Composition of the RKCG

The RKCG is composed of a) the heads, designated focal persons or their authorized representatives of the regional counterparts of the NKCG agencies, b) the Cabinet Officer for Regional Development, c)the Presidential Assistant, d) Deputy Presidential Assistant, e) NAPC Sectoral Council members residing in the region, f) regional chapters of the Leagues of local government units, g) the Local Poverty Reduction Officer of each province and highly urbanized city in the region, and h) other government agencies, civil society, private sector, and basic sector groups that the RKCG may invite to sit as members.

• set up within the existing structure of the Regional Development Council (RDC) for all regions except the National Capital Region and the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
• the government of the ARMM shall constitute its own convergence group and secretariat. It may, however, call on the assistance of the NAPC on this matter. The ARMM Governor shall serve as the ARMM KALAHI Convergence Chair.
• NAPC shall facilitate the establishment of a RKCG in the NCR whose chair shall be the NAPC Lead Convenor and with the NAPC Secretariat as the NCR-RKCG Secretariat.

• preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of regional poverty alleviation plans and investment programs, including the formulation of policy recommendations thereof;
• integration of poverty reduction plans and programs of local government bodies (provincial, city, municipal, barangay), line agencies, state universities and colleges, government owned and controlled corporations, and special development authorities in the region into a regional poverty reduction plan;
• review, prioritization, and endorsement to NAPC and other relevant and concerned agencies the poverty reduction investment program/budgets of the region for funding and implementation by concerned national agencies;
• promotion and encouragement of the inflow and allocation of private investments in the region to support regional development objectives, policies and strategies supporting poverty initiatives in the region;
• review, prioritization, and endorsement of poverty reduction-related national plans, programs, and projects proposed for implementation in the region;
• initiation and coordination of the development, funding and implementation of regional and special poverty development projects such as those involving several agencies or LGUs;
• mobilization of concerned government agencies, organizations, sectors, or entities such as the Local Poverty Reduction Action Officer (LPRAOS), whenever necessary;
• mobilization of the Cabinet Officer for Regional Development (CORD) to facilitate resolution of RKCG matters that need Cabinet action;
• recognition and coordination with focal persons, teams, and/or committees that LGUs may establish at their respective levels as RKCG counterparts;
• enhancement of basic sector participation, especially the NAPC sectoral council members in the regions, and improve coordination with the concerned local government units as well as local civil society groups;
• close collaboration with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to maintain a strong link between anti-poverty and internal security efforts of the government;
• formulation and approval of its internal rules, including but not limited to, the conduct of regular and special meetings, declaration of quorum, election of officers, approval of minutes and resolutions;
• screening of NGOs and other civil society groups interested in RKCG membership and participation in KALAHI- related activities;
• conduct of periodic review and assessment of RKCG's programs, projects and activities; and
• performance of other related functions and activities as may be necessary to promote and sustain poverty initiatives in the region.