(NAR) VOL. 14 NOS. 1-2 / APRIL - JUNE 2003
WHEREAS, the RDC for Metro Manila is tasked to coordinate and unify the development programs and activities of all national government agencies; enhance the extensive and active participation and support of the private sector institutions and non-government organizations towards improving the service delivery at the regional level;
WHEREAS, there is a need to effect the necessary adjustments and changes in the functions of the Metro Manila Council, now as RDC for Metro Manila, and to clarify and explain the provisions of Executive Order No. 113 in order to achieve harmony or congruity with other existing laws, rules and regulations.
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved, as it is hereby resolved, pursuant to Section 6 of R.A. 7924, that the Metro Manila Council hereby approves and adopts the following rules and regulations:
RULE I
General Provisions
SECTION 1. Title. — These Rules and Regulations shall be known, cited and referred to as the Rules and Regulations Implementing Executive Order No. 113, Operationalizing the Metro Manila Council as the Regional Development Council for Metropolitan Manila.
SECTION 2. Purpose. — These Rules and Regulations shall be promulgated to prescribe the guidelines and procedures for the implementation of E.O. 113 which took effect on July 17, 2002, in order to facilitate compliance therewith and achieve the herein State policy.
SECTION 3. Declaration of Policy. — It is the policy of the State that socio-economic development programs and activities be undertaken with the extensive and active participation and support from and in coordination with the various local government units (LGUs), national government agencies (NGAs), the private sector and non-government organizations (NGOs).
SECTION 4. Scope of Application. — These Rules and Regulations shall apply to Local Government Units, National Line Government Agencies, Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations, State Colleges and Universities, Private Sector and Non-Government Organizations operating in Metropolitan Manila.
RULE II
Regional Development Council For Metropolitan Manila
SECTION 5. Role of Metro Manila Council as RDC for Metro Manila. — Section 14, Article X of the 1987 Constitution provides that the President shall create Regional Development Councils (RDCs) and similar other bodies composed of local government officials, regional heads of departments and other government offices, and representatives from the private sector and non-governmental organizations within the regions.
Pursuant to Executive Order 113, the Metro Manila Council shall be the Regional Development Council for Metropolitan Manila, the primary institution that shall set the directions of economic and social development of the premier region through which the regional development efforts shall be coordinated.
SECTION 6. The National Capital Region-Regional Development Council. — The National Capital Region or Metropolitan Manila area composed of the cities of Manila, Quezon, Pasay, Caloocan, Makati, Pasig, Mandaluyong, Parañaque, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Valenzuela, Las Piñas, and Malabon and the municipalities of San Juan, Taguig, Pateros, and Navotas is declared as a special development and administrative region to promote the socio-economic development plans, programs, metro-significant projects and related activities. The Regional Development Council shall in the performance and execution of its roles and functions, consult, coordinate, and work closely with Local Government Units, concerned National Government Agencies, Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations, State Colleges and Universities, Non-Government Organizations, and the Private Sector operating in Metropolitan Manila Area.
SECTION 7. Powers and Functions. — The Council shall have the following functions:
SECTION 8. Responsibilities. — In the exercise of its functions, the Regional Development Council shall have the following responsibilities:
RULE III
Composition Of The RDC For Metropolitan Manila
SECTION 9. Composition. — The Council, which shall be headed by the Chairman, is composed of voting and non-voting members.
9.1. Voting Members — The voting members are the Mayors or Local Chief Executives of the 17 component cities and municipalities of Metropolitan Manila; the President of the Metro Manila Vice Mayors League; and the President of the Metro Manila Councilors League.
9.2 Non-Voting Members — The non-voting members of the Council consist of the following:
9.2.1 The Secretaries or Heads of agencies or their duly authorized representatives: under R.A. 7924
- Department of Budget and Management
- Department of Tourism
- Department of Transportation and Communications
- Department of Public Works and Highways
- Housing Urban and Development Coordinating Council
- Philippine National Police
9.2.2 NCR Regional Directors of the following national line agencies:
- Department of Education
- Department of Environment and Natural Resources
- Department of Finance
- Department of Health
- Department of Interior and Local Government
- Department of Labor and Employment
- Department of Science and Technology
- Department of Social Welfare and Development
- Department of Trade and Industry
- Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
- Commission on Higher Education
- National Historical Institute
- Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board
- Presidential Commission on Urban Poor
- Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas;
9.2.3 Five (5) private sector representatives; and
9.2.4 Four (4) non-governmental organizations representatives
SECTION 10. Designation of PSR and NGO Representatives. — The RDC Chairman from among the nominees submitted by the RDC Secretary shall designate the five (5) Private Sector Representatives and four (4) NGO Representatives.
Private sector and NGO representatives should be based in the region. Their total representation shall comprise one-fourth of the members of the fully constituted Council.
SECTION 11. Functions of Non-voting Members. — The non-voting members of the RDC can actively participate in the advocacy discussions and debate over matters of significant interest in their own respective sectoral concerns and/or matters of metro-wide significance. Their active amplification of issues and concerns may somehow influence sympathy, capture interest, help in decision-making and aid-in policy formulation of the Council.
SECTION 12. Designation of Duly Authorized Representatives. — In cases where regional directors is not applicable on account of organization structure or position titles, the Secretary or Head of the concerned Departments and Agencies may instead designate a representative who occupies the highest position in their field unit. Each Department or Agency shall be represented by only one Regional Director or where applicable by only one designated representative thereof.
SECTION 13. Designation of Special Non-Voting Members. — The Council may designate special non-voting members (SNVMs) coming from both the public and private sectors, upon concurrence of the majority of its regular members.
SECTION 13-A. Designation of Members of the House of Representatives. — The Council may also invite the members of the House of Representatives as SNVMs representing the twenty-six (26) districts of Metro Manila to further strengthen the coordinative, consultative and legislative mechanism in the NCR. The members of the HOR must signify their intention to join voluntarily and in writing. This core group of congressmen may constitute the Advisory Committee of the Regional Development Council.
SECTION 13-B. Designation of the NEDA Public Investment Staff (PIS), Regional Development Coordination Staff (RDCS) and Infrastructure Staff (IS) as special non-voting members. — The regional directors of NEDA PIS, RDCS and IS may also be invited as special non-voting members.
RULE IV
Regional Development Council Officials
SECTION 14. RDC Chairman. — The Chairman of the MMDA and/or the Metro Mayors Council shall act as the Chairman of the RDC.
SECTION 15. RDC Vice Chairman. — A Vice-Chairman shall be selected and nominated by the Metro Manila Council from among the voting members to be appointed by the Chairman.
SECTION 16. RDC Secretary. — The MMDA General Manager shall be the Secretary of the RDC. However, if the position of a General Manager is unfilled and or vacant, the Assistant General Manager for Planning shall be designated as the RDC Secretary.
RULE V
Selection, Appointment, Functions, Powers, Responsibilities, And Tenure Of The Chairman
Pursuant to R.A. 7924, the law creating the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, it shall be headed by a Chairman, who shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines and who shall continue to hold office at the discretion of the appointing authority. He shall be vested with the rank, rights, privileges, disqualifications, and prohibitions of a cabinet member. The policy-making body of the MMDA is the Metro Manila Council composed of the 13 city mayors and 4 municipal mayors of Metro Manila. The MMDA Chairman is also the concurrent Chairman of the Metro Manila Council.
SECTION 17. Chairmanship of the RDC. — The MMDA Chairman automatically assumes the chairmanship of the RDC.
SECTION 18. Vacancy on the Position. — In the event that the position of Chairman becomes vacant through resignation, retirement, reassignment, removal from office, death or permanent disabilities, the appointed vice chairman shall temporarily assume the Chairmanship until a new Chairman is appointed by the President pursuant to the established selection procedure as provided for under R.A. 7924. The temporary RDC Chairman shall also appoint a Vice Chairman on an acting capacity.
SECTION 19. Functions, Powers and Responsibilities of the Chairman/Vice Chairman. — The Chairman shall perform the following functions.
SECTION 20. Term of Office. — The RDC Chairman shall have a term of office coinciding with his term as Chairman of the Metro Manila Council. The RDC Vice-Chairman, the private sector representatives, and the NGO representatives shall have a term of office co-terminus with that of the Chairman.
RULE VI
RDC Secretary/Secretariat
SECTION 21. RDC Secretary. — The RDC Secretary shall supervise the RDC Secretariat composed of the Office of the Assistant General Manager for Planning technical staff core group and from various units of the MMDA.
SECTION 22. Functions and Responsibilities of the RDC Secretary. — The RDC Secretary shall have the following functions and responsibilities:
RULE VII
Guidelines For The Selection And Tenure Of Private Sector/NGO Representatives To The Council
SECTION 23. Criteria and Guidelines on the Selection of Private Sector/NGO Representative to the RDC. — The non-voting representatives, five (5) from the Private Sector and four (4) from the Non-Government Organizations shall be so designated upon qualification to sit as member in the Council, in accordance with the herein enumerated selection criteria and guidelines such as follows:
a) Should 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) Should be a bonafide member or official of legitimate NGO and Private Sector organizations duly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and accredited with existing government agencies involved in socio-economic development planning, programming, and project implementation;
c) Should have an outstanding performance and active participation in the activities of their Organization for the past 3 years;
d) Should have a residency of at least 5 years and holding office within the Metropolitan Manila Area;
e) Should be a non-political and advocate of the government's policies, plans and programs for national development;
f) Should not hold any government position, whether appointive or elective, and must not receive any remuneration from the government while serving as private sector representative to the RDC; and,
g) Must be willing to submit and present necessary credentials as may be required by the RDC.
SECTION 24. Procedure. —
SECTION 25. Term of Office. — The term of office of the Private Sector Representatives/NGOs is co-terminus with the term of the incumbent RDC Chairman/Vice-Chairman, without prejudice to reappointment through the same process of nomination and confirmation mentioned above.
SECTION 26. Termination. — PSRs considered remiss in the performance of their duties or who commit acts inimical to the RDC may be dropped as members of the RDC on motion of a member and approval of majority of the members present during a full council meeting. PSRs who are elected or appointed to any government position during their term shall automatically lose his/her right to represent the private sector in the RDC.
SECTION 27. Vacancy. — In case vacancy occurs in the PSR seat of the Council either through resignation, recall, ineligibility due to appointment/election to public office, incapacity, permanent disability or death, the Council may determine the manner in which the vacancy may be filled up.
RULE VIII
RDC Executive Committee And Sectoral Committees
SECTION 28. Executive Committee. — The Council shall create an Executive Committee to act on matters that require immediate attention for and in behalf of the RDC when it is not in session.
The Executive Committee shall be composed of the RDC Chairman or his duly appointed or designated Chairman of the Executive Committee; the RDC Secretary as the Secretary of the Executive Committee; the Four (4) Sectoral Committee Chairmen; Four (4) Private Sector/NGO Representatives; and the Mayors who compose the Executive Committee of the Metro Manila Council.
SECTION 29. Sectoral Committees. — The RDC Chairman shall create the following Sectoral Committee that shall be jointly headed by a Sectoral Committee Chairman and two (2) Co-Chairmen coming from the regional line government agencies and the private sector or non-government organizations:
SECTION 30. Appointment and Tenure of the Sectoral Committee Chairmen/Co-Chairmen. — The Chairman of the Committees shall be appointed by the RDC Chairman and the appointed Chairman of the Committees shall nominate their Co-Chairmen which will come from the regional line government agencies and the private sector or non-government organizations, provided further that the Sectoral Committee chairmen must come from the voting members and the co-chairmen must came from the non-voting members.
SECTION 31. Automatic Members to Concerned Sectoral Committees. — The Presidents/Vice-Presidents and/or Chairman/Vice-Chairman of affiliated sectoral organizations/associations under supervision/directions of national government agencies and local government units shall automatically become a member of the concerned Sectoral Committee.
The terms, tenure of the officers of the Sectoral Committees shall be co-terminus with the RDC Chairman.
SECTION 32. Functions of the Sectoral Committees. —
32.1 Sectoral Committee on Economic Development (SCED) — The Sectoral Committee on Economic Development shall address the economic concerns of the region in the industry, trade, labor, tourism, environment and natural resources and science and technology, and act as the principal facilitator of economic development in the region.
The Sectoral Committee on Economic Development shall perform the following functions:
32.2 Sectoral Committee on Social Development (SCSD) — The Sectoral Committee on Social Development shall review and evaluate major social development issues and concerns on health, nutrition, population, manpower development, social welfare, community development and housing in the region.
The Sectoral Committee on Social Development shall likewise perform the following functions:
32.3 Sectoral Committee on Infrastructure Development (SCID) — The Sectoral Committee on Infrastructure Development shall address the concern of the infrastructure sector in the region such as transportation, communications, water resources, power generation and electrification, and social infrastructure.
The Sectoral Committee on Infrastructure Development shall likewise perform the following functions:
32.4 Sectoral Committee on Finance and Development Administration (SCFDA) — The Sectoral Committee on Development Administration shall coordinate the formulation, implementation, monitoring, assessment and updating of the development administration framework of the Regional Development Plan. The Committee shall specifically look into the scope and size of government activities; key relationship of actors in decision-making; training and capability building for technical and administrative capacity; norms of bureaucratic performance; streamlining/re-engineering of government machinery; pursuit of local autonomy and decentralization; wielding the bureaucracy towards efficiency and honesty; and improvement of peace and order, law enforcement and administration of justice.
The Sectoral Committee on Finance and Development Administration shall likewise perform the following functions:
In addition to these four (4) committees, the Council may also create other ad-hoc committees, which it deems necessary, based on its own specific requirements/needs. Membership to these committees shall include representatives from both government and private sectors who need not necessarily be members of the Council based on the RDC technical staff recommendations.
RULE IX
RDC Council Meetings
SECTION 33. Meetings and Proceedings. —
33.1 Meetings — The Regional Development Council shall meet as often as may be necessary but not less than once every quarter.
33.2 Quorum — A majority of the voting members of the Council shall constitute a quorum. In the absence of a quorum, the Council members present may discuss the items in the agenda and make recommendations thereon to the Council for its next meeting. Members sending representatives with full authority in writing to decide for and in behalf of the member so represented on any matter for decision by the Council shall be counted as present. In case a Chairman of a Sectoral Committee will not be able to attend an RDC meeting or an Executive Committee meeting, his representative must come from the Sectoral Committee he chairs preferably the co-chairman and or the secretary of that particular Sectoral Committee.
33.3 Presiding Officer — The Chairman shall preside over the RDC Full Council and the Executive Committee meetings. In case of his absence or temporary disability, the RDC Vice Chairman shall be the presiding officer. In the absence or temporary disability of the RDC Vice Chairman, the voting members of the Council, constituting the majority of those present there being a quorum, shall elect a temporary presiding officer from among themselves to preside over the meeting.
The Chairmen of the Sectoral Committees shall preside in their respective committees. In the absence of the Sectoral Committee Chairmen, the Sectoral Committee Co-Chairmen shall be the presiding officer to their respective committees.
33.4 Vote Requirement — The decisions of the Council shall be by a simple majority of the members constituting a quorum.
33.5 Forms of Acts — All decisions of the Council shall be in the form of resolutions. The framing of the resolutions shall be the responsibility of the Council Secretary. Resolutions shall be numbered consecutively every fiscal year indicating the region, number of the resolution and the year the resolution was passed.
33.6 Minutes — The minutes of the Council, the Executive Committee, and the Advisory Committees shall be certified by the Council Secretary, attested by the Council Vice-Chairman and approved by the Council Chairman.
Sectoral Committees minutes of the meeting shall be prepared by the sector secretary attested by the sector co-chairmen and approved by the sector committee chairmen.
33.7 Official records of the Council — The agenda of the meetings of the Council, Executive and the Advisory Committees together with the background materials therein, the approved minutes and resolutions of these meetings and the records of implementing actions taken shall constitute the official records of the Council, Executive and Advisory Committee meetings.
33.8 Certification and Issuance of the Records of Meetings. — The Council Secretary shall issue certified copies of any Council meeting records, resolutions or parts thereof to any interested party upon written request of the interested party and written authorization of the Chairman.
RULE X
Finance
SECTION 34. Sources of Financing. — The funds that may be needed for the operation of the RDC shall come from the National Government Subsidy in the form of regular appropriations, grants and other contributions as provided in the General Appropriations Act [GAA].
RULE XI
Effectivity
SECTION 35. Effectivity. — This Resolution shall take effect upon approval.
Adopted: 07 Nov. 2002
(SGD.) BAYANI F. FERNANDO Chairman | |
(SGD.) BENJAMIN C. ABALOS, JR. Mayor, City of Mandaluyong | (SGD.) VERGEL A. AGUILAR Mayor, City of Las Piñas |
(SGD.) JOSE L. ATIENZA, JR. Mayor, City of Manila | (SGD.) FELICIANO R. BELMONTE, JR. Mayor, Quezon City |
(SGD.) JEJOMAR C. BINAY Mayor, City of Makati | (SGD.) ROSENDO T. CAPCO Mayor, Pateros |
(SGD.) BOBBIT L. CARLOS, M.D. Mayor, Valenzuela City | (SGD.) JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO Mayor, San Juan |
(SGD.) SOLEDAD C. EUSEBIO Mayor, Pasig City | (SGD.) MA. LOURDES C. FERNANDO Mayor, Marikina City |
(SGD.) JAIME R. FRESNEDI Mayor, City of Muntinlupa | (SGD.) REYNALDO O. MALONZO Mayor, Caloocan City |
(SGD.) JOEY P. MARQUEZ Mayor, Parañaque City | (SGD.) TOBIAS M. TIANGCO Mayor, Navotas |
(SGD.) SIGFRIDO R. TINGA Mayor, Taguig | (SGD.) WENCESLAO B. TRINIDAD Mayor, Pasay City |
(SGD.) MARK ALLAN JAY G. YAMBAO Acting Mayor, City of Malabon | (SGD.) JESUS C. CRUZ President Metro Manila Vice Mayors League |
(SGD.) PERPETUO F. CAMILA President Metro Manila Councilors League |