EPPC NCR Health Council Primer

7/31/2019 EPPC NCR Health Council Primer

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THE EDSA PEOPLE POWERCOMMISSIONHEALTH COUNCIL | NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

Office of the President

EDSA People Power Commission NCR Health CouncilBahay Ugnayan, J.P. Laurel St., Malacaang, Manila, Philippines

Telephone Numbers: (632)5599268 & 5599270 | Fax No. (632)5599-274

http://edsapeoplepower.com

EPPC NCR HEALTH COUNCIL

PRIMER

I. INTRODUCTION

The EDSA People Power Commission (EPPC) is bestowed with the mission to promote People

Power not only as a historical event but as an ideal that will continuously lead and inspireFilipinos to work as one in bringing about a Philippines of decency and prosperity.

Executive Order No. 82. (s. 1999) mandates the formation of the EPPC as an institution

dedicated to conceptualize, organize, and implement activities that will exhibit and inculcate

the spirit that united all Filipinos during the EDSA revolution.

To accomplish its goal, EPPC moves together with government and non-government

organizations in a concerted effort to enliven the EDSA spirit in every Filipino so that they may

make concrete steps in fulfilling our shared goalang pagtahak sa matuwid na daan.

Thus, the formation of EPPCs Provincial/Sectoral Councils nationwide.

II. CONCEPTION

EPPC through its specially commissioned consultant, Serafin Arviola and a health practitioner &

policy reform advocate Alvin Dakis, initiated a call for health professionals and advocates in a

meeting on May 31, 2012 to introduce EPPC and its plan to start its Provincial & Sectoral

Councils including those from the health care sector.

III. VISION & MISSION STATEMENT

Vision: A nation free from inequities and injustices in the health care system, where Filipinos

work together in the spirit of the EDSA volunteerism, democracy and unity.

Mission: To promote People Power not only as a historical event but as an ideal that will

continuously lead and inspire Filipinos to work as one in bringing about a Philippine health care

system of justice, equity and universality.


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IV. COMPOSITION

The EPPC NCR Health Council is the first of EPPC s Sectoral Council on Health and it pioneers in

a tripartite approach on its engagement:

Health Professionals

Health Advocates Communities

Health Professionals: The frontline service providers necessary to deliver basic and complex

health care services to the people. Health professionals joining EPPC Health Council varies from

direct patient service provider such as doctors, dentists, midwives, nurses,

physical/occupational therapists and allied health care professionals such as pharmacists,

medical technologists, dieticians etc.

Health Advocates: Health advocates are volunteer professionals or non-professionals whose

advocacy revolves around a certain health concern, disease or policy. Health Advocates help

provide health information and with proper education and training, can provide some basichealth services like health monitoring (as with the cases of Barangay Health Workers). In this

context Barangay Health Workers are categorized as Health Advocates.

Community: The direct beneficiary and efficient partner of health programs. The community is

a group of people living in a locality and is consumers of health services. In this context, the

community is also an active partner in creating and implementing health care programs and

services.

V. GOVERNANCE

The NCR Health Council during its initial meeting agreed to adopt the general structure of

governance of the EDSA People Power Commission stating that it is a local commission on

health. The Council decided that it will be headed by a Chairperson and ably assisted by

different Commissioners along with a Vice Chairperson and chief of the Secretariat.

Stressed further that each of the fiver (5) health commissioners shall be focusing on one (1)

field necessary to effectively run the local commission.


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THE EPPC NCR HEALTH COUNCIL

GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE

National Commission

National Council

NCR COUNCILChairperson

Vice Chairperson

Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner

Commissioner Commissioner

Executive Secretary

Furthermore, each of the Health Commissioners is given a specific function that will help

address a fully functional local commission:

Commissioner for Research & Continuing Education (RCE Commissioner): The Commissioner

responsible for academic research that will be used for policy recommendation, strengtheningof evidence-based programs and for providing continuing education for the Councils tripartite

members.

Commissioner for Council Development (CD Commissioner): The Commissioner responsible for

activities to strengthen the members of the Council; mediates arising, perceived and actual

internal conflicts between members or officers; Chairs the Councils nominations & elections


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committee; and creates and implements the plan to increase and retain members and develop

leadership skills of officers.

Commissioner for Social Communications (SC Commissioner): The Commissioner responsible

for developing programs to enhance the Councils presence in the social and mainstream

media. This is the Commissioner in charge of developing the Councils website, social

networking sites, and publications, also with developing press materials and communication

strategy plan.

Commissioner for Community Development (ComDev Commissioner): The Commissioner

responsible for developing and implementing a plan to enhance a communitys health system

through mobilizing the Councils pool of health experts and volunteers. This is the

Commissioner that directly communicates and works with local community leaders and to also

ensure that the community responds, cooperates and co-develops the plan.

Commissioner for Health Justice (HJ Commissioner): The Commissioner responsible for

developing and implementing a plan to lobby for national policies that are directly and

indirectly affecting the national and or local health systems in the country; communicates andsets dialogues with key stakeholders involving the national & local government, international

development agencies, civil society, youth, and media groups; and to help develop and

recommend policy directions that will directly influence and affect the people of Metropolitan

Manila.

VI. FOUNDING OFFICIALS

The Council was formed by the founding members and officers who is either a health

professional or an advocate.

The Founding Council shall serve an initial term of three (3) years from the time of its foundingand shall be officially recognized by the National Commission (EPPC) through a formal launching

and administering of an Oath of Office and an official statement of mutual recognition.

Furthermore, the initiative of the Founding NCR Council and its structure, governance and

functions can be applied to other Provincial Health Councils with its assistance.


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The EPPC NCR Health Founding Council shall serve from May 2012 until May 2015.

NCR HEALTH FOUNDING COUNCIL

May 2012-2015

Chairperson: Alvin Cloyd Dakis (HP, Nurse)

Vice Chairperson: Evanesa Pasamba (HP, Nurse)

Commissioners

Research & Continuing Education: Jeffry Acaba (HA)

Council Development: Maria Kristina Siuagan (HP, Nurse)

Social Communications: Reigner Jireh Antiquera (HP, Nurse)

Community Development: Carlo Elises (HP, Med Student)

Health Justice: Bryan Albert Lim (HP, Doctor)

Executive Secretary: Mae Emmanuel Hernandez (HA)

Members-at-Large:Jonathan Monis

Axle Cano

VII. MUTUAL RECOGNITION INITIATIVE

The Mutual Recognition is an initiative of the NCR Health and Youth Councils to have all

Provincial/Sectoral Councils be appropriately recognized by the EDSA People Power

Commission through the following:

A. EPPC Commission En Bancs Resolution; or through

B. Amendment of the Executive Order No. 82 (s. 1999)

Wherein Provincial/Sectoral Councils are formally created, recognized and authorized as local

commissions of EPPC; where Provincial/Sectoral Councils are given authority to officially

represent EPPC in its dealings and partnerships with its local stakeholders and by providing

officials of these councils necessary identification such as ID cards, oath of office certifications

etc.; and by empowering its Provincial/Sectoral Councils by providing allowances/honoraria if

funds are available. Provincial/Sectoral Council Officers should take oath in the presence of


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EPPC Chairperson and the members of the National Commission in a date, time and venue

agreed by all concerned parties.

In the Mutual Recognition initiative, elected Provincial/Sectoral Council Officers shall fully serve

the term they were elected and that each Council shall create a comprehensive 3-year plan to

develop, initiate, implement and evaluate programs under their councils.

The National Council (NatCon) is the national body formed by all Provincial/Sectoral Councils

and is composed of all Council Chairpersons. The National Council shall convene in an agreed

date and time annually. It may, from the national body of Council Chairpersons elect from

among themselves a Vice Chairperson for Provincial/Sectoral Councils, or whichever name or

authority this person shall assume, that will represent the Provincial/Sectoral Council in the

EDSA People Power Commission. This person may also be an Ex-Officio Commissioner,

whichever is approved during the first National Council Meeting together with EPPC National

Commission.

The National Council may also select three (3) nominees to represent the Provincial/Sectoral

Councils to the EPPC National Commission to be appointed by the President of the Philippines.

The main purpose of the Mutual Recognition Initiative is to lay the foundation and sustainability

of the existence, operations and authority of the local commissions also known as EPPC

Provincial/Sectoral Councils and to set clear goals and guidelines on the relationship of each

Council to the EDSA People Power Commission in the years to come.

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Prepared by:

Alvin Cloyd Dakis, RN

EPPC NCR Health Council

Founding Chairperson

EPPC NCR Health Council Primer

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