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The Geological Society of the Philippines is a global geological community and the only accredited professional organization for geology professionals by the Professional Regulations Commission of the Philippines.

 

Election Rules

 

A.  Nominations

 

1.     Who may nominate for the position of Directors of the society?

a.        Living Filipino citizen

b.        Current holder of Valid PRC license in Geology

c.        Members who are  on the 2008 GSP roster of members

 

2.     Who may be nominated and elected as Directors of the society?

a.       Living Filipino citizen

b.       Current holder of Valid PRC license in Geology

c.       Members who are  on the 2008 GSP roster of members

 

3.     Who may not be nominated?

a.       Associate, Honorary and Industrial Members of the GSP

b.       CPE Council Representative (Pablito Ong  Rudy Obial and Rogelio Laraya)

c.       Examiners of the Board of Geology (Emmanuel Tamesis, Francisco Navarro and

              Rudy Obial)

d.       Members of the COMELEC (Amelia M. de Guzman, Angela P. Revilla, Ness A. Santos)

e.       Any person who has served for five consecutive years as Directors of the Society

              (none this year)

f.       Current president of the GSP because he will be an ex-officio Board member

               next year (Alberto P. Morillo)

 

4.     How many can any member nominate?

     Any member can nominate up to nine (9) nominees.  It is the duty of members

           to ensure that their nominees satisfy the criteria listed in Items 2 and 3.

 

5.     When and to whom should the nomination forms be submitted?

     Nomination forms will be circulated starting 5 November 2008. 

     Nomination form can be downloaded here at the bottom of this page.

     Upon completion of the form,  members can send their nominations to:

 

Amelia M. de Guzman

Department of Energy

Energy Center, Merritt Road

Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City

 

Tel. No.: 479 2900 local 230

 

Fax No.:  840-2093

 

E-mail:     amydeguzman@yahoo.com

angierevilla@yahoo.com

 

 

Deadline for submission of nominees will be at 5:00 o’clock in the afternoon

of 1 December 2008.

 

 

B. Casting of Votes

 

1.     Who may vote?

a.       Living Filipino citizen

b.       Members on the 2008 GSP roster of members

 

2.     How can members cast their votes?

a.  Members may cast their votes at the COMELEC booth during the Geological Convention at the Hotel Intercontinental starting at 10:00 AM of 3 December  2008 until 12:00 noon of 4 December   2008.

b.  Members may vote up to nine (9) Directors of the society using the official ballot.

c.  Ballots must be signed by members for them  to be declared valid.

 

 

C. Canvassing of Votes and Proclamation of Winners

 

1.     How will the votes be canvassed?

a.  The COMELEC will canvass the votes right after the closing of the voting period.

b.  Canvassing will be conducted in the presence of the past COMELEC members or their authorized representatives.

c.  The COMELEC members and three members of the current Board of Directors will sign the official results.

 

2.     When will the winner be proclaimed?

   The COMELEC shall proclaim the winner right after canvassing.

 

3.     What if there are protests?

 The COMELEC shall consider any protests.  Resolution of these protests will be the sole responsibilities of the COMELEC.

 

 

 


 

DOWNLOAD NOMINATION FORMS

(PDF)                      (MS Word 97-2003)                       (MS Word 2007)

 

 

Geological Society of the Philippines

Unit 250, 2nd Floor, Cityland Pioneer, 128 Pioneer Street, Mandaluyong City, Philippines

Tel: +(63-2) 633-9025

 

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