Director General District Jurisdictions

• The Association is known as UNION ESPIRITISTA CRISTIANA DE FILIPINAS, INC.

Domicile

• The Association's domicile is the New General Center at Sitio San Jose, Barangay Cut-cut I, Capas, Tarlac, Republic of the Philippines.
• The Domicile can be any place deemed proper and convenient by the majority of members in a General Assembly.

Lemma, Doctrine and Motto

• The Lemma is: "Hacia Dios Por La Ciencia Y El Amor” (Towards God through Science and Love).
• The Doctrine is: "Sin Caridad No Hay Salvacion Posible” (Without Charity there is no Salvation).
• The Motto is: “Uno Para Todos, Todos Para Uno" (One for All, All for One).

Aims of the Association

• To propagate evangelical morality and faith in God within Spiritual Science.
• To instill the knowledge and belief that all men are spiritual brothers under God.
• To help the destitute find the light toward moral and spiritual progress.
• To advocate "A drop of affection is better than a glass of coercion."
• To uplift ailing humanity.
• To promote social and spiritual progress for peace, brotherhood, and justice.
• To foster moral and spiritual culture by promoting self-knowledge and kindness.
• To spread liberty, equality, and fraternity without discrimination.
• To promote the Association as non-stock, non-sectarian, non-political, but spiritual/religious.
• To establish centers, schools, healing centers, asylums, libraries, and cooperatives.
• To own property for centers and facilities for the Union's betterment.

Members and Dues

• Membership is open to individuals interested in Christian Spiritism who accept the guidance of the Holy Spirit and Ministering Spirits.
• Applicants must sign a form in quadruplicate, pay a membership fee set by the Board of Directors General, and agree to the principles of Spiritism

Affiliating a New Center

• New centers need a minimum of 20 new member applicants.
• Approval from Area/City/District and National Executive Committees is required, as is approval from Board of Directors General.
• Centers must have their own site and building acquired through purchase, donation, or usufruct without limitations.
• Leased sites must be leased for at least 25 years.
• Foreign-based chapters need a registration permit or its equivalent from their government or the Philippine Embassy.
• An annual affiliation fee and other fees determined by the Board of Directors General must be paid to the Treasurer General.
• New centers in plain areas must be more than 5 kilometers from any already affiliated center, with exceptions in cities (less than 0.5 kilometers) or mountainous areas where the Board determines the distance.
• New local/foreign centers must be endorsed by the Area/City/District Committee and approved by the Board of Directors General
• Foreign-based chapters must have seven (7) member-center/groups to be recognized as a Foreign Chapter
• The Foreign-based Center/group and Chapter are under the direct supervision of the National Executive Committee.

Duties and Responsibilities of Officers and Members

• Acceptance of position, voting, and being voted for without compensation.
• Cooperation in emergencies and charity.
• Being careful, serious, honest, sincere, decisive, kind, and law-abiding.
• Payment of membership fees, annual dues, and other monetary obligations.
• Promptness in rendering good to others.
• Compliance with duties, By-Laws, internal rules, regulations, and directives.
• Treating each other as brothers and sisters ("Hermano and Hermana").
• Disseminating Christian Spiritism under the Union Espiritista Cristiana de Filipinas, Inc.

Voluntary Contributions and Donations

• Contributions for Local, Area/City/District, Foreign Chapter, and General Centers concerning properties and other rights must be accepted by officers with written authority from the Board of Directors General.

Executive Officers

• The Association's Executive Officers consist of six members.
• The six members are the President General, Vice-President General, Secretary General, Treasurer General, Auditor General, and Press Relations Officer General.
• The Directors General elect all officers.
• As well as the 6 members are all 29 officers that shall also be on the Board of Directors General of the Association without material remunerations.
• A Director General for Mediums, two Legal Officers/Advisers and other officers may be appointed by the Board of Directors General and consider it proper and necessary.
• The members of the Board of Directors General elect the Executive Officers from among themselves.

Term of Office

• The term of Executive Officers, whether elective or appointive, begins immediately after their appointment.
• Each officer’s term is one year or until a successor is elected, appointed, and qualified.
• Mid-term vacancies are filled by "Ad Interim Appointment" by the Board of Directors General.

President General's Duties

• Representing the Association in undertakings.
• Supervising and controlling all activities and negotiations.
• Presiding over anniversaries, meetings, and assemblies and executing resolutions and directives.
• Signing titles, appointments, identification cards, and certificates.
• Signing checks and withdrawals with the Treasurer General.
• Executing and implementing By-Laws, rules, regulations, orders, resolutions, and directives.

Vice-President General's Duties

• Shall be the Chairman of the Board
• Presiding over Meetings of the Board of Directors General
• Assuming the duties of the President General in the President's absence, sickness, or incapacity.
• Automatically becoming the President General upon the President General's resignation or death until a new President General is qualified.
• Ensuring provisions of By-Laws, internal rules, and resolutions are efficiently executed.
• The most senior Director General shall assume the Chairmanship of the Board during the Board Meeting if Vice-President General is now President General.

Secretary General's Duties

• Preparing and signing minutes of the Board of Directors General meetings with the Chairman.
• Sending meeting notices to all Board of Directors General members.
• Managing correspondence, the library, the archives, and the general census.
• Signing Certificates of Affiliation (COA) with the President General and communicating with Local Presidents.
• Participating and voting in meetings and calling attention to deviations from standard procedures.
• Providing Directors General with copies of meeting minutes.
• Maintaining a record of Marriage Counselors, Officials and Marriage Certificates, Baptismal and Death Certificates approved by Local Presidents approved by the Area/City and District Committees
• Keeping records of all Union Espiritista Cristiana de Filipinas, Inc.'s Officials, registered mediums, medium healers submitted by the Local Presidents endorsed by Area/City and District Committees

Treasurer General's Duties

• Safeguarding Association Funds
  • Keeping a depository bank account in the Association name
  • Maintain a petty cash fund approved by the Board of Directors General
• Answering for any loss or properties of the Association
  • Keeping an inventory of such properties of the Union Espiritista Cristiana de Filipinas, Inc
• Signing with the President General or the Vice President General who are jointly authorized to withdraw
• Keeping Books of Accounts Open for Inspection
  • Available upon written request and with no less than seven (7) members duly affiliated with Centers(s)
• Issuing Receipts
  • Issued in the name of the Association funds
• Authorizing Payments To make Payments of all expenses/obligations authorized by the Board of Directors General
  • Must have vouchers verified by the Auditor General and approved by the President General
• Taking Charge of Certificates
• Identification Cards, Pin and Certificates of Affiliation (COA) to be issues to members and affiliated members
• Rendering Audited Reports
  • Monthly financial status reports during meetings of the Board of Directors General

Auditor General's Duties

• Accounting System
  • Install or adopt an accounting system for the books of accounts of the Association which the Treasurer General will follow
• Book Inspections
  • Inspect Treasurer General books every month month Notify Board of Directors General of inspections conducted
• Report Any Negligence
  • Report any anomaly, negligence, fault or omission with the administration of funds and properties

Press Relations Officer General's Duties

• News Reports
  • Receive and consolidate news reports for publication from the Area/City and District Officers and Foreign-Based Chapters of the Association
• Publish and edit UECFI organ
• Prepare and print Educational Materials Printing materials of Christian Spiritism duly approved by the Board of Directors General which will distribute it free of change
• Establish Libraries Each Area, District and at the General Centers
• Print Instruction Materials
  • For Sunday Schools
• Maintain correspondence course in Christian Spiritism
• Making press releases on the progress of Christian Spiritism
• Counteract Black Propaganda
  • Counteracting actions and allegations that are made to damage the Association's reputation
• Social Media and Official Material Produce readings and articles for radio and TV broadcasts approved by the Board of Directors General
• Screen and Select Books Articles and Magazines for the Association's libraries
• Provide Board of Directors General News Reports before publishing.
• The Press Relations Officer General will assist the Secretary General with The Archives

Director General's Duties

• Represent the District in all undertakings of the Union Espiritista Cristiana de Filipinas, Inc
• Must maintain District Office to effectively maintain cooperation and unity of all Committee's
• Represent the District in meetings and deliberations of the Board of Directors General Term of office will be three (3) years from elected year
• To Call District Meetings Must offer chairmanship if President General is available
• To Cooperate Cooperate with the General Center and supervise Committee's to strengthen propagation of Christina Spiritism
• Perform as Vice President of Union if needed The order of seniority will determine who the Director General on the basis of service
• Relinquishing position District President or any lower positions
• Appointing Deputy Director(s) General in his/her District Is contingent to his/her term of office and with confirmation of the Board of Directors General

Legal Advisers General's Duties

• Provide legal advice regarding legal matters, free of charge
• Defend The Counsel of the Association with members of the Union, traveling expenses will be paid by the Union
• Speaking voice with no power to vote during meetings
• Represent the Union Members and Officers for judicial, quasi-judicial and administrative bodies
• Provide And Prepare Legal Documents For utilization and disposal
• Required qualification Membership within legal standing within the Association Members of the Philippine BAR
• Appoint the duties They shall be appointed by the President General with the concurrence of the Board of Directors General
• Perform other legal functions as needed

Director General of Mediums' Duties

• Must have experience dealing with Mediumship
• Make diligent studies Careful observations of Mediums and Mediumship, and to recommend measures for moral enhancement, social values, discipline and development of mediums
• Supervise policies that all rules and regulations, policies, circulars, directives adopted by the Board of Directors General are properly observed and implemented;
• Supervise the school of Mediums

The Board of Directors General

• Administration with supervision Shall govern Association Organized as such The Board of Directors General shall be composed of twenty nine

• The geographical limitations and jurisdiction of each of the twenty eight District and as follows: District I - Ilocos Norte, Laoag City, La Union, Ilocos Sur and Abra District II - Kalinga and Apayao District III - Cagayan and Rizal, Kalinga District IV - Isabela District V - Quirino Province District VI - Aurora Province and Dinapigue, Isabela District VII - Nueva Vizcaya and Southern Ifugao District VIII - Baguio City, Benguet and Mountain Province District IX - Northern Ifugao District X - Western Pangasinan District XI - Eastern Pangasinan District XII - Nueva Ecija and Dingalan, Aurora District XIII - Northern Tarlac District XIV - Central Tarlac District XV - Southern Tarlac District XVI - Pampanga, Bataan and Zambales District XVII - Bulacan, Gapan (Nueva Ecija), Salapungan (Candaba, Pampanga) District XVIII - All cities and towns in Metro Manila including Rizal Province except the City of Manila District XIX - City of Manila District XX - Laguna, Quezon and Bicol District XXI - Cavite and Batangas District XXII - Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Palawan, Romblon, Bicol Provinces and Sub Province of Catanduanes District XXIII - Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Surigao City, Parts of Visayan Provinces and their cities. District XXIV - Bukidnon, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Cagayan de Oro City, Malaybalay City, Oroquieta City and Iligan City, including Banisilan (Cotabato) and Lanao Provinces Districts XXV North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Zamboanga, Zamboanga City, Basilan, Jolo, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Bohol and Leyte District XXVI - South Cotabato, Maguindanao, and Lebak, Sultan Kudarat District XXVII - District XXVIII

• Director General will have five candidates that will be elected in the General Assembly Candidate filing Fee will 500 pesos Election profile and pledge (4) Items

• Every District will be nominated and/or endorsed by the District Committees, selection conducted through the qualified members of the District Filed to COMELEC no later than the second Sunday of December

• Member of the center is required

• No member can be part of the Committee on Elections

• No member can be part of the Committee on Elections

• After election the Director's General will hold order of election in attempt to ultimately be One President General, one Vice President General, one Secretary General, one Treasure General, one Auditor General and one Press Relations Officer General. After the said

Powers and Duties of the Board of Directors

• Under all Activities under administration, Management, Direction and Control Local Area/City and district and the General Center General supervision and administration of all properties, assets, funds of the association, and all members and center affiliated with the association, including youth organization of districts

• Ensure the By-laws, internal rules and legal, and what what not are followed Officers and Members need to comply

• Approve applications for membership and affiliation Shall do the Holy Spirit Protector confirmation

• Administer Appropriate disciplinary when needed/necessary

• To dispel/solve problems Misunderstandings

• Spread the Spiritual Science through effective ways

• Create permanent or special

• Election of new members The board will call general election of members, to be called what they do is for matters that affect Association overall

• Must hold monthly and regular meetings Concurrence of present Board of Directors is needed in order to have a "Quorum"

• Maintain the cases under law, prepare resolution for actions

• Create new measure for the sake of improving the association

• Give incentives to the youth to study Christian Spritism

• allow Youth chapters to be built in area that have local interest to promote Power given subject to restrictions- The holy spirit must be given to the center by the Board of director

• promote activities with Youth proper training in proper the Board of area and training

• appoint officers for any marriage occasion

District Committee

• The District committee will be within the district The District Committee will be in every District consisting of two or more Area/City Committees where there are area officers that would elect to area-wide position (District Position)
• Elect District President District VP District Sectary District Treausury District PR Officer District Auditor District Inspector Officer All the committees of the district will be part of the district committee , all which are undere the Board of Director
• If a District Committee President runs and elected

Area Commitee If area is eleected, then you shall not be reare committe president Responsibilities of District Committee Administer duties of Area/City Committees; Use preferably Filpino/Tagalog when the session comes/happens Help/Coordinate the area activiie Asstic and strength faith

Responsibilities of Area/City Leaders

• The area must call and decide to call out area meetings, conduct activitie
• Call the shots/make calls

the Area Committee – the organization, duties

The responsibility of the Area/City Committee in as as follows

organization

• Each Area shall to have a Commitee supervision new Area Committees may be created within the Area upon approval of Board of Directors General whenever it is necessary and convenient.

Officers

The Officers of the Area/City Committee shall be the following: One President, One Vice-President, One Secretary, One Treasurer,One Press Relations Officer, One Auditor, Two Legal Advisers, One Area Inspector, One Assistant Area Inspector. All elected Presidents of the Area/City Committees shall automaticly become members of the District committee.

ELECTION

• The Incumbent and neely elected officers under each area comitee shall be what the area committe elections will consist of

All the committees of shall

commitee

Whenever committe is needed, the committe shal be one are inspector or some commite standing The Area Committee shall also create the following permanent standing committees:

1. COMMITTEE ON REGISTRATION OF MEMBER CENTERS CHARITY AND RELIEF
2. COMMITTEE ON YOUTH ORGANIZATION, SUNDAY SCHOOLS,BROTHERHOOD AND SPIRITUAL SCIENCE
3. COMMITTEE ON SPIRITUAL SERVICE, BIBLE STUDY ANDINDOCTRINATION
4. COMMITTEE ON SPIRITUAL HEALING, MEDIUMS, MEDIUMSHIPAND REVELATIONS
5. COMMITTEE ON PROPAGATION OF FAITH DOCTRINES, FORMSAND PUBLICATIONS
6. COMMITTEE ON PRAYERS, SPIRITUAL SONGS AND HYMNS
7. OTHER COMMITTEES MAY BE ORGANIZED WHENEVER IT ISNECESSARY AND CONVENIENT

powersDuties

organize

Organize, register, administer and supervise Local Centers, YouthOrganization, Sunday Schools, Bible Study, Seminars, Religious Instructions and the development and control of Mediums.

act

Acting as that which understands everything commitee and Center in harmony

activities of Union

Synchronies and synchronizes activiites th union in the area

assitance:

Asist and make solve area in union doctrine To work with the doctrine area

special:

To hold/special meeting Powers and duties to elect supervision of area Supervise the district Appoint memners under districts The board superisors super visees and conducts, selects Oversee membefr make the The Commitee shall have the following duites and responsibilities Are Presdient; The Area Presdient Shall call the meetings and all committe meetings president in charge when VP when president absent Minutes of record Financial of area The treasurer of the other officers of the treasury is the area Audit the accouns Audaitor of what is stated.

Minimum Qualifications

• Citizen of Philippine Parent of Philippine and can read, write, and speak languages in the Philippines +30 years of age, and member of centers moraly fit No crimainl acts The Board of Directors;

Local Boards

• Every afflitied lcoal center shall be under control and superiviosn and comosed local ocal presidents and so on,. The Local Board of Directors shall have the following powers and duties: To administer and direct all activities of the Center and exercise general supervision and control of all properties, funds and other assets of the Center. To implement the By-Laws, Interior Regulations of the Association, as well as its resolutions and orders and those of the Area Committee, to furnish copies of its resolutions to the Area Committee, the District Committee and the Board of Directors General.

To exhrot neglgient proper Resolve all diputes and settle them Propogate spirital science cree sub committes to assist, submit to local, boars Make all appointements Hold meatings Hold oridnaring meetings Oversde and sunday scoolls Supervise the adminter healing

MInin qualifications

to reide Speak filipibk +30 fit Good charcter Registered a the center for at least 3 years

###Local President The local president all matters

the local VP

shall assist the president in all tht the may do

Responsibilities

The local secratratatshall assist in all duites

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