CES Governing Board Clarifies Engagement Terms with NUCESO

The CES Governing Board issued CESB Resolutions Numbers 1481 and 1482 on 04 July 2019 setting new parameters for engaging NUCESO towards a more productive public policy setting and formulation process.

CESB Resolution Number 1481, Series of 2019 limits the participation of NUCESO in all meetings of the CES Governing Board. The prior observer status granted by the Board to NUCESO has been revoked. 

Under the new policy, the Board may invite NUCESO to act as a Resource Person on specific agenda items for them to provide their inputs on policies and proposed programs that impact on the career development of its members who are also members of the CES community. Further, the NUCESO’s authorized representative shall only be allowed to attend the meeting in portions where the NUCESO’s position or comments are being sought by the CES Governing Board. For this purpose, the NUCESO shall submit its position paper or comments within one (1) week from the scheduled Board meeting.

The Board also directed the exclusion of the CESB Executive Director from the NUCESO Board of Trustees in CESB Resolution Number 1482, Series of 2019, pursuant to the provisions of Section 1, Rule IX of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act Number 6713, otherwise known as the “Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees”.

The afore-cited law provides that any official or employee shall avoid conflict of interest at all times. Conflict of interest occurs (1) when the official or employee is a substantial stockholder; or a member of the Board of Directors; or an officer of the corporation; or an owner or has substantial interest in a business; or a partner in a partnership; and (2) the interest of such corporation or business, or his rights or duties therein, are opposed to or affected by the faithful performance of official duty.

Considering that the NUCESO is a private organization registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and that the membership of the CESB Executive Director in the NUCESO Board of Trustees is not annexed to the Executive Director’s official position or exercised as a consequence thereof, such may be incompatible with the aforementioned law and jurisprudence.

The complete texts of CESB Resolutions Numbers 1481 and 1482, Series of 2019 are published in the CESB website for reference and guidance.