As a non-proft, non-stock corporation duly organized under Philippine laws and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, RCE-Cebu is governed by a Board of Trustees comprising of five elected representatives from RCE-Cebu’s members. The Board of Trustees is headed by the RCE-Cebu president and coordinator who shall preside over RCE-Cebu meetings and form committees to propose and implement programs and projects. He/She may create a Steering Committee that shall carry out the following duties and responsibilities:

• formulate and oversee the implementation of work plans of the RCE Cebu,
• organise working groups, either of the project-based type or of the standing committee type, to plan, formulate and implement projects,
• facilitate information exchange among partners and other RCEs, and,
• formulate, and see to the compliance with rules and regulations as required to ensure the smooth operation of the network. Affiliate Members shall take part in the activities of RCE-Cebu and may be members of working groups in the formulation of plans and the implementation of projects.

Aside from being a juridical entity, RCE-Cebu is also acknowledged by the United Nations University - Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS), which guides its policy framework. The designated representative of UNU-IAS serves as an ex-officio member of the Steering Committee. Since RCEs worldwide, together, constitute the Global Learning Space for Sustainable Development (GLSSD), the linkage between RCE-Cebu and UNU-IAS shall be on two levels. One at the operational level through the designated UNU-IAS representative acting in an ex-officio member of the RCE Steering Committee, and the other at the global level where UNU-IAS serves as the Global RCE Service Centre that unites RCEs globally into an overarching umbrella for the promotion of education for sustainable development. The Steering Committee will establish an Advisory Panel composed of experts to provide professional and technical advice to both the Steering Committee and the various working groups when needed.

A Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) is thought as a network that is designed to strengthen the collaboration for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) among regional and local actors. (UNU, 2009) RCE-CEBU aims to create an active, stable, regional resource and communication center and network to document, disseminate, and share the urgent need for, as well as the best practices and responses related to ESD, on poverty alleviation, responsive governance, environment and gender issues, among others. With the University of the Philippines Visayas Cebu College as central node and secretariat, RCE-CEBU aims to form a multisectoral network of partners and stakeholders from the academe, civil society, youth, differently-abled, local government units and agencies, business and media, among others. RCE-CEBU is organized as a non-stock, non-profit corporation duly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It is acknowledged by United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS). UNU-IAS serves as the Global RCE Service Center that unites all RCEs globally into an overarching umbrella for the promotion of education for sustainable development. Upon its establishment in 2006, RCE-CEBU committed to work on three focal projects in addition to its function as a platform for dialogue and collaboration among relevant ESD stakeholders in the region.

• (1) I-WARM-CEBU (Integrated Water and Resource Management) sustainably taps water resources in response to water shortage in Cebu. It envisions the sustainable management of water resources in the entire Cebu province through the use of innovative and sustainable technologies.
• (2) REPORMA (Regional Resource, Poverty, and Poverty Response Mapping) aims to inventory all available resources in the region starting with Cebu, especially those that would have the most impact in addressing poverty.
• (3) ESD Resource Center sets up of a multimedia library, training resources and publication facility for Information, Communication and Education (ICE) materials. One of its main features is the Knowledge Network (KNOWNET) which bridges the forest and urban communities toward ESD through the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).