RDC Caraga Prepares for Reorganization, Calls for PSR Nominees
The Caraga Regional
Development Council (RDC) is currently preparing to reorganize the Council in
view of the 2019 national and local elections. One of the main steps in the
reorganization process is the selection of Private Sector Representatives (PSRs),
which shall constitute 25 percent of the total membership of the Council
pursuant to Executive Order No. 325, Series of 1996.
The RDC PSRs shall serve as champions
in pursuing the development of the Region’s comparative advantages and will help
address the challenges of the sector that he/she will represent in the Council.
The RDC is now calling for nominations of PSRs
with the following qualifications:
a.
Citizenship. PSR nominees must be
Filipino citizens of legal age, not otherwise disqualified by law, with proven
track record in socio-economic development in the region, and must be willing
and able to participate in all RDC activities.
b.
Occupation. A PSR nominee must not
hold any government position, whether appointive or elective, and must not
receive any remuneration (i.e. salary) from the government while serving as private
sector representative to the RDC.
c.
Track record. Must have a proven track
record in socioeconomic development in the region especially in the sector
represented or in his/her respective area for at least three (3) years and must
be able to execute the functions and responsibilities of RDC PSR.
d.
Nomination. The nominee must be
formally nominated, by a qualified PSO, which is duly registered/ accredited
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or accrediting national government
agencies (NGA) and local government units (LGUs).
PSR SECTORAL REPRESENTATION
Sector
|
Areas of Interest
|
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1
|
Fishery
|
Fishery
production, productivity, trade, and artisanal fisherfolk per RA 8425 or the Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act
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2
|
Agriculture
|
Agriculture production,
productivity, trade, and farmer-peasant per RA 8425 or the Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act
|
Sector
|
Areas of Interest
|
|
3
|
Forestry
|
Lumber/timber
production, productivity and trade
|
4
|
Mineral
|
Mining
production and processing, productivity, and trade
|
5
|
Ecotourism
|
Eco-tourism
and heritage tourism
|
6
|
Business
|
Real
estate, trade, investment, commerce, manufacturing
|
7
|
Environment
|
Environment
and natural resources, watershed management, solid waste and sanitation
|
8
|
Labor
|
Labor
organizations per EO 384, Series of 1996
|
9
|
Basic
Sector
|
Disadvantaged
sectors of Caraga region such as farmer-peasant, artisanal fisher folk,
women, persons with disabilities, senior citizens, youth and students,
children, urban poor, and cooperatives
|
10
|
Indigenous
People
|
Indigenous
people and cultural communities
|
11
|
Education
|
Basic
and higher education, vocational and technical education, human resource
development
|
12
|
Health
|
Health
and sanitation, nutrition, family planning
|
13
|
Development
Administration
|
Peace
and development, governance, disaster risk management and development
planning
|
14
|
Logistics
|
Transportation,
energy, water and utilities, telecommunications, information technology,
irrigation, flood control, construction, other infrastructure activities
|
The PSR nominee must be formally nominated by qualified Private
Sector Organization (PSO), Civil Society Organization (CSO), and Non-Governmental
Organization (NGO) duly accredited by the RDC. The PSO must have the following
qualifications to be able to participate in the PSR selection process:
- Legal Personality – The PSO/CSO/NGO must be
registered with the SEC or accredited by any government agency and LGU,
which registers/accredits organizations and association for the purpose of
bestowing legal personality;
b.
Performance – The PSO/CSO/NGO must
have conducted pertinent sector/subsector activities for at least three (3)
years from date of registration in the region;
- Nationality –
The PSO/CSO/NGO must be a Filipino organization. PSO/CSO/NGO managed by
foreigners, whose officers and members are primarily composed of foreign
nationals, or are considered branches or affiliates of foreign
organizations are disqualified;
- Scope of Operation –
The PSO/CSO/NGO must operate or cover at least two (2) provinces/cities in
the region or region-wide; and
e.
Others. An organization that has
government officials and employees as ex-officio members of the Governing Board
or whose operations are funded by the government are disqualified. Financial support by the government to
specific projects will not be considered as funding support to operations.
SELECTION PROCESS
The RDC-PSR nomination and confirmation process is guided
by the following steps:
I. Prequalification
1.
The RDC Secretariat shall generate the list of accredited PSO/CSO/NGO
from government agencies and LGUs and invitation to prospective PSOs will be
sent out.
2.
Interested PSOs shall submit a filled-out PSO Profile Sheet (Annex A)
and certified true copies of supporting documents such as certificate of
registration from SEC or accreditation from any government agencies and LGU and
proof of project engagement/s on the sector that the organization is interested
to represent.
3.
The RDC Secretariat shall conduct desk validation on the submissions of
the interested PSO/CSO/NGO.
4.
The RDC Secretariat shall prepare a validated list of qualified
PSO/CSO/NGO.
5.
The RDC Secretariat shall send-out letters to qualified PSO/CSO/NGO to
participate in the PSR nomination process.
II. Nomination of PSRs
1.
The qualified PSO/CSO/NGO shall submit a filled-out PSR and Voter’s
Nomination Form (Annex B) and PSR Nominee Information Sheet (Annex C).
2.
A PSO/CSO/NGO can only have a maximum of one nominee per sector. If a
PSO is qualified for two sectors, the said PSO can have a maximum of two PSR
nominees, one in each sector.
3.
A qualified PSO/CSO/NGO and its subsidiaries and affiliates shall be
counted as one PSO/CSO/NGO only, except in cases where such affiliates or
subsidiaries have distinct and separate legal personalities
4.
The nominee may at the same time be the voter unless the PSO/CSO/NGO so
designates an authorized voter during the selection process.
5.
From
the submissions of interested PSOs, the RDC Secretariat shall prepare the list
of nominees and voters per sector.
III. Voting and Proclamation
1.
From
the submissions of interested PSOs, the Secretariat shall prepare the list of
nominees and voters per sector.
2.
The RDC Secretariat shall prepare and send-out letters inviting the PSR
nominees and voters to attend the PSR Selection Convention at least two weeks prior
to the event.
3.
The RDC Secretariat shall convene the official nominees and the official
voters representing the qualified PSOs for the purpose of selecting the 14 PSRs
to the Council.
4.
During the PSR selection convention, the RDC Secretariat shall orient
the official nominees and voters about the RDC and the qualifications and
duties of the PSR nominees.
5.
Participants
shall then be divided into four breakout groups per Sectoral Committee. The PSR
nominees shall present the platform/development agenda that they want to pursue
during their term if included as among the PSRs.
6.
The
selection shall be administered/ facilitated by the respective Sectoral Committee
Secretariat and shall be done simultaneously through secret balloting.
a)
Every
PSO voter shall be entitled with one (1) vote.
b)
In
cases where an occurrence of a tie among PSR nominees takes place in the first
round of voting, the nominees will decide among themselves on who will assume
the slot via consensus. Otherwise, the nominees may opt to draw by lots or to
toss coin.
c)
In
cases wherein there are only two PSR nominees vying for a slot in one sector,
the nominees will decide among themselves on who will assume the slot via
consensus or may opt to draw by lots or to toss coin.
7.
The
RDC Secretariat shall tally the votes garnered and proclaim the nominees with
the highest number of votes as the representative for that sector.
8.
The
selected PSRs shall then sign the Pledge of Commitment prepared by the RDC
Secretariat.
IV.
Confirmation
1.
The RDC
Ex-Officio
members shall confirm the selected PSRs during the RDC Reorganizational Meeting
that will be held after the selection of the new set of PSRs.
2.
Upon confirmation by the RDC, the PSRs shall read before the Council the
Pledge of Commitment during the
RDC Full Council Meeting
DEADLINE AND CALENDAR OF
ACTIVITIES
Activity
|
Date and Time
|
I.
Pre-Qualification
a)
Submission of filled-out PSO Profile Sheet and certified true copies
of supporting documents
|
May
29, 2019; 5:00 P.M.
|
II.
Nomination of PSRs
a)
Submission of filled-out PSR and Voter’s Nomination Form (Annex B) and
PSR Nominee Information Sheet (Annex C)
|
June 12, 2019; 5:00 P.M
|
III.
Voting and Proclamation
a)
PSR Selection Convention
|
1st week of
July 2019
|
IV.
Confirmation
a)
Caraga RDC Reorganizational Meeting
|
2nd week of
July 2019.
|
Please submit the
filled-out forms (Annex A, B, and C) to the NEDA Caraga Regional Office, J.
Rosales Avenue, Butuan City. The forms are available at the RDC Secretariat’s
Office (NEDA Caraga) and can also be downloaded from the NEDA Caraga website
(caraga.neda.gov.ph).
The active involvement of
the private sector in the RDC is means of encouraging people’s participation in
governance and ensuring that their issues and concerns are mainstreamed in the
development process. The Regional Development Council encourages the private
sector to actively participate in the PSR selection process.
For more information, please contact us at (085)-342 5774 or caraga.neda@gmail.com.
