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Monday, February 23, 2004
2 more private sector representatives to sit in RDC
THE Regional Development Council will be selecting new private sector representatives (PSRs) to sit as voting members there for the next three years.
The simultaneous election of PSRs will be on May 28. This year, there will be two more seats for the private sector in Region 7.
Madelyn Escandor of the National Economic Development Authority (Neda) 7, which acts as RDC secretariat, said this is due to the creation of new cities like Talisay, Bayawan and Tanjay in Central Visayas.
Virgilie Villamor of Neda said that since PSRs make up one-fourth of the RDC membership, the number will increase to 14.
The present RDC 7 is composed of all the congressmen who want to become members, the four governors in Central Visayas, nine city mayors and the mayor of Siquijor, the Neda regional director, and the president of the Association of the Regional Executives of National Agencies 7.
Cebu has five PSRs in the present RDC, said engineer Pericles Dakay of the Cebu Contractors’ Association, one of the representatives.
The provinces of Bohol and Negros have three each while Siquijor has one. They all represent their sector to the RDC 7 and help study big projects, especially those that are proposed for foreign funding.
According to Neda 7, all interested PSRs need to have their organizations accredited with the RDC by March 30 so they can participate in the election.
Private sector organizations (PSOs) should be non-government groups established for the purpose of socio-economic development, rendering service or providing assistance to the public.
They could be industrial, cultural or professional associations, civic clubs and cooperatives.
PSOs must be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any government agency tasked with overseeing private organizations.
These must have conducted socio-economic activities in the region for at least three years.
Their representatives must be Filipinos and must not represent organizations that have government officials and employees as ex-officio members or whose operations are funded by the government. CYR
(February 23, 2004 issue)
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