the nominees who garner the first and second highest number of votes shall be the government sector nominees for Chairman/Co-Chairman;

  3. Nominations shall be made on the floor. Only regular members of the RDC who are present may nominate. Proxies or authorized representatives of RDC members are not allowed to nominate; 

  4. Only governors and mayors may be nominated from the government sector;

  5. The nomination may be closed only after the required minimum number of nominees as stated above (no. 1) has been satisfied (i.e., every province has at least one (1) nominee and there are two (2) nominees from the private sector representatives);

  6. A recess of 30 minutes may be declared (optional) after the nomination to allow the nominees to campaign;

  7. Voting shall be conducted even if only the minimum number of qualified nominees (i.e., one (1) government sector nominee for each province and two (2) private sector nominees) is reached. This is to determine the ranking of the nominees as stated in no. 2;

  8. 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;

  9. 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;

  10. Each member shall write on the ballot two (2) government sector nominees and two (2) private sector nominees;

  11. 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;

  12. In case of tie, another round of voting will be conducted;

  13. The usual rules on appreciation of ballots/votes will be observed; and

  14. The RDC Secretariat shall conduct the election, tally the votes, and declare the winners.

   The list of nominees, together 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.

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Term of Office

   The Chairman and Co-Chairman shall serve in the RDC for a fixed term of three (3) 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 shall have been 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 should 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.

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Vacancy

   In the event that the position of Chairman becomes vacant through resignation, retirement, reassignment, removal from office, death or permanent disability, 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 , death, permanent disability 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.  

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