July 5, 2005
I.R.C. (Institute of Religion and Culture), Guadalupe, Cebu City
National Council Summary
The council meeting consisted of a President's report by the PAMANA Council President, various reports by the PAMANA Secretariat, setting of PAMANA agenda and deliberations, and development of PAMANA council action plans. |
MORNING SESSION
I. PRELIMINARIES
Invocation
Roll Call
Declaration of Quorum
Reading of Previous Minutes
Matters Arising from the Previous Minutes
Approval of the Previous Minutes
II. REPORTS
President's Report
Committee Reports - deferred until National Congress.
SMART Project Reports and Updates
Secretariat Reports:
SL Project: Sustainable Livelihood project.
Pamana Newsletter: Volume 2, Issue A, dated July 2005 now ready for printing.
Pamana Fact Sheet.
Pamana Primer - Updated primer is ready for printing.
Pamana Video Documentation.
RTD on DAO 17: Round Table Discussion on DAO conducted April 15-17, 2005.
Stakeholder's Planning in the Leyte Gulf.
Signature Campaign.
Atlas Production.
Fund Sourcing.
Proposals Facilitated and possible collaborations.
Financial Reports, covering the periods January - December 31, 2004, and January 1 - June 30, 2005.
LUNCHBREAK
Featuring a delicious IRC-provided lunch and then soulful sing-a-long by Carol, Ka Eugene and Ka Jhonny.
AFTERNOON SESSION
III. AGENDA SETTING AND DELIBERATIONS
National Conference
Agreed venue will be in Metro Manila, target date will be secretariat decision (first week September 2005.) Target participants will be PAMANA council and chief executive or director of PAMANA MPA sites catalysts which help in their respective sites. It will be a venue for consolidation of PAMANA's round table discussion such as RTD of Marine Tenure, RTD of Municipal Water Delineation, and RTD of IFW.
PAMANA Documentary
Careoff Secretariat
Amendments of RA 8550 incorporating Fish Warden Concerns
Notes.
Creation of PAMANA Committee on Roles, Ammendments and Styles; Chair appointee is Kap Dodong.
Resolution requesting congress to ammend certain provisions incorporating fish wardens concerns of RA 8550.
Position
Organize PAMANA Committees:
1. Committee on Research and Documentation
Ka Vic – Chair
Ka Ely
Ka Aldo
Ka Mario
2. Committee on Education and Membership
Ka Gil – Chair
Ka Toto
Ka Artem
3. Committee on Fund Sourcing
Ka Alex – Chair
Ka Mariano
Ka Thata
Chris Pforr - volunteer
4. Committee on Advocacy, Campaign, and Networking
Ka Greg – Chair
Ka Nemy
Ka Gasung
5. Committee on Organizing Assistance
Ka Ben - Chair
Ka Manny
Ka Muloy
6. Committee on Rules, Amendments, and Styles
Ka Dodong
Ka Eugene
Tyo Andoy
Other Matters
Proposal for Council to undergo basic internet orientation (careoff sec)
PAMANA to be a party list (defer for further study)
PAMANA to buy a Philippine National Flag and PAMANA banner (National Flag to be donated by Kap Mariano / PAMANA banner to be donated by Kap Mario)
To have a PAMANA Song (Open for submission to any council)
PAMANA to find strategy to collect pamana site case studies on member sites (
IV. PAMANA COUNCIL ACTION PLANNING
Incorporate in the PAMANA previous 1-year development plan the concerns identified during July 5, 2005 National Council meeting in IRC and some of the concerns identified also during RTD of IFW and Project Development training.
Also continue unfinished business of the previous 1- year plan.
ADJOURNMENT of Council Meeting