Implementing the Abolition and Liquidation of the Technology Resource Center (TRC)

February 29, 2016

DOST MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 001-16

 

Pursuant to the recommendation of the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) to abolish the Technology Resource Center (TRC) per Section 5 (a) of Republic Act No. 10149, which was approved by H.E. the President through a Memorandum from the Executive Secretary and consequently GCG Memorandum Order No. 2015-11, which directed the closing of the TRC effective October 31, 2015, and DOST Special Order No. 761-A, Series of 2015, DOST Central Office, Regional Offices and concerned agencies are hereby directed to coordinate with TRC and take all proper and necessary steps to implement the winding down of the operations as per approved TRC liquidation plan, namely:

A. Transfer of Functions/Programs

Program/Function to be		What to be Transferred	Recipient Entity/Focal
Transferred/TRC Official/			Person
Personnel Responsible
Implementation of	•	Inventory of all courses	Office of the Assistant
Business and Livelihood		including course	Secretary for Countryside
Training Including		outlines, full content,	Development and DOST
Coordination with LGUs		video recordings,	Regional Offices
for their Technology and		evaluation records,
Livelihood Development		historical attendance
Centers		records etc. Both in hard	ASec Urduja Tejada
		copy and digital form;
	•	Directory of all resource
Ms. Venus P. Orogo		persons including all
TLIDSG-TRC		current contact
		information, CV, rates,
		past schedules etc. both
		in hard copy and digital
		form.
	•	All equipment,
		materials, tools,
		instruments,
		accessories,
		ingredients, etc. used in
		the conduct of livelihood
		training both in-house
		and off-site.
Operation of the Library	•	All library content both	Science and Technology
		hard copy and digital;	Information Institute (STII)
	•	All library catalogs and
		indices both hard copy
ETechnobank Department —		and digital;	Mr. Alan Taule
TRC	•	All equipment, server,
		clients, interconnectivity
		devices, etc. used and
		needed in the operation
		of the Technobank and
		Elibrary;
	•	All customer records
		and logbooks of the
		library;
	•	All prepaid access
		cards, PINs,
		usernames, passwords
		both used by personnel
		and sold to customers;
	•	All software including
		manuals, installers,
		archives used in the
		operation of the
		Technobank and
		Elibrary
Commercialization of	•	All records of	Technology Application
Technologies		commercialization	and Promotion Institute
		activities;	(TAPI)
	•	All business plans,
Ms. Venus P. Orogo		feasibility studies,
TLIDSG-TRC		reports, etc. developed	Dir. Edgar Garcia
	•	All procedures manuals
		regarding
		commercialization
		activities
	•	All contracts,
		memoranda of
		agreement, etc.
Management of Open	•	All records of operation	DOST National Capital
Technology Business		including incubate	Region
Incubator		records, financial
		statements, etc.	Dr. Teresita C. Fortuna
	•	All equipment, tools etc.	Director
Ms. Venus P. Orogo		used in the
TLIDSG-TRC		management of the
		incubator.
Development and	•	All existing for-sale	Science and Technology
Dissemination of		printed booklets	Information Institute (STII)
Livelihood Learning	•	All existing for-sale
Materials		video discs
	•	All ready for print lay-	Mr. Alan Taule
		outs of all titles of
Ms. Venus Orogo		booklets both hard copy
TLIDSG-TRC		and digital form;
	•	All master copies of
		video discs including
		their raw footages,
		source videos, etc;
	•	All equipment including
		computers, cameras
		and accessories,
		printers, duplicating
		machines, video editing
		devices, storage
		devices, audio devices,
		other video capture
		devices, etc. used in the
		production of video
		guides for sale.
Management of Real	•	All records relating to	DOST Administrative and
Estate Properties		the ownership and	Legal Service (DOST-
		operation of the	ALS)
a. Acquired Assets		technocenters including
		titles, deed of donation,
		locator records, financial
Atty. Ma. Theresita Patula		statements;	Dir. Elizabeth A. Fontanilla
CSSG — Asset	•	Inventory of real estate
Administration		properties including
TRC		records of the
		originating accounts,
		titles, history, etc.;
b. Technology Centers	•	All existing contracts
		leasing real estate
		properties;
Mr. Ariel S. Reyes	•	All equipment, fixtures,
		etc. used in the
		administration of the
		technocenters;
Special Projects (DOSTv,	•	All equipment, devices,	Science and Technology
PST, UNDP Mapping		etc. purchased/used for	Information Institute (STII)
Project)		the projects;
	•	All records of the
		projects;	Alan Taule,
	•	All funds approved for
		project use

 

B. Winding down of the operations, disposition of assets and settlement of the liabilities of TRC CAIHTE

Winding Down Activities	What to be Transferred	Recipient Entity/Focal
		Person
Disposition/Transfer of	Small Value Properties (office	DOST Administrative and
Corporate assets	equipment, furniture/fixtures,	Legal Service (DOST-
	unserviceable vehicles etc.	ALS)
Atty. Ma. Theresita Patula
CSSG — Asset Administration		Dir. Elizabeth A. Fontanilla
TRC
Litigation of Pending	All records of pending	DOST Administrative and
Cases	cases	Legal Service (DOST-
		ALS) — Legal Division
Atty. Deanabeth Gonzalez
Legal Services and Human		Dir. Elizabeth A. Fontanilla
Resource Management
TRC
Transfer of TRC Records	All records in the custody	DOST Administrative and
	of TRC e.g., employee	Legal Service (DOST-
Atty. Ma. Theresita Patula	files, corporate records	ALS)
CSSG — Asset Administration	etc.	Dir. Elizabeth A. Fontanilla
TRC
Collection of Accounts	All records pertinent to	DOST Administrative and
Receivable	TRC's pending accounts	Legal Service (DOST-
	receivable	ALS)
Atty. Deanabeth Gonzalez		Dir. Elizabeth A. Fontanilla
Legal Services and Human
Resource Management
TRC
Settlement of the	All records pertinent to	DOST Administrative and
Liabilities of TRC	TRC's liabilities	Legal Service (DOST-
		ALS)/Financial and
Atty. Deanabeth Gonzalez		Management Service
Legal Services and Human		(FMS)
Resource Management
TRC		Dir. Elizabeth A. Fontanilla/
		Dir. Belma Martinez
Ms. Marivic Jover
Chief Accountant

C. Settlement of the Retirement/Separation Benefits of Affected Employees

Winding Down Activities	What to be Transferred	Recipient
Settlement of the	—	TRC employees affected
retirement/separation
benefits of affected
employees; transfer and
other HR concerns
Atty. Deanabeth Gonzalez
Legal Services and Human
Resource Management
TRC

The cut-off date of the final closure of the operations and closing of books of account of TRC is on October 31, 2015, and therefore, all remaining functions of TRC shall have been transferred to DOST and the custody of the assets of TRC shall be turned over to DOST to prevent its dissipation.

Only a skeletal organization shall be in place to pursue the complete implementation of the liquidation plan.

The DOST shall take all proper and necessary steps to protect the interests of the government in connection with the liquidation, including the preservation of the assets of TRC until such time that it has been disposed.

All proceeds arising from the liquidation shall be held in trust for purposes of the implementation of the liquidation of TRC and the settlement of its liabilities, and any remaining assets shall thereafter be transferred to the DOST. aScITE

BY AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY

(SGD.) RAYMUND E. LIBOROAssistant Secretary, DOST and