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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 720
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 720 -
AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 542, ENTITLED "AN
ACT TO CREATE A CORPORATION TO BE KNOWN AS THE GIRL SCOUTS OF THE
PHILIPPINES", AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4375, TO DEFINE ITS POWERS
AND PURPOSES
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WHEREAS,
Commonwealth Act Number Five Hundred Forty-Two, dated May 26, 1940 was
enacted to create the Girl Scouts of the Philippines, a public
non-sectarian and non-political corporation, and to define its powers
and purposes, and which Act was amended by Republic Act Number Four
Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Five, dated June 19, 1965, to provide
guidelines for its operations; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, new directions in socio-civic and community development goals
of the country call for changes that would maximize the effectiveness
of the structural pattern of the Girl Scout Movement for optimum youth
development thereby ensuring total involvement and support of the
community, both public and private;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the Girl Scouts of the Philippines in its noble task of
preparing the girls for their responsibilities in line with national
and international Scouting standards inspires every generation with the
highest ideals for citizenship, character, conduct and attainment;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the unstinted cooperation and wholehearted support being
extended by the government and the private sector amply attest to the
acceptance of the Scouting Movement by the youth and the community;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the Girl Scouts, through their voluntary involvement in civic
and community development projects, undertaken effectively with zeal
and sincerity, have demonstrated that they are capable partners in
nation building, and can contribute effectively to the welfare of our
Society and the progress of our nation;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, in order to
effect the desired changes and reforms in the social, economic, and
political structure of our society, do hereby decree and order the
amendments to Commonwealth Act No. 542, as amended by Republic Act No.
4375, as follows:cralaw:red
Section 1. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 4375 is
amended to read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 1. Concepcion R. Gonzales Trinidad, F. Legarda,
Emilia Q. Lim, Concepcion M. Gil, Marina Y. Vargas, Pilar Hidalgo Lim,
Josefa Elanes Escoda, Helena Z. Benitez, Maria Aurora Quezon, Lulu
Reyes, Lily de las Alas, Leni Alano, Erlinda Kalaw, Betty Magalona,
Lourdes Magalona, Lourdes Ledesma, Minerva G. Laudico, all of Manila,
Philippines, their associates and successors, are created a body
corporate, by the name, style, and title of "Girl Scouts of the
Philippines" (hereinafter called the corporation). They shall
constitute the first Central Board and shall serve until their
successors and elected and have qualified. The principal office of the
corporation shall be in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines."
Section 2. Section 2 of the said Act shall also be
amended to read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 2. The said corporation shall have perpetual
succession, with power to sue and be sued; to acquire, hold, and convey
such real and personal estate, rights and choses in action as shall be
necessary for corporate purposes, and to receive funds, real and
personal property by gift, devise bequest, or other means; to adopt a
seal; to have offices and conduct its business and affairs in the
Metropolitan Manila area and in the provinces, cities, municipalities,
and barangays of the Philippines; to make and adopt by-laws, and
generally do all acts and exercise all powers of a corporation under
Act 1459 as amended as may be necessary to carry into effect the
provisions of this Act and promote the purpose of said corporation."
Section 3. Section 3 of the said Act shall also be
amended to read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 3. The purpose of this organization is to help
girls realize the ideals of womanhood and prepare themselves for their
responsibilities in the home, the nation, and the world community. To
carry out this purpose, the corporation shall be the directing and
coordinating head of the Girl Scout Movement in the Philippines, and
shall fix and maintain standards which will inspire every generation
with the highest ideals of citizenship, character, conduct, attainment,
and international understanding."
Section 4. Section 4 of the said Act shall be amended
to read as follows: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
"Sec. 4. The Girl Scout of the Philippines is
non-stock, non-profit, non-sectarian, non-political, independent, and
voluntary but it shall willingly cooperate with other entities, public
and private, whose ideals and procedures are in accord with those
conferred or authorized by this Act."
Section 5. Section 5 of the said Act shall be amended
to read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 5. The governing body of the corporation shall
be the Central Board composed of the following:cralaw:red
a) the First Lady of the Philippines who shall be the
Chief Girl Scout;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b) the Charter and the Life Members, in no case to
exceed sixteen (16) number;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
c) an equal number of representatives from the
private sector;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
d) the Regional chairpersons of the Girl Scout
Regions of the Philippines;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
e) the representatives from the Government sector,
namely the following, or their equivalents:cralaw:red
1) The Secretary of Foreign Affairs
2) The Secretary of Finance
3) The Secretary of Education & Culture
4) The Secretary of Labor
5) The Secretary of National Defense
6) The Executive Secretary
7) The Secretary of Social Welfare
8) The Secretary of Local Government and Community
Development
9) The Secretary of Youth and Sports
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f) the President of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
g) One Senior Girl Scout from each Girl Scout Region
to represent the girl membership;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
h) three representatives from the cultural minorities.
Except for the Regional Chairpersons and the Senior Girl Scout regional
representatives who shall be elected by their respective Regions, all
the above-mentioned members of the Central Board shall be by
appointment or by cooption, subject to ratification by the Chief Girl
Scout and confirmation by the President of the Philippines.
The Central Board shall have the power to make and to amend the
Constitution and by-laws, create Standing and Special Committees, and
provide such policies and procedures as may be necessary to carry on
the business of the corporation.
The by-laws may prescribe the number of members of the Central Board
necessary to constitute a quorum of the Board, which number may be less
than a majority of the whole number of the Board.
The Central Board shall meet regularly at least twice a year at a time
and place to be designated in the by-laws.
The Chief Girl Scout shall be the head of the Girl Scouts of the
Philippines. The Central Board shall elect from among themselves the
other officers of the corporation, to wit, the National President, the
First Vice President, the Second Vice President, the National
Secretary, the Asst. National Secretary, the National Treasurer, and
the Asst. National Treasurer.
"Sec. 6. There shall be an Executive Committee
composed of all the officers and chairpersons of Standing Committees
which shall be responsible for implementing the policies and decisions
of the National Council and the Central Board.
Section 6. Section 6 shall also be amended to read as
follows: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
"Sec. 7. There shall be a National Council which
shall serve as a forum for guidelines, directions and evaluation of the
Girl Scout Movement. It shall be composed of the members of the Central
Board and the President of the Girl Scout Councils or their duly
designated representatives, and such number of elected delegates from
each Council and may be prescribed in the by-laws.
Section 7. The same Act is further amended by adding
the following section immediately after Section 12:cralaw:red
"Sec. 13. Until such time as the reorganization and
restructuring of the Central Board in accordance with Section 5 as
amended herein is affected, an Ad Interim body is hereby appointed with
the Honorable Carlos P. Romulo as Interim Chairman and is hereby
authorized to designate the members of the Committees for restructuring
and reorganization. In the meantime, the present administrative set-up
shall be maintained to conduct the affairs of the Girl Scouts of the
Philippines and to take the necessary steps to effect the
reorganization within six (6) months from the date of this
decree." chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 8. Section 12 of the said Act is amended to
read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 14. This Act shall take effect immediately."
Section 9. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 2nd day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-five.
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