For those who want to formally join the KAPAG, there are two documents which are a must read and must be accepted articles. After that, they will be presented to the Board for interview and, if warranted, acceptance. One of the documents is as follows: CONSTITUTION OF THE KALINGA ANTI-POLLUTION ACTION GROUP PREAMBLE We, the residents of this province who hold dear the life-giving and sustaining powers of our natural resources specifically the Chico River and the Tabuk Valley in the face of determined attempts to bring upon us again the nightmare we went through in the 80s when the Chico River was laden with pollutants and silt which affected its aquatic contents and more importantly, choked the rice crops in the Tabuk Valley considerably bringing down the yield of our farms, see the urgent need to unite ourselves into an independent organization which shall be known as the Kalinga Anti-pollution Action Group (KAPAG) which shall have this purpose and nothing more: To stop any activity that would lead to the pollution and siltation of the Chico River affecting the life of plants and inflicting harm to the health of humans and animals in the Tabuk Valley. . ARTICLE I - NAME AND DOMICILE SECTION I. The name of the organization shall be the Kalinga Anti-pollution Action Group or KAPAG. Its place of business shall be in the Province of Kalinga with postal address at the Tabuk Multi-purpose Cooperative, 36 P. Burgos Street, Dagupan Centro, Tabuk City, Kalinga. ARTICLE II - MEMBERSHIP SECTION I. There shall be two types of members namely: individual and organization. Organization members shall have official representatives. SECTION 2. Applicants for membership shall be required to adhere to, to bind themselves to the organization and to remain loyal to its principles as expressed in the concept paper prepared by the KAPAG convenors during their first meeting on January 7,2012. SECTION 3. Members are required to practice volunteerism and willingness to sacrifice their talents, time and money towards the achievement of the goals of the organization. SECTION 4. Members can be expelled for the following reasons and others which are as serious infractions of the interest of the KAPAG: unwillingness to sacrifice for the organization and worse, tendencies to take selfish advantage of the organization; espousing in and outside the organization in the name of the organization advocacies that are outside of the purposes of the organization which tend to weaken the organization and confuse outsiders as to the real objectives of the organization; unfaithfulness to the organization which could take the form but not limited to consorting with those who are promoting mining and accepting bribes in any form to change his anti-mining position. ARTICLE III - GOVERNMENT SECTION 1. All activities of the organization shall be managed by a Board of Directors which shall be composed of the elected officers of the organization. SECTION 2. Aspects of the operations and specific concerns shall be addressed by committees. ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS SECTION 1. There shall be a seven-member Board of Directors which shall be elected by the General Assembly. SECTION 2. The elected Board of Directors shall elect from among themselves the officers of the organization who shall be the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and the Auditor. SECTION 3. A candidate for an office must be in good standing and shall be nominated by any member of the organization who shall also be in good standing. SECTION 4. The elected officers of the Board of Directors shall hold office for a term of two years or until their successors shall have been qualified. SECTION 5. An elected member of the Board of Directors maybe removed for culpable violation of this constitution, misconduct or upon petition of a majority of the members of the organization. ARTICLE V - DUTIES OF OFFICERS SECTION 1. The Chairman of the Board of Directors and shall preside over the meetings of the Board of Directors and the meetings of the organization. SECTION 2. The Vice Chairman shall take the place of the Chairman whenever the latter is temporarily unable to perform his duties. When the Chairman is removed or disqualified from office, the Vice Chairman shall become acting Chairman and assume office and duties appertaining thereto. The Vice Chairman shall also perform such duties and functions as may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors. SECTION 3. The Secretary shall keep records of the minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors and organization meetings. SECTION 4. The Treasurer shall collect or receive fees, dues, and contributions of members and other income of the organization, disburse its funds as required by the Board of Directors and keep books of account for all receipts and disbursements and for other financial transactions of the organization. SECTION 5. The Auditor shall check the accuracy of the financial records of the organization. SECTION 6. The signatories to all financial transactions of the organization shall be the Chairman and Treasurer. ARTICLE VI – COMMITTEES AND THEIR DUTIES SECTION 1. The organization shall have the following committees: a. Membership Committee – takes charge of campaign for membership and of the background investigation, screening and orientation of applicants for membership. b. Education and Information Dissemination – shall provide information to and educate the public on the organization and its purposes. c. External Affairs Committee – handles external relations and coordination of programs and activities with non-members. d. Ways and Means Committee – takes charge of the financial concerns of the organization including recommend measures to raise funds for the operation of the organization. e. Legal Concerns Committee – handles all legal matters of the organization including litigation. f. Research and Statistics – conducts research, data gathering and studies needed for the attainment of the objective of the organization. SECTION 2. The Board of Directors may create other committees for specific concerns not covered by the regular committees. ARTICLE VII– FEES, DUES, MEMBERSHIP FEES DUES SECTION 1. There shall be collected from both individual and organization members a membership fee of P1,000.00 upon acceptance as member of the organization. . SECTION 2. The Board of Directors shall have the power to levee dues, fees and other assessments. SECTION 3. Assistance from outside in cash or in kind is welcome. ARTICLE VIII – MEETINGS SECTION 1. There shall be an annual meeting of the members of the organization. The annual meeting shall be held on the anniversary of the organization of the KAPAG for the purpose of electing new officers and to hear and act on reports and planned programs and actions. SECTION 2. The Board of Directors shall hold a regular meeting on the last Friday of the month and as many special meetings as may be called for by the Chairman or by a majority of the Board of Directors. SECTION 3. A majority of the members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for doing business at all its meetings. A majority of the members of the organization shall likewise constitute a quorum for doing business at general assemblies. SECTION 4. In line with the principle of transparency, all members may attend meetings of the Board of Directors and are entitlted to a voice and a seat but cannot vote. SECTION 5. Three consecutive absences during the meetings of the Board of Directors without valid reason shall be ground for removal from the body. SECTION 6. Voting by mail and other means of communications will be allowed in case of special emergency meetings of the Board of Directors. ARTICLE IX – AMENDMENTS SECTION 1. This constitution may be amended or revised by a vote of the majority of the members present, constituting a quorum, at the annual meeting or at a special meeting called for this purpose by the Board of Directors or by a majority of the members. ARTICLE X – TRANSITORY PROVISIONS SECTION 1. The interim officers shall be elected by the incorporators who shall hold office until the first set of regular members of the Board of Directors are elected by the members of the organization during the first general assembly which shall be held within three months after incorporation. SECTION 2. This constitution could be amended by majority of those present in a general assembly consisting a quorum.
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