The IPORESP Consultation Process

QUESTION: Sir John, how can IPORESP Guarantee that it is capable of listening to the voice of the wide democracy of the members when it comes to policy proposals that needs lobbying in Senate?

ANSWER: 100% Guarantee because IPORESP will have Directors for Policy and Governance Consultations (DPGC) at the provincial chapter levels for each of the clusters, namely: (1) Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons Society (BSS), (2) Real Estate Appraisers and Assessors Society (AAS), (3) Real Estate Consultants and Developers Society (CDS), (4) Real Estate Homeowners Association Officers and Administrators Society (HAOAS), (5) Real Estate Mortgagees and Guarantors Society (MGS). In short, the procedure in the By-Laws will say that IPORESP CEO will consult the 420 DPGCs in any proposed policy change on legislations.

QUESTION: Sir John, ang CEO or BOTs ba ang mag submit ng final position ng IPORESP sa Senate/Congress? Kahit ba merong consultation sa mga DPGC eh ang CEO and BOT pa rin ang masusunod. ANSWER: Ang personal opinion ng CEO and BOT member ay isu-submit nila sa DPGC kung saan sila sakop. Hindi mag-submit ng "one position" ang IPORESP sa Senate. Ang isu-submit ng IPORESP CEO sa Senate ay isang makapal na "position book" , which is the collection of the one-pager position papers of each participating DPGC. Bahala na ang bawat member ng Senate kung ano decision nila after nila mabasa ang "position book". Kung kailangan ng mga Senador nila ng Technical Resource Speaker na mag testify sa public consultation ng Senate Committee, sa "position book" din nila ma-determine kung sino ang mga DPGC ang iimbitahan nila.

Kung mahilig ka sa policy-making, mag submit ka na ng IPORESP Integration Form (IIF) para ma-imbitahan ka na maging DPGC ng province and cluster kung saan ka nabibilang.

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DECISION! The 1:20 Broker:Salesperson ratio in RA 9646 has been a hot issue these days and I have received at least 20 inquiries about how should IPORESP handle the controversy. IPORESP don't tolerate individual lobbying in Senate or Supreme Court, especially on RA 9646 amendment. IPORESP will only bring it up in Senate when two conditions are met: (1) There exists a sufficient number of Brokers who have registered more than 20 Salespersons in IPORESP, (2) These Brokers with excessive number of Salespersons can justify that they have exhausted sufficient effort yet futile in finding other Brokers to absorb the excess. Sa ngayon, hindi pa kailangan isipin ang dagdag kasi wala pang Broker ang naka register sa IPORESP ng mahigit sa 20 Salespersons. In short, "ON THE NEED" basis ang policy lobbying service ng IPORESP para sa mga members.

The rule will apply on the proposal to lift the requirement on "completed at least 2nd year college" para sa mga salesperson. Kailangan meron munang sufficient number of IPORESP-Registered Salespersons na below 2nd Year College bago mag launch ng lobby ang IPORESP.

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Bawat isa po tayo ay merong mga ayaw sa kahit anong partikular na provision sa RA 9646. Bawat isa din po tayo ay merong mga gustong interpretasyon sa RA 9646 na gusto natin malagay sa IRR and CodER. Pero PIGILAN po natin ang ating mga sarili na gumamit ng impluensya na mag lobby sa PRB-RES, or Supreme Court, or sa Congress, or sa Senate. Hindi po makatwiran ang individual or small group lobbying katulad ng ginagawa ng CREBA and PhilRES sa sarili lang nila ang iniisip nila. Ang RA 9646 ay dapat i-implement ng deretso, na hindi paliko-liko. Hintayin natin ang maayos na policy consultation process ng IPORESP

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