Philippine
Alumni of JHU/CCP
Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of
Philippines Strategic Communication
Alumni Association
November 2002
We, the undersigned,
all residents of the Philippines have jointly consolidated ourselves
under the name of “Philippines Strategic Communication
Alumni Association”
under and by virtue of the laws of the Philippines. We do hereby
form, execute and acknowledge this certification in writing of
our intentions to become an alumni association, under and by virtue
of said laws.
PURPOSE:
The purpose for which this association is created are:
A) Provide
a network of social and professional support for persons who have
previously participated in the ADVANCES program under the auspices
of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore Maryland and its
equivalent program conducted in the Philippines by the JHU-accredited
faculty of the Strategic Communication.
B) Further
heighten public awareness of the needs of students, leaders, and
professionals
that would qualify to enroll in strategic communication programs,
meetings, seminars and other events for alumni of these educational
opportunity
programs.
C) Provide
recognition of achievement to Advances and Strategic
communication alumni.
D) Provide
a mechanism for alumni to voice support for national and local
programs on population and reproductive health.
E) Provide
for a National forum to assist the initiation, organization, and
implementation of individual Chapters of the Philippines
Strategic Communication
Alumni Association.
F) To engage
in such other and further means as may be necessary and proper
to
Accomplish the foregoing purposes.
MEMBERSHIP
All
graduates of the ADVANCES Program in Baltimore, Maryland, and
in-country Strategic Communication program sanctioned by the Johns
Hopkins University shall automatically be members of the Alumni
Association.
TERM
The
term existence of said association shall be perpetual.
FISCAL
YEAR
The
fiscal year is form January 1st to December 31st of every year.
NATIONAL
BOARD AND OFFICERS
Officers
of the Association, which shall serve as the National Board, shall
be elected form among the graduates of the Advances in Baltimore,
Maryland and the in-country Strategic Communication program. The
officers shall include a President, Vice-President, Secretary,
Treasurer, and Promotions/Marketing Officer.
There
shall be election of officers every two years and/or whenever
any vacancy occurs.
OPERATION
The
operation of the Alumni Association shall be carried on in the
Philippines and all of its provinces. The principal office of
the Association shall be located at the Philippine Center for
Communication Programs (PCCP).
AMENDMENTS
The
By-Laws of the Association may be amended by a 2/3 vote of all
the members of the National Board in its Annual Meeting. A 30
day notice of the proposed amendment must be provided in the notice
of the meeting.
PROCEDURE
The
Roberts Rules of Order shall govern all proceedings of the National
Board.
MEETING
OF THE ASSOCIATION
The
Board shall meet every last Friday of the end of every quarter.
The hosting of the meeting, including venue, shall be rotated
among the members.
QUORUM
At
a National Board of Directors meting, a quorum shall consist of
a simple majority of the number of Board members appointed or
elected at the time of said meeting.
REMOVAL
FROM OFFICE
Any
National Board Member may be removed by a two-thirds vote of the
entire National Board of Directors for malfeasance in office or
for being absent from ½ of the meeting held during the
fiscal year of the National Board of Directors.
Quezon
City, Republic of the Philippines.
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