Question & AnswerQ&A (BFAR FISHERIES ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 196 - 1)
It is an amendment to Section 4 (c, d, e & f) of Fisheries Administrative Order No. 196, s. 2000, prescribing the selection and nomination process for members of the National Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (NFARMC).
The BFAR Regional Director, through the Regional FARMC Program Management Center (PMC), facilitates the selection process at the provincial and regional levels.
Five (5) fisherfolk representatives are selected: Two (2) from Luzon, One (1) from the Visayas, and Two (2) from Mindanao.
Voters from Luzon or Mindanao may vote for two (2) candidates within their island group.
Another round of votation shall be held only for the candidates who tied.
Three (3) representatives for commercial fishing (small-scale, medium-scale, large-scale), one (1) for the aquaculture sector, and one (1) for the processing sector.
They are chosen from within their respective classification as small-scale, medium-scale, or large-scale commercial fishing boat operators.
They are fishery experts chosen from fisheries learning institutions, with the selection process facilitated by the BFAR NFARMC PMC.
The NGO must have national coverage, a documented record of at least five years of involvement in fisheries, active in local and national fisheries advocacy particularly for small fisherfolk, and certified by local FARMCs.
Membership is perfected upon appointment by the President of the Philippines after nomination by their respective organizations.
It took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette and/or in two newspapers of general circulation and after registration with the Office of the National Administrative Register.
No, proxy voting is not allowed; voting must be by secret balloting only.