The latter are headed by lntendentes, who are the direct representative of the President of the Republic in each of the 15 regions. Councils (Consejos regionales, COREs) supervise the lntendentes' duties and approve the Regional Plan for Urban development (Plan Regional de Desarrollo Urbano, PRDU) as well as the Inter-Communal or Metropolitan Master Plan (Plan Regulador Intercomunal o Metropolitano, PRI or PRM), as proposed by the SEREMIs. In addition, communal master plans (PMC) need to be submitted to CORE’S approval if they are not included in existing PRI or PRM.