Master parliamentary procedures in meetings

MANILA, Philippines -  To help presiding officers in committee, board and stockholders’ meetings, deliberative body of national government agencies, LGUs, and GOCCs and even family business owners professionalize their meetings, the Center for Global Best Practices is holding two pioneering one-day seminars: SEC-accredited corporate governance topic “Best Practices in Parliamentary Procedures for Board Directors” on March 31 and DILG LGA / LoGoTri-PhilNet-accredited “Best Practices in Parliamentary Procedures for Public Officials” on May 26 at Marriott Hotel, Pasay City.

These comprehensive seminars will cover important topics such as how to conduct meetings and sessions, quorum, order of business, debates, voting, committees and their reports, rules of order and standing rules, the different kinds of motions and resolutions.

These will feature the authority on this topic, the chief parliamentarian of the Senate, Atty. Amado Formoso Maralit. He provides expert guidance on all parliamentary matters in the Senate. He lectures and coaches senators, chief executives, chairmen and board members, leaders in both government and the private sectors on the conduct of meetings, sessions, deliberations. He graduated magna cum laude with the most prestigious higher law doctorate known as the Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) at the University of Santo Tomas, Master’s of Public Administration (MPA) at the University of the Philippines (Diliman) and Masters of Laws (LLM) at the University of the City of Manila.

Interested participants are encouraged to avail of the early bird registration savings and group discount for three or more attendees registering at the same time.  These seminar is open to the general public.  Seats are limited and pre-registration is required.

For more details of pioneering topics and best practices events, check www.cgbp.org or call (02) 556-8968/ 69 in Manila; Cebu lines (032) 512-3106/ 07 or Baguio at (074) 4235148.