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Guidelines and Policies

General Rules

STATEMENTS OF GENERAL PRINCIPLES: The club, as an organization, is not involved in political activities unrelated to environmental issues. Members may do so on their own capacities only. The club adheres to, and adopts as its own, the generally accepted motto of all good mountaineers: “Take nothing but pictures, kill nothing but time, leave nothing …

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Membership

Membership Requirements REQUIREMENTS FOR PROBATIONARY MEMBERSHIP: Last Updated: 08-Jan-2006 No minimum or maximum age levels. Applicants below age 18 must have the written consent of a parent or a legal guardian at the time of application. Applicants below the chronological or mental age of 14 must be either sponsored by a regular member who is …

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Skills Rank

CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS BY SKILLS RANK: BATLAKAD (JUNIOR HIKER) BATLAKAD (Junior Hiker): Derived from the Pilipino words ‘Bata’ for (n) ‘youngster’ or (adj) ‘young,’ and ‘Lakad’ for (v, imperative) ‘walk,’ also the derivative noun ‘walk’ as in ‘A walk in the park.’ Requirements: Aged 14 years or below at the time of regularization (see notes …

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Ranking Guidelines

GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR RANKING OF MEMBERS AS TO SKILLS The club ranks members as to level of skills. Each level with corresponding climb-related privileges and restrictions. The following general guidelines on classification apply: Probationary members are not ranked as to skills level. Permission to participate in any climb activity is granted on a case-to-case basis. …

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Climb Classification

Notes: For internal purposes only, the club has classified climbs into five regular and two special categories. The regular categories are based on the over-all length of trekking times: from the jump-off point to the target destination, and from the destination back to the jump-off point or designated end-of-trek point. Different routes to the same …

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Climb and Activity Protocol

OFFICIAL ACTIVITY – DEFINITION and QUALIFICATIONS An official activity is conducted under the imprimatur of the club, carries its name, and may carry the official club banner. The planning of a climb or similar activity is democratic in character. The conduct of the same is command oriented. The designated Expedition Leader (EL) is the final …

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Climb Fees

The club assesses climb fees from participants, the rates being dependent on the class of climb and the membership status of each participant. These are allocated to specific club funds. Activity Fee Class. Basic FEE Surcharge Fun Climb A B C D 50.00 100.00 150.00 250.00 25.00 50.00 75.00 125.00 Minor Climb A B C …

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Class Fees and Priority

Summary Fee and Priority rankings by Membership Class   MEMBERSHIP CLASS FEE CLASS PRIORITY RANK Regular A 1 Associate B 2 Probationary B 3 Auxiliary B 4 Friend C 5 Guest D 6   Notes: Refer to the Fee Structure in this website. The priority rankings will matter only under any of the following circumstances: …

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Club Funds

The club maintains six distinct fund titles. Except for one, each has set regular sources of funds. Lifetime membership fees are distributed as indicated but are kept in trust rather than in spendable cash or cash-in-bank form. Earnings of the trust fund (kaban tiwala), which are spendable unless plowed back into the trust fund, are …

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Gift-Giving

DUEG OUTREACH: GIFT-GIVING GUIDELINES, POLICIES and PRACTICES Even before DUEG, the club has followed certain internal policies in the selection of beneficiaries, and in the conduct of outreach activities, whether done on its own, in cooperation with other organizations, or in support of other organizations. We have refrained from conducting urban-poor outreach. These communities are …

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