(NAR) VOL. 15 NOS. 1-2 / APRIL - JUNE 2004
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c. Selection of five (5) fisherfolk and fishworker nominees.
- All M/CFARMC Chairpersons or their designated representatives bearing their respective resolutions shall elect from themselves their provincial representatives. The elected provincial representatives in turn, shall elect from among themselves their regional representative and alternate. The elected regional representatives shall be the ones who shall qualify for nomination to the NFARMC.
- Nomination of the candidates shall precede the election. There shall be no proxy voting and votation shall be by secret balloting.
The BFAR Regional Director, through the Regional FARMC Program Management Center, shall facilitate the selection process at the provincial and regional levels.- The fisherfolk from Luzon shall vote for the Luzon representatives, the same as with those from the Visayas and Mindanao for their own island groupings.
- The allocation of the five (5) members for the fisherfolk sector shall be as follows:
- Two (2) representatives from Luzon
- One (1) representative from the Visayas
- Two (2) representatives from Mindanao
Accordingly, a voter either from Luzon or Mindanao may vote for two (2) candidates while those from the Visayas shall vote for only one candidate.- Another round of votation shall be held, but only for the candidates who tied.
- The fisherfolk shall also have a shortlist for the following nominees:
- Five (5) from Luzon ranked accordingly
- Three (3) from Visayas ranked accordingly
- Five (5) from Mindanao ranked accordingly
- Three (3) representatives for the commercial fishing sector, one each for the small scale, medium-scale and large-scale commercial fishing boat operators, to be chosen from within their respective classification.
- One (1) representative for the aquaculture sector, to be chosen from among the aquaculture sector organizations; and
- One (1) representative for the processing sector to be chosen from among those solely engaged in the processing of fishery products.
The selection process for all the foregoing shall be facilitated by the BFAR NFARMC PMC.