Constitution

Amendments
UP VFC
Article 1
The Organization
Original
Section 3. The UP VFC is a non-stock,
non-profit, university-wide, and student-led
organization affiliated with UNICEF Philippines
duly recognized by the University of the
Philippines.
Amendment
Section 3. The UP VFC is a non-stock,
non-profit, university-wide, and student-led
organization duly recognized by the University
of the Philippines.
Reason for amendment:
Di na tayo officially partnered with UNICEF L
Article 4
Membership
Original
Section 1. Resident Members are
those who are currently enrolled and have
been inducted. Status:
a. Active Resident Members are those who
have reaffirmed their membership;
b. Inactive Resident Members are those who
have written a formal letter expressing his/her
intent to be inactive for the academic term. The
letter shall be submitted to and approved
by the Executive Council.
Amendment
Section 1. Resident Members are
those who are currently enrolled in their
undergraduate or certificate courses in UP
Diliman and have been inducted. Status:
a. Active Resident Members are those who
have reaffirmed their membership;
b. Inactive Resident Members are those who
have written a formal letter expressing his/
her intent to be inactive for the academic
term. The letter shall be submitted to and
approved by the Executive Council.
Reason for amendment:
Kadalasan kasi, nahihirapan yung mga
graduate students na nagreaff na ifulfill duties
nila as active resident members, kaya
masmabuti nalang na yung mga undergrads
lang ang pwedeng magreaff. Though pwede
pa rin namang tumulong yung mga graduate na
(alums), pero wala tayong ineexpect sa kanila.
Amendment
Section 2. Probationary Members are
new members of the organization who have not
finished a part of their application process but
have been accepted by the Executive Council.
Original
Section 2. Probationary Members are:
a. New members of the organization who have
not finished a part of their application
process but have been accepted by the
Executive Council.
Amendment
Section 2. Probationary Members are:
a. New members of the organization who have
not finished a part of their application
process but have been accepted by the
Executive Council.
b. Resident members of the organization who
have not met the minimum requirements of
attendance and committee performance
standards set by their committee and
approved by the Executive Council at the
beginning of each semester.
Reason for amendment:
Inextend yung meaning ng probi mem to
include yung mga underperforming resident
members (yung tipong mga nagreaff pero di
naman tumutulong sa mga committees nila o di
nagpapakita sa events). The standards para
sa pagiging probi ng mga mems ay based on
standards na iseset at the beginning of the sem
(by the committee (so may input ang mems)
and approved by EC)
Article 6
Duties, Rights,
and Privileges of
Members
Original
Section 2. A UP VFC Active Resident
Member shall:
a. join a committee,
b. attend its meetings, and fulfill the assigned
committee responsibilities;
c. attend General Meetings and participate in
the organizations events and projects;
d. pay all fees which will be deliberated and
adjusted by the Executive Council;
e. evaluate the incumbent Executive Council.
Amendment
Section 2. A UP VFC Active Resident
Member shall:
a. join a committee,
b. attend its meetings, and fulfill the assigned
committee responsibilities;
c. attend General Meetings and participate in
the organizations events and projects;
d. pay all fees which will be deliberated and
adjusted by the Executive Council;
e. evaluate the incumbent Executive Council
every semester.
Original
Section 3. A UP VFC Probationary
Member shall adhere to the duties of a UP VFC
Resident Member and in addition, shall:
a. be a core member of a major event team;
b. complete his/her application process.
Amendment
Section 3. A UP VFC Probationary
Member shall adhere to the duties of a UP VFC
Resident Member and in addition, shall:
a. be a core member of a major event team;
b. complete his/her application process, if they
were declared as a probationary member
under article 4, section 2.a.
Article 7
Expulsion
Original
Section 2. Section 2. Grounds for
expulsion are the following:
a. the member did not reaffirm his membership
for two consecutive semesters;
Amendment
Section 2. Section 2. Grounds for
expulsion are the following:
a. the member did not reaffirm his membership
for two consecutive semesters, and was not of
a graduating status in their college course
during those semesters.
Reason for amendment:
Dinagdagan yung part na yun, para sa mga
graduating students na alam nila na di nila
kayang magcommit sa org dahil sa thesis,
practicum, etc. So may option sila na di
magreaff for that year, pero gragraduate parin
sila as a member of UP VFC (na alumni na) at di
sila maproprobi.
Article 8
General Assembly
Original
Section 3. Official decisions shall be
made with a majority vote of two-thirds (23).
Section 3. Official decisions shall be
made with a majority vote of two-thirds (23) of
the quorum.
Article 9
Committees
Original
Section 3. The Advocacy Committee
shall:
a. spearhead the organizations advocacy
projects and events;
b. write the organizations official statements
on current issues concerning children;
c. conceptualize advocacy projects.
Amendment
Section 3. The Advocacy Committee
shall:
a. spearhead the organizations advocacy
projects and events;
b. write the organizations official statements
on current issues concerning children;
c. conceptualize advocacy projects.
d. handle the organizations inventory of
materials
Amendment
Section 6. The Volunteer Welfare
Committee shall:
g. keep track of the members and applicants
attendance.
Reason for amendment:
Linipat yung task of attendance from sec to
volwel kasi yung volwel naman talaga yung
kailangang magkeep track ng attendance
para sa pagmonitor ng performance ng mga
mems at volunteers.
Article 10
Executive Committee
Original
Section 3. The Executive Council,
when necessary, may:
a. confer probationary membership;
b. approve member inactivity;
c. create ad hoc committees.
Amendment
Section 3. The Executive Council,
when necessary, may:
a. confer probationary membership;
b. approve member inactivity;
c. create steering committees, which are ad
hoc groups for specialized purposes.
Article 11
Elections
Original
Section 3. To be eligible for a
position, the candidate must:
d. Not currently hold the same position he/she
is running for
Amendment
Section 3. To be eligible for a
position, the candidate must:
d. Not currently hold the same position he/she
is running for
e. For the position of Director/Directress: must
have been an active resident member for at
least two semesters or one academic year.
Original
Section 4. Election and Turnover
Proceedings
a. Nominations shall be made during a General
Meeting not less than three weeks prior to
the elections.
Amendment
Section 4. Election and Turnover
Proceedings
a. Announcement of the beginning of
nominations shall be made during a General
Assembly meeting not less than three weeks
prior to the elections. Official nominations,
which can be conducted online or through
text, will last for a period of two weeks.
Nominees can accept or decline their
nominations within this period.
Article 12
Impeachment
Original
Section 3. a. The impeachment
proceedings shall begin with the filing of the
impeachment complaint signed by the
complainant and two (2) other Active Resident
Members to the Presiding Impeachment Officer
(PIO). The PIO shall be the most senior active
resident member, who is not a member of the
Executive Council and the Impeachment
Tribunal.
Amendment
Section 3. a. The impeachment
proceedings shall begin with the filing of the
impeachment complaint signed by the
complainant and two (2) other Active Resident
Members to the Presiding Impeachment Officer
(PIO). The PIO shall be the most senior active
resident member (which is based on their
applicant batch), who is not a member of the
Executive Council and the Impeachment
Tribunal.
Original
Section 3. c. The Impeachment
Tribunal shall notify the Candidate for
Impeachment of the impeachment complaint
and shall be put under preventive suspension
upon the receipt thereof. Preventive suspension
entails the temporary relief of the respondents
responsibilities and his/her privileges as an
Active Resident Member.
Amendment
Section 3. c. The Impeachment Tribunal
shall notify the Candidate for Impeachment of the
impeachment complaint and shall be put under
preventive suspension upon the receipt thereof.
Preventive suspension entails the temporary relief
of the respondents responsibilities and his/her
privileges as an Active Resident Member. Duties of
the relieved respondent will fall to a member from
the same committee of the respondent, chosen by
the committee, and approved by the Executive
Committee, except for the case of the Directress,
which follows the succession (Section 7, Article
10).
Article 14
Amendments
Original
Section 1. Any amendment to this
constitution may be proposed by any resident
member and shall adhere to the following
procedure:
Amendment
Section 1. Any amendment to this
constitution may be proposed by any active
resident member and shall adhere to the
following procedure:
Original
Section 1. e. The General Assembly
shall call for a final Plebiscite on the final
amendments.
Amendment
Section 1. e. The results of the
Plebiscite shall then determine whether to return
the amendments to the committee for further
revision, or to adopt the amendments into the
organizations constitution.