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PROPOSED BY-LAWS OF THE

MORA CLAN LEYTE

Whereas, there are numerous families of Mora in different municipalities of the Provinceof Leyte even in some of the municipalities of the Province of Samar and even extend to thedifferent places in the different places in the Philippines that do not know each other since birth;

Whereas, the late Rt. Rev. Msgr. Salvador Vicente F. Mora together with Rev. Fr.Ronnie Sotico C. Mora, Rt/Msgt. Emiliano C. Mora, Jr, Mrs. Angeles-Mora Cayanes and Mrs.Tita Mora-Obejas conceived and founded the Mora Clan Leyte. The First Annual Reunion wasdone last July 24,1994 at the residence of Mrs. Ageles-Mora Cayanes at Pio Pedrosa Avenue,Sta. Cruz,Palo, Leyte a day after the ordination of Fr. Ronnie to the Order of Diaconate.

Whereas, the founders direct the whole clan than:1. Clan Reunion is important element a vehicle/instrument to know more about the

members of the Clan/Family/relatives.

2. The fundamental task of Clan Reunion is to encourage family ties and more so promotes

clannish behaviour.

3. The objective of Clan Reunion is for the members of the Clan to encounter, and to be in

communion with each other towards a strong relationship among the members.

Therefore, we are forming this Clan with the following purposes:1. Promoting the family ties and clannish behaviour.

2. Promoting collaboration and strong relationship among the members.

3. Providing assistance to sustain and support the members who may have problems

related to financial, spiritual, and other concerns according to the material goods of the

Clan.

4. Bringing the members to live the Catholic faith not only by words but most especially by

deeds.

ARTICLE I

NAME & OFFICE

Section 1: The Name of this clan shall be MORA CLAN LEYTE from where the family nameMora originated.Section 2: The office of the Mora Clan Leyte shall be located in the town of Palo, Leyte.

ARTICLE II

MEMBERSHIP

Section 1: The membership of this Clan shall be:a) The members of the different families bearing the family name Mora whether direct or

indirect line or by affinity.

b) Those that are registered/listed in the Clan Book.

Section 2: Termination of Membership. Any member of the Clan shall cease to be such upon:a) Not attending the Clan Reunion for constructive 3 years without valid reasons.

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b) Not paying the registration fee for 3 consecutive Clan Reunion.

c) Not paying the annual membership fee for 3 consecutive years.

d) Expulsion due to unbecoming behaviour by 2/3 vote of all the members of the Board of

Trustees and Clan Officers.

e) Withdrawal from the Clan membership.

f) A living co-founder has an absolute immunity of termination.

g) Paying member but not attending for five(5) consecutive clan reunion.

Section 3: Assessment of Fees:a) A Php 10.00 is collected from every member of Clan Reunion upon registration.

b) A Php 10.00 is colleceted annually from every member of the Clan as the annual

membership fee.

c) A monthly due of Php 50.00 is collected from the Clan Officers and Board of Trustees.

d) Every member of the Clan shall give Php 5.00 monthly for hospitalization fund.

ARTICLE III

DEVOTION & SPONSORS

Section 1. a) The Clan is entrusted to the patronage of the Holy Family of Nazareth: Jesus,Mary and Joseph.

1.b) The Host/sponsor for the Annual Clan Reunion shall be voluntary or appointed.Can be individual or family.

1.c) There shall always be reserved hosts/sponsors at least for (5) five years for proper

preparation. ARTICLE IVGENERAL ASSEMBLY

Section 1: General Assembly/Annual Reunion:a) Annual Reunion. The Clan Annual Reunion is done every last Saturday of April.

Section 2: Clan Officers and Board of Trustees Meeting.a) The Clan Officers and Board of Trustees shall meet at least once a year. The

Clan President Shall convene the meeting with a written communication at least

a month before the said meeting.

b) The current sponsor/s shall join the said meeting to report the plan for the next

Clan Reunion.

ARTICLE V

THE CLAN OFFICERS AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Section 1: General Management. The general management of the Clan shall be composed ofFive (5) Clan Officers and Nine (9) of Trustees.Section 2: Term of Office. Both Clan Officers & Board of Trustees shall serve One (1) Termequivalent to Three (3) years. However, can be re-elected to the same position for another One(1) Term but never for the 3 rd Term, instead can be elected to a different position.

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Section 3: The Clan Officers: The Clan Officers shall compose of President, Vice-President,Secretary, Treasurer and Auditor.Section 4: The Board of Trustees: The Board of Trustees are the Coordination of the differentgroup areas, namely: One (1) for Abuyog, Dagami and Julita, One (1) for Tanauan and SanJoaquin, One (1) for Cogon & Salvacion, One (1) for Sta. Cruz and Naga-Naga, One (1) forCabarasan Dako, One (1) for Cabarasan Guti and Camery, One (1) Tacuranga, Castilla and

Pastrana, One (1) for Tacloban and One (1) for Samar.Section 5: The Spiritual Director, Clan Adviser & Chairman for Education are ex-officio membersof the Clan officers. They can also vote whenever are made. They are terminated from theiroffices due to health problem, resignation, old age or death.Section 5a: Replacement shall be determined by the Clan Officers & Board of Trustees.Section 6: Vacancy. In case of death, resignation, or any cause resulting in a vacancy of anOfficer or a Board of Trustee, by a majority vote of the remaining Officers and Trusteesconstituting a quarum at a special Meeting specifically called for, that purpose with Nominees,to serve for the unexpired term. The replacement shall be selected by the remaining Officersand Board of Trustees from among the Nominees.Section 7: Quorum. Unless otherwise provided by law, a majority of the number of Officers andTrustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business, and the decision of a

majority of the quorum duly assembled as a Body shall be valid as a Clan act.Section 8: Powers.

a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Office of the Clan and shall have

the following powers and duties:

a.1) represents and acts as spokesperson of the Clan whenever proper and necessary;a.2) executes / implements the decisions and directive of the Officers and of the Board ofTrustees.a.3) presides at all meetings of the Clan.a.4) exercises general supervision over the affairs of the Clan.a.5) exercises any and all other powers and dischargers any such duties as may be

specified for him/her in these By-Laws, or as the Trustees may from time to time fix or

delegate.a.6) exercises such powers and discharges such duties as are customarily attached to the

position of President.a.7) presents a duly audited financial statement of the Clan every Clan Reunion.a.8) shall keep the Seal of the Clan. Any communication or document without the Dry Seal

and Original Signature of the President is invalid.b) Vice- President. He/ She shall have the following powers and duties:

b.1) He/She shall be vested with all powers and authorities required to perform all the dutiesof the President during the absence or incapacity of the latter for any cause.

b.2) He/She shall perform duties assigned to him/her by the President necessary and properfor the Clan.

b.3) After a week of incapacity, without leave of absence or death of the President, the Vice

President shall automatically and officially assume the office of the President until thenext election.

b.4) assists the President in all matters for the good of the Clan.c) Secretary. He/She shall have the following powers and duties:

c.1) acts as the recorder of the meetings of the Officers and of the Board of Trustees andkeep full minutes of all meetings of the same and the Clan.

c.2) gives, or causes to be given, all notices required by law or of the By-Laws of the Clan.c.3) has the custody of the Clan Minutes and Record Book.

d) Treasurer. He/She shall have the following powers and duties:

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d.1) receives and issues receipts for money paid to the Clan, has the custody of, and beresponsible for all the funds and properties of the Clan and keeps complete andaccurate record of receipts and disbursements and sees to it that all disbursements andexpenditures are evidenced by appropriate vouchers;

d.2) deposits all funds in the name and to the credit of the Clan.d.3) signs, endorses and delivers all checks, drafts, bill of change and orders payment of

sum of money in the name and on behalf of the Clan; provided, that in cases of ordinaryexpenditures, he/she shall do so only when said expenditures have the signed approvalof the President or the Vice-President in the formers absence. In cases of extraordinary,he/she shall make such payment only when the said expenditures have the signedapproval of the President or the Vice-President in the formers absence or incapacity,acting on the approval, general or particular, of the Board of Trustees. All checks andwithdrawals issued by the Clan must bear the signature of two authorized signatories, i.ethe President OR the Vice-President AND the Treasurer.

d.4) renders a report on the financial condition of the Clan to the Officers and to the Board ofTrustees annually, or on any occasion upon request of the same.

e)Auditor. He/She shall have the following powers and duties:e.1) He/She shall audit, examine and verify the funds and all the financial transactions of the

Clan annually, or on necessary occasion.e.2) renders a report of his audit to the President of the Clan annually to be reported by the

President during the annual Clan Reunion.f) Board of Trustees.

f.1) acts as the voice of the area group/s members.f.2) coordinates/ makes known all the necessary affairs of the clan to the members.f.3) acts as representatives of different area groupings.

Section 9: Compensation. Officer or Trustee, as such, shall receive No Compensation for theirservices to the Clan.

ARTICLE VI

FINANCIAL

Section 1: Nature of the Clan. The Clan is not an organization. It shall not be operated for profit,it does not contemplate the distribution of its surplus shall be plowed into the operationof the Clan, and no part of its surplus or net income shall accrue to the benefit of anymember, officer or trustee.

a) The Clan is non-partisan.

Section 2: Book of Accounts. The Clan shall keep and maintain such Book of Accounts andRecords of transactions which shall be open to all the members of the Clan fortransparency.

Section 3: Funds. The Funds of the Clan shall come from the members annual membership fee,Clan Reunion Registration fee, Solicitations, Donations and other Fund RaisingCampaigns.

Section 4: Dissolution. Upon dissolution or liquidation of the Clan, whatever net assetsremaining after payment of liabilities shall be conveyed and transferred according to aplan of distribution that may be adopted by the Officer and of the Board of Trustees inthe process of dissolution.If the Clan holds any asset in trust, it shall be disposed of in such manner as may bedirected in the trust instrument.

ARTICLE VII

ASSISTANCE

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Section 1: Educational Assistance. The Clan shall aid financially (minimal) a member who isstudying in high school with the following provisions:1.1) That parents cannot send their son/daughter to school due to financial constraint.

1.2) That the child is deserving and interested to finish schooling.

1.3) That he/she must pass the screening.

1.4) A Screening Committee shall be created composed of Chairman and at least

three (3) members. The members shall be appointed by the Officers and Board of

Trustees.

1.5) A student must submit his/her Report Card to the Committee every after

periodical exams.

1.6) He/ She shall maintain a grade not lower than 2.5 or equivalent to 80%.

1.7) If a student received a grade lower than 80%, his/her attention and that of

his/her parents/guardians shall be called by the Chairman of the Committee and

must be given a warning.

1.8) A financial aid shall be terminated if a student receives a grade lower than 80%

for the second time.

1.9) The Clan shall give a financial aid to two (2) high school students until they finish

their secondary education according to the DepEd Curriculum.

1.10)The Clan cannot yet support a college student considering its limited funds.

Section 2: Calamity Assistance:2.1) The Clan shall appropriate fund for calamity-stricken members determined by the

Officers and of the Board of Trustees.2.2) If the Clan has no sufficient fund, the Board of Trustees of different group areas

shall go around the members of the Clan in their respective areas to ask fordonation.

2.3) The collected donations from different group areas shall be given to the Treasurerfor proper recording and be given to the President for distribution to the calamityvictims.

2.4) The collected donations shall be equally divided to the calamity victims.Section 3: Hospitalization Assistance:

3.1) The Clan shall appropriate Hospitalization fund determined by the Officers and of

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the Board of Trustees.3.2) Every member shall give contribution of Php 5.00 a month for an additional to the

Hospitalization Fund. (Art. II Sec. 3 paragraph d.)3.3) A 10% Hospitalization Assistance shall be taken from the Php 5.00 monthly

contribution for Hospitalization Fund.3.4) If the Clan has no sufficient fund, the Board of Trustees of different group areas

shall go around the members of the Clan in their respective areas to ask fordonation.

3.5) The collected donations from different group areas shall be given to the Treasurerfor proper recording and be given to the President to be given to the family.

3.6) Hospitalization Assistance can only be availed by a member if he/she is hospitalizedfor at least three (3) days. (i.e. 72 hours)

3.7) Hospitalization is only granted once a year.Section 4: Demise:

4.1) A certain amount be taken from the funds of the Clan for the Arancel of the FuneralMass for a dead member of the clan whose family cannot afford to pay such Arancel.

4.2) In addition to the paragraph 4.1, the Board of Trustees shall ask donations fro themembers of the Clan from their respective areas for the family of the deceased.

4.3) The collected donations shall be given to the Treasurer for proper recording and thePresident shall grant the donations to the deceased family.

4.4) The family of the deceased shall coordinate to the Board of the Trustee in that areaand the said Board of Trustee shall coordinate with the Clan President for action.

4.5) Same coordination shall be done for Art. VII section 2 and section 3.Section 5: Livelihood Assistance

5.1) The Clan shall appropriate Livelihood Assistance to the members.5.2) A member who avails the said assistance shall personally apply to the President

with letter of application, bio=data and other necessary documents.5.3) The application shall be approved by the Officers and Board of Trustees during their

annual meeting.5.4) Application months shall be from the months of January to June.

5.5) The borrowed amount for Livelihood Assistance shall be returned by the borrower tothe Clan in Full or in Partial within the duration of six (6) months from the datereleased with 0% percentage.

5.6) If the borrower cannot pay the borrowed amount for the duration of six (6) months, agrace period of one (1) month is granted. However, if the borrower cannot yet payafter the grace period a 10% shall be added to the remaining balance every month.

ARTICLE VIII

AMMENDMENTS

Section 1: These By-Laws may be amended by the majority vote of all the members of the Clanat a General Assembly expressly called for the purpose at least one month inadvance.

IN WITNESS THEREOF, we, the undersigned, the Clan Officers, members of the Boardof Trustees, Clan Adviser, Spiritual Director and Education Chairman representing the Clan andvoting in favour of the adoption of these By-Laws have hereunto subscribed our names on this27th day of July 2011.

REV. FR. RONNIE SOTICO C. MORAClan President & Spiritual Adviser

OSCAR LINDE ALICIA PARDINASVice-President Secretary

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CRISTITA MORA-OBEJAS EMILIANO MORATreasurer Auditor

Ex-Officio

MR. SAMUEL M. PEDROSA MRS. PAT M. CANILLASClan Adviser Education Chairman

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

JOEY M. YOUNG NORBERTA MORA(Abuyog, Dagami & Julita) (Tanauan & San Joaquin)

MARILOU M. MARGALLO ANGELES M. CAYANES(Cogon & Salvacion) (Sta. Cruz & Naga-Naga)

LORGINA M. HERMOSO MARCELINO A.MORA(Tacloban) (Samar)FELINO C. MORA EDGAR MORA(Tacuranga) (Cabarasan Daku)

CARINA MOSCA(Cabarasan Guti & Cameri)

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