REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4375 - AN ACT
AMENDING COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO ENTITLED "AN
ACT TO CREATE A CORPORATION TO BE KNOWN AS THE GIRL SCOUTS OF THE
PHILIPPINES, AND TO DEFINE ITS POWERS AND PURPOSES"
Section 1. The provisions of Commonwealth Act Numbered Five
hundred forty-two are hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 1. Conception R. Gonzales, Trinidad F. Legarda,
Emilia Q. Lim, Concepcion M. Gil, Marina Y. Vergas, Pilar Hidalgo Lim,
Josefa Llanes Escoda, Helena Z. Benitez, Maria Aurora Quezon, Lulu
Reyes, Lily de las Alas, Leni Alano, Erlinda Kalaw, Betty 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.) The principal office of the corporation shall
be in the City of Manila, Philippines, and for administrative purposes,
it shall be under the President of the Philippines."
"Sec. 2. The said corporation shall have perpetual
succession, with power to sue and be sued; to hold such real and
personal estate as shall be necessary for corporate purposes, and to
receive real and personal property by gift, devise, or bequest; to
adopt a seal; to have offices and conduct its business and affairs in
the City of Manila and in the several provinces, cities, municipalities
and barrios of the Philippines; to make an adopt by-laws, and generally
to 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 purposes of said corporation."
"Sec. 3. The purposes of this organization are to
help girls from seven to eighteen years of age to realize the ideals of
womanhood, as a preparation for their responsibilities in the home and
service to the community and in the realization of this purpose the
corporation shall be directing and coordinating head of the Girl Scout
Movement in the Philippines, and shall fix and maintain standards for
the movement which will inspire the rising generation with the highest
ideals of citizenship, character, conduct, and attainment."
"Sec. 4. The Girl Scouts of the Philippines is
nonsecretarian and nonpolitical but its units shall willingly cooperate
with educational and other groups whose ideals and procedure are in
accord with those conferred or authorized by this Act."
"Sec. 5. The governing body of the corporation shall
be vested in a Central Board composed of twenty-four (24) members
elected by the National Council to serve for a term of three years or
until their successors shall have been elected and qualified. The
National Council shall be composed of the members of the Central Board,
Presidents of the Local Councils and the duly elected delegates from
each Local Council. Each local Council shall be entitled to one
delegate for every five hundred members. The number, qualifications,
and terms of office of members of the executive board shall be
prescribed by the by-laws. The persons mentioned in section one of this
Act shall constitute the first central board and shall serve until
their successors are elected and have qualified. Central board shall
have the power to make and to amend the by-laws. Unless otherwise
prescribed by this Act, the by-laws shall provide for the time, place
and manner of calling and conducting regular or special meetings of the
central board and the time and manner of calling and conducting regular
or special meetings of the National Council; the number of members
necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at
meetings of the National Council and the central board; the
qualifications and conditions upon which person may be admitted to the
corporation and the conditions upon which members shall be entitled to
vote; the qualifications and duties of the members of the central board
and officers; the time for holding the election of the members of the
central board and the mode and manner of giving notice thereof; the
manner of election and the term of office of all officers elected by
the central board; and such other matters not otherwise provided for by
this Act as may be necessary for the proper or convenient transaction
of the business of corporation. The central board shall, by resolution
passed by a majority of the whole board, designate the officers of the
corporation; namely: The National President, the First Vice-President,
the Second Vice-President, the Secretary, the Treasurer and the
Chairman of standing and special committees it may create to constitute
an executive a governing committee, of which a majority shall
constitute a quorum, which committee, to the extent provided in said
resolution shall have and exercise the powers of the central board in
the management of the affairs of the corporation, subject to its
ratification, and may have the power to authorize the seal of the
corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. The
central board, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the whole
board, may appoint any other standing and special Committees and such
standing and special committees shall have and may exercise such powers
as shall be conferred or authorized by the board. The central board
shall elect a National President who shall be the executive officer of
the corporation, a first Vice-President, a second Vice-President, a
Secretary, a Treasurer, and an Assistant Treasurer."
"Sec. 6. A triennial meeting of the National Council,
shall be held once in every three years after the year of
incorporation, at such time and place as shall be prescribed in the
by-laws, for the purpose of making reports and transacting such other
business as may come before the meeting. Special meetings of the
corporation may be called upon such notice as may be prescribed in the
by-laws. The number of members which shall constitute a quorum at any
annual or special meetings shall be prescribed in the by-laws. The
central board shall have the power to hold their meetings and keep the
seals, books, documents, and papers of the corporation within or
without the City of Manila."
"Sec. 7. The corporation created by this Act shall
adopt distinctive badges, uniforms, insignias, and other equipments and
shall be made available to and used only by registered Girl Scouts or
officials who have satisfactorily complied with the international
requirements prescribed by the World Bureau of this Movement and which
the Girl Scouts of the Philippines shall use in carrying out its
program in accordance with the purposes of this Act. The corporation
shall cause the registration of said badges, uniforms, insignias, and
other equipments in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act
Numbered One hundred sixty-six, and the patent office is hereby
directed to cause said registration free of charge.
"Sec. 8. Any donation or contribution which from time
to time may be made to the Girl Scouts of the Philippines by the
Government or any of its subdivision, branches, offices, agencies or
instrumentalities shall be administered by the central board in
pursuance of this Act.
"All donations made to the Girl Scouts of the Philippines shall be free
from the payment of taxes on donations, and the corporation shall be
exempt from the payment of all taxes, duties, imposts and other
charges."
"Sec. 9. On or before the first day of May of each
year, the said corporation shall make and transmit to the President of
the Philippines a report of its proceedings for the year ending
December, thirty first preceding, including a full, complete, and
itemized report of receipts and expenditures of whatever kind."
"Sec. 10. From and after the passage of this Act, it
shall be unlawful for any person within the jurisdiction of the
Philippines to falsely and fraudulently call herself as or represent
herself to be a member of or an agent for, the Girl Scouts of the
Philippines; and any person who violates any of the provisions of this
Act shall be punished by imprisonment of not to exceed six months or a
fine not exceeding five hundred pesos, or both, in the discretion of
the court."
"Sec. 11. The provisions of Act 1459 as amended shall
be applicable to this corporation for all matters not provided herein.”
Sec. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
Approved: June 19, 1965
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