a guide in formulating an organizational statutes.

1. Mussolini Sinsuat Lidasan Regional Chair, CDM SM Member, Committee on the Amendments of the Statutes

4. Who may become member? Rights of members? Obligations of Members? Expulsion of Members?

11. Regional Council Regional Assembly shall consist of representatives of the CDM districts of the respective regions, elected in accordance with democratic principles. They shall convene every four months . Additional meetings may be convened upon the request of the regional chairperson or by 20 of the members of the respective assembly. The number of members of a Regional Assembly is three times the number of formally established suborganizations of CDM in districts/cluster districts in the respective region. The elected chairpersons of the formally established CDM Districts/Cluster Districts shall become Ex-Officio members in the regional assembly of the respective CDM Region. In case of absence in a meeting, they shall be represented by their Deputy Chairpersons or another elected officer of the respective CDM District Council. The other seats in the Regional Assembly shall be distributed to the different District CDM Organizations in accordance with their number of members, following the principle of proportionality. They shall be elected in their respective districts in a secret ballot by the members. They cannot be represented in meetings of the Regional Assembly in case of their absence. The Regional Assemblies shall decide upon: a. the general plan of activities and the budget of the Regional CDM; b. the approval of the yearly narrative and financial reports of the respective Regional Council; and c. a simple majority of the total members of the regional assembly is sufficient to constitute a quorum to do business. The Regional Assemblies shall elect in secret ballot by simple majority of the members present in the meeting the members of the Regional Executive Council and the delegates of the region in the National Council of the Federation for a period of two years.

12. Regional Council The Regional Councils shall be the planning, coordinating and implementing bodies of the Centrist Democratic Movements in the regions of the Philippines. They shall be in-charge of the budget and of the activities of the respective CDM in accordance with the decisions of the Regional Assemblies. They shall be the supervising authority of the CDM District Organizations. The Regional Council shall consist of at least 6 members. They shall be elected for a period of one year by the regular yearly Regional Assembly: a. one chairperson (who is also concurrent regional assembly chairperson and ex officio member of the National Council); b. one deputy chairperson; c. one secretary and one deputy secretary; and d. one treasurer and one deputy treasurer. The regional assembly may create additional positions in the Regional Council as it may deem necessary and the election of officers thereto shall be by secret balloting. At least 50 percent of the members of the Regional Council shall have to be younger than 45 years. Furthermore, each Regional Council shall select and appoint an auditing council consisting of three ordinary CDM members of the region for a period of one year. The regular meetings of the Regional Council shall take place monthly. Additional meetings shall have to be convened upon the request of the regional chairperson or by 20 percent of its members.

13. Regional Assembly District Level A CDM sub-regional organization may be formally established under the supervision of the respective regional CDM Council in each congressional district with a minimum number of 10 CDM members in good standing. For reasons of number of members or for reasons of logistics and viability of active CDM work, sub-organizations may be established temporarily or without time limits as clusters of districts. Each district or cluster districts CDM-Organization shall conduct its activities through the following bodies: a. the District Assembly ; and b. the District Council

14. District Assembly District Council The District Assemblies shall consist of all members in good standing of the CDM in the respective district or cluster of districts. They convene every six months. Additional meetings shall have to be convened upon the request of the district chairperson or by 20% of the members of the Statutes 2011 • 11 respective assembly. The District Assemblies shall decide upon: a. the general plan of activities and the budget of the District CDM; and b. the approval of the yearly narrative and financial reports of the respective District Council. The quorum for decisions of the District Assembly shall be 10 percent of its total members, with a minimum of at least five members present in the respective meeting. The District Assemblies shall elect in secret ballot by simple majority of the members present in the meeting the members of the District Council and the delegates of the district in the respective Regional Assembly for a period of one year

15. District Council District Assembly The District Councils shall be the planning , coordinating and implementing bodies of the Centrist Democratic Movements in the congressional districts of the Philippines. They shall be in-charge of the budget and of the activities of the respective CDM district/cluster districts in accordance with the decisions of the District Assemblies and under supervision of the respective Regional Council. The District Council shall consist of at least four members. They shall be elected for a period of one year by the District Assembly. The District Councils shall be composed of the following: a. one chairperson (who is also concurrent District Assembly chairperson and ex officio member of the Regional Assembly); b. one deputy chairperson; c. one secretary; and d. one treasurer.

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