Organizational Structure

PATAMABA is spread out over several regions: Regions I to X1, the Cordillera Administrative Region and the National Capital Region. Its members are concentrated mainly in the island of Luzon, but they can also be found in the Visayas (mostly in Panay island), and in Mindanao (particularly in Davao province).

In order to maintain such a widespread membership, democratic leadership at all levels is stressed throughout the organization. Leaders are freely elected by their members and decision-making is either by consensus or by majority vote. The councils at each level function within their respective jurisdictions. Each council has an overall coordinator working closely with coordinators for organizing, education, networking, projects, social protection, health, child-welfare, fund-raising, etc.

The Barangay Coordinating Council

PATAMABA considers the barangay or village level as the most important unit of its structure, forming the grassroots base of the organization. Barangay coordinators are elected representatives of groups of individual homebased workers.

The Municipal Coordinating Council

The Municipal Coordinating Council functions within its jurisdiction at the municipal/city and barangay level. Municipal coordinators are the representatives of each barangay chapter. To form a regular municipal coordinating council, there should be at least three barangay coordinating councils functioning within its territorial scope.

The Provincial Coordinating Council

Representatives from at least three Municipal Coordinating Councils elect the Provincial Coordinating Council, which in turn elects its own officers. Provincial coordinators are representatives of the municipalities covered and are responsible for the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of activities of members at the provincial level. They represent their members at regional meetings.

The Regional Coordinating Council

The Regional Coordinating Council is the executive body of PATAMABA at the regional level. It is elected by the Provincial Coordinating Councils within its jurisdiction and also elects its own officers who represent the region at national meetings of the organization.

The National Executive Committee

The National Executive Committee (EXECOM) is responsible for carrying out the program decided upon by Congress and the plans of action agreed upon during the annual strategic assessment and planning workshops conducted with the participation of PATAMABA leaders from the provincial up to the national levels. It is composed of the National Coordinator, the Coordinators for Organizing, Education and Training, Projects, Networking and External Affairs, and the National Council Secretary, Treasurer and Auditor.