 A society where the poor,

vulnerable and disadvantaged

families and communities are
empowered for an improve quality
of life.
 To provide social protection and promote
the rights and welfare of the poor, vulnerable
and disadvantaged individuals, family and
community to contribute to poverty alleviation
and empowerment.
 Through SWD Policies, programs, projects,
and services implemented with or through
LGUs, NGOs, Pos, other Go’s and other
member of civil society.
 Formulation and advocacy of a just and
responsive SWD legislative agenda, policies
and plans, as well as ensuring their effective
implementation.
 Identification, development and marketing of
(social) technologies for building up
 Setting up and enforcement of SWD standards to
protect the right of the poor and the
disadvantaged to quality services:
 Provision of technical assistance and resource
augmentation to intermediaries to the
implementation of SWD programs and services:
and
 Provision of preventive, protective, and
rehabilitative and developmental programs and
services
SOCIETAL GOAL REDUCED POVERTY INCIDENCE
AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE
SOCIAL SECTOR GOAL OF THE DISADVANTAGED

ORGANIZATIONAL Improved capacity and increased opportunities for

OUTCOMES the poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged sector

Responsive policy
Strengthened
environment for social
capacity and Empowered/protected
welfare and
increased resources disadvantaged and
development concern
of intermediaries vulnerable individuals,
sector families and communities
1 services related to 3 support services,
formulation and capability building 4 direct SWD
2 standards services to
advocacy, monitoring & technical
setting licensing community
and evaluation of SWD assistance to
and accreditation and center
Plans, policies and intermediaries, local
services based clients
programs networks
 Strengthened Capacity and 3 support services, capability
ORGANIZATION Increased Resources of building and technical
AL OUTCOMES Intermediaries Section assistance to intermediaries
local network
Training and capability building program
2 Standard setting (central office) social welfare institutional
TSMAJOR development
FINAL Licensing and
Accreditation Services
OUTPUTS Provision of technical assistance and related
services to intermediaries (field office)

PROJGRAMS / Locally founded special projects

ACTIVITIES /
PROJECTS Social protection and promotion of
rights and welfare of the poor,
Standard Setting, vulnerable and disadvantaged
Licensing
Augmentation and support services
Accreditation/
to intermediaries of social welfare
Authorization
Legend: and development program and
DSWD activities for
ICAB Distressed and displaced individuals, families and
CWC communities in specially difficult circumstances including
NCWDP victims of disasters and calamity.
 STB’S log Frame
Sectoral goal

Improved capacity and increased

Organizational opportunities for the poor, vulnerable.
outcome And disadvantaged sector

Major final output

Societal goal Responsive social welfare and
development program

activities
Pilot texting &
Program promotion &
Demonstration
Research and development institutionalization
1. social preparation 1. Terminal review and
1. Data gathering
2. Environmental scanning 2.Capacity building evaluation
2. Enrichment of program
3.Service delivery
3. Research and development such manuals and
4.Monitoring and guidelines
4. Project concepts/proposal
5. Project designs provision of 3. Developmental and
technical assistance packaging of program
6. Log frame development materials
5. Periodic assessment
7. Development of project 4. Promotion and advocacy
guidelines 6. Documentation 5. Capacity building of
7. preparation of intermediaries
8. Formulation of terms % 6. institutionalization
manuals
WHAT IS SOCIAL TECHNOLOGY? This refers to
innovative models, approaches, strategies and
interventions in social welfare and development,
designed to respond to the needs of the poor,
disadvantaged and vulnerable members of the
society.
SOCIAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT is a
process whereby the partners and stakeholders
are actively engaged/ involved in the whole phases
and developing and implementing innovative SWD
Project models; strategies and interventions for
implementations of SWD;s.
 HOW PILOT SITES ARE
IDENTIFIED? In terms of
incidence/prevalence of the problem.
If it is donor driven, we cannot do
something about it but to respect the
choices of the donor. Piloting usually
covers the three islands clusters. We
start by training people at the local
level; looking also in the LGU initiated
projects.
 The concerned region shall coordinate with the
STB and the region, concerned, which initially
piloted the project, e.g. region v- family
wellness program. STB Conducts evaluation
and provides technical assistance to regions
with new technology and provides
recommendations based on the evaluation of
the bureau of the new project of the region.
FREQUENCY OF MONITORING conducted
preferably bimonthly but there is a need to
synchronize the schedule of staff within the
unit to ensure that there is an available
staff while others are conducting their
monitoring visits.

REPORTING SYSTEM. Periodic reports are

submitted field offices and pilot LGU’s
quarterly or per semester (i.e., progress
report, semestral reports, annual report)
 Is a human being below the age
of 18 years unless national laws
recognize the age of majority
earlier-(CRC, Article 1)
 To be born. To have a name and nationality.
 To be free. To have a family who will take care
of him
 To have a good education
 To develop my potentials
 To have enough food, shelter, a healthy and
active body
 To be given opportunity for play and
leisure
 To be given protection against abuse,
danger and violence brought by war and
conflict
 To live in a peaceful community to be
defended and assisted by the
government
 To be able to express own views
 Is an international instrument of law that
defines the comprehensive sets of rights that
ALL children must enjoy. State parties should
ensure that all appropriate measures are
undertaken to ensure enjoyment of child rights.
The convention on the rights of
children

FOUR BASIC PRINCIPLES

BASIC PRINCIPLES

 Best interest of the child

 Right to life, survival and development
 Non-discrimination
 Right to participation
 Categories

 Survival
 Development
 Protection
 And participation
 Survival rights

 Every child has the inherent right to life and

the state has an obligation to ensure the child’s
survival and development. They include rights
to adequate food, shelter, clean water and
primary health care.
Development rights

 These are rights to the resources, skills and

contributions necessary for the full
development of a child. They include rights to
formal education, leisure and recreation,
cultural activities and information.
 Protection rights
 These rights include protection of all form
of child abuse, neglect, exploitation and
cruelly, including the right to special
protection in times of war and protection
from abuse in the criminal justice system
 Participation rights
 Children are entitled to the freedom to
express opinions and to have a say in
matters.
 Government response
 1987 constitution
 Family code of the Philippines
 Presidential decree 603(1974)
 RA 7610 of 1993 or special protection of
children against child abuse
 RA 8172 OF 1995 or ASIN LAW
 RA 8370 of 1997 or children’s television act
 Ra 8296 06 June 1997( an act every Sunday of
December as national children’s broadcasting
day)
 RA 8369 28 OCTOBER 1997(An act
establishing family courts, granting the
exclusive original jurisdiction over child and
family cases.
 RA 8980 of 2000 or ECCD act
 RA 8972 of 2000 or the solo parents’ act
 RA 9208 OR anti trafficking in persons act
of 2003
 Ra 9231- 19 December 2003 ( an act
providing for the elimination of the of the
worst form of child labor and affording
stronger protection for the working child
1987 constitution
 RA 9255 of 2003 - an act
allowing illegitimate children to
use the surname of their father,
amending for the purpose article
of 176 of E.O 209.

 RA 9262 or anti violence against

women and children act of 2004
 RA 9288 of 2004- or an act
promulgating a comprehensive
policy and a national system for
ensuring newborn screening.
 RA 9344 Or juvenile justice and
welfare act of 2006.

 RA 9523 of 2009 or an act

requiring the certification of the
DSWD to declare the child legally
available for adoption.

 RA 9775,Also known as the anti

child pornography act of 2009.

 RA 9858 of 2009 (legitimization of

children born to underage parents.
 Health and nutrition
 Pre-and post-natal program
 Child-friendly hospital
 Integrated management of childhood diseases
 Early identification of children’s illness
 Mother baby friendly initiatives
 Vitamin A, iron, and zinc supplementation
 Immunization program
 Food fortification program
 Supplementary feeding program
 EDUCATION
 project REACH (reaching all children)
 DepEd Pre-school program
 Feeding program
 Drop-out reduction program
 Computerization program
 children and women desks in police stations
 support for victims/witnesses for trafficking
in human being
 parent effectiveness service/ ERPAT
 pantawid sa pamilyang pilipino program
(4P’S)
 comprehensive program for child protection.
The Filipino family

 Filipinos comprise 111 cultural and linguistic

groups of malay-polynesian origin. with
verifying degrees of Chinese. Spanish and
American influences. Majority are roman
catholic, though a significant number are
protestants and Muslims. The Philippines is
the world’s third largest English-speaking
country after the united states and the united
kingdom. Filipino is the national language;
English is for commercial and legal
translations. Literacy rate is a high 94%.
 The communities before the colonial years
were small, consisting of about thirty-to
one hundred households with population of
100 to 500 individuals. Most of the villages
could be found in the upland and coastal
areas, thus earnings the name “balangay”,
a malay term referring to a small boat
commonly used by the residents as their
means of transport .although these
communities were small, they were
nevertheless, self reliant and were
governed by the natives themselves.
 The family plays a very significant role in the life
of the Filipinos and in the development of the
community. Traditionally, the family is so
protective that going outside the family to ask
for help like from a social welfare agency is
only taken as a last course of action. As much
as possible it is the family that takes care of its
own kind as a show of independence and self
reliance. pride (dangal)and shame (hiya)
dominate the psyche of the people. in some
instances the practice of these values becomes
counter productive.
 Because of the magnitude of poverty especially
in the rural areas, the Filipino family cannot
afford to be passive and isolated. It is now
proactive as strategic partners in solving their
problems, meeting their needs and fighting
poverty. Values like bayanihan (cooperation),
damayan (sharing) and utang na loob
(gratitude) are now more demonstrated in
social development programs. There is a
revival of values that were propagated by
ancients edicts like the codes of kalantiao and
maragtas.
STATUS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

 There are about 78.6 million households. The

average house hold size is 5. More than half of the
population occupies the largest island of Luzon.
The national poverty line is 36.8 which means that
about one third of the population is poor. The
average annual income is 2890 which is less than
the minimum monthly requirement for a family of 5
to meet all their basic needs. The annual per
capita poverty treshold is 278. The annual per
capita food threshold is 184. The GDP is 74.7 B
US. The GDP per capita is 4.170 from 3,971. The
country has the medium human development
index (HDI). It ranks number 77 in 2000 to number
83 in 2002 out of 177 countries.
 For the human poverty index (HPI) that
measures deprivations in terms of the three
basic dimensions of development the county
ranks number 28 (from 23 in 2000) out of 95
developing countries. In other words, the index
represents vulnerability to death at relatively
early age, exclusion from the word reaching
and communications and lack of access to over
all economic provisioning, as measured by the
percentage of the population not using
improved waters sources and the percentage
of children under 5 who are under weight.
 The gender development index the country
rank number 66. GDI adjusts the average
achievement to reflect the inequalities
between men and women in terms of a long
and healthy life, knowledge and descents of
living. For the gender empowerment
measure it is number 37 better than
Malaysia (44) and Thailand (57). The GEM
captures gender inequality in three key
areas: political decision- making power,
economic participation and decision-making
and power over economic resources.
 Filipino women are better than
counterparts in some of our neighboring
countries in southeastAsia.as a matter of
fact in most community development
projects women are very much actively
involved. Women are good
entrepreneurs and they are very good in
managing livelihood projects.
How ever, there still much to do as far as
capacitating or giving women education,
health and medical care and other basic
services. There is also a lot of
development work that is needed to
address the problem of poverty
particularly in the rural areas of the
country. Income is low and this explains
why food and nutrition as well as health
are important concerns that should be
addressed in development works.
Evolution of Social Welfare

 Concern for others is inherent In the

Filipino character. Two (2) ancient decrees
of the barangay, the maragtas code and
the kalantiao code, formed the basis of
policy for human interaction in promoting
the well being of people and communities.
These codes primarily give importance to a
rule that each member should be
responsible for one another and that the
community must see to it that the needs of
its members are well provided.
 Caring for people is indeed an inherent
treat of the Filipino. In fact, two modes of
intervention, shaped by human values,
became visible and have been practiced
since time immemorial. These are
bayanihan and damayan helping
approaches. Bayanihan is the
collaborative way to approach a
community problem. People collaborate
and work together to provide labor and
materials to build farm to market roads.
Damayan is more of an individualized
approach to a person or family who
needs assistance.
 The spirit behind these ancient laws,
values and approaches is the sense of
kapwa tao that gives value to the
importance of the other person. It is this
force that propels people to show
concern for their neighbor’s welfare
inside their respective barangays. A
barangay is the basic local government
unit. It is at this level that domestic as
well as community problem are
mediated and settled.
 The colonizers reinforced these good
practices.
The Spaniards came and brought
Christianity to the Filipinos. They
taught the concept of salvation as an
incentive to being good and responsible
as our brother’s keeper. They
established institution like San Lazaro
Hospital, San Juan De Dios Hospital,
and Hospicio De San Jose.
 The Americans introduced two (2)
important concepts that of public welfare
as a government responsibility and the
principle of “parens Patriae . This
principle allows the government to take
into custody and provide protections to
all victim particularly children who are
physically and sexually abused.
 In the 1940’s or during the Japanese
occupation social welfare activities
focused more on relief for prisoners of
war and displaced persons. This was the
need at the time of conflict. After the war
social welfare concentrated on more
relief and rehabilitation for orphans,
displaced persons, physically disabled,
and released prisoners.
 On the 1960’s there was a strengthening
of government social welfare. It was at
this time that the SWA was transformed
into the Department of Social Welfare by
virtue of republic act 5416 in 1968. As a
cabinet department it assumed the bigger
role of promoting the social welfare
activities of government.
 In the 1950’s the thrust of social
welfare was the delivery of social
amelioration program into the
countryside because of the agrarian
unrest in central Luzon. This unrest
caused by the abused and unjust
relationship between landlords and
tenants. It was during this period that
the government established the social
welfare administration (SWA). This was
the forerunner of the present DSWD.
 In the 1970’s emphasis was given to
the development and integration of
more specific social welfare [programs,
namely self-employment assistance for
livelihood opportunities; practical ski;;s
development for capacity building, day
care services for children; family
planning for couples, and special social
service for emergency situations.
 In the 1980’s an important development was
the introduction of a tool to measure and track
the changes in the wellbeing of clients. This
first tool was the social welfare indicators (SWI)
that measured the movement of a client from
survival to subsistence and to self-reliance.
This tool was further enhanced and was
revised to become the family welfare indicators
(FWI) to monitor changes in the family’s
wellbeing. After about two decades later these
systems of measurement become SWDIS or
the social welfare development indicator
system that measure the indicators of survival
security and empowerment of clients and
communities being assisted.
 In the 1990’s the social reform agenda
was launched by the national
government and the department of social
welfare and development was a major
player. As a matter of fact it started the
comprehensive and integrated delivery
of services (CIDS). Using the principle of
convergence this flagship project has
enabled the growth of people and
communities by the mobilization and
delivery of vital government services that
converge at the level the family and the
community.
 It was also in the early parts of 1990’s
that republic act of 7160. Or the local
government code was approved and
transferred the delivery of social welfare
services from the national government to
the local government units. the basic
premise for the transfer is that it is the
local government that knows better the
needs and problems of people. As a
result, the mandate of the DSWD, as a
premier welfare agency, change from
direct service provider to policy and
program developer.
 In the 2000s CIDS was further reinforced
and became KALAHI-CIDS or the
movement against poverty. It is the
government’s key strategy for poverty
alleviation whose ultimate goal is social
change and empowerment through the
delivery of basic social services, vital
infrastructures, livelihood and financing
interventions.

 KALAHI-CIDS is being implemented by the
Department of Social Welfare and Development.
It is a community driven development project
where decision-making resides in the community.
The people analyze their situation and needs,
prioritize problems, propose solution and develop
projects which they implement and manage.
Social Welfare Legislations

 Philippine social welfare policy is selective

and not universal where everybody is
protected with welfare provisions that start
from the “womb to the tomb”. In selective
social welfare not every citizen is entitled to
the social welfare benefits. Social welfare
services are limited to those who are really
in need like the poor and the disadvantaged
groups, more specifically, the orphans,
abused children, needy adults, battered and
disadvantaged women, elderly, persons with
disabilities.
 Policy making starts with the stakeholders discussing the
problems and issues and submitting the proposal that is
technically called a bill after being sponsored by a
congressman or a senator the upper chamber or the
senate. o the floor of legislative bodies like the lower
house or the house of representative (HOR) and the upper
chamber or the senate. After careful deliberations and
subsequent approval by both chambers the bill comes to
the conference committee that is composed of selected
congressman and senators to craft the final version after
threshing out the version that was passed by both houses.
It is only after the approval of the president of the
Philippines that the bill becomes a law or policy that is
labeled as a republic act that will serve as the basis for
the line departments like the DSWD to develop the
corresponding program and issue the implementing rules
and guidelines.
 There are a number of important
legislations in the country. These
national policies are designed to serve,
protect, promote and sustain the
welfare and development of poor and
disadvantaged families, children, youth,
women, persons with disabilities,
elderly, solo parents, indigenous and
migrant workers.
The family

Republic act No. 8369-

An Act establishing Family Courts, Granting
them Exclusively Original Jurisdiction
over Child and Family Cases;
Republic act 8533-
The family code of the Philippines. An act
amending Title 1, chapter with Respect
to Terms and Conditions of Employment;
On Solo Parents

3.Republic act No. 8972

an act providing for benefits
and privileges to solo parents
and their children.
On women

4.republic act No.6725-

An Act strengthening on discrimination
against women with respect to terms
and conditions of employment;

5.Republic Act no.7192-

women in development and nation
Building Act;

6.Republic act no.7882-

an act providing assistance to women
engaging in micro and cottage
business enterprises and for other
purposes and;
7. Republic act no.8353-anti rape
law of 1997;

8. Republic act no.9208- an act to

institute policies to eliminate
trafficking in persons especially
women And children;

9. Republic act no.9262-an act

defining violence against women
and children
On Children

10.republic act no.6972-an act establishing a day

care in every barangay, instituting therein a total
development and protection of children act.
11.republic act no.7610-Special protection of
children against child abuse exploitation and
discrimination:
12.republic act no.7658-an act prohibiting
employment of children below 15 years of age in
public and private undertakings;
13.Republic act no.8043-inter country
adoption act of 1995;
14.republic act no.8552-the domestic
adoption act of 1998;
15 republic act no. 8980-an act providing a
comprehensive policy and a national
system for early childhood care and
development;
16 republic act no. 9231-an act providing for
elimination of the worst forms of child labor
and affording stronger protection for the
working child;
On youth

17.republic act no.8044-an act creating the

national youth commission, establishing a
national comprehensive program on youth
development;
On the elderly

18.republic act no.7432-an act to maximize the

contribution of senior citizens to nation
building;

19.republic act no.9257- an act granting

additional benefits and privileges to senior
citizens;
On person with disabilities

20. Republic act no.7277-an act providing for

the rehabilitation, self development and self
reliance of disabled persons and their
integration into the mainstream of society;
On migrant workers
21. republic act no.8042-an act to institute the
policies of overseas employment and
establish a higher standard of protection and
promotion of the welfare of migrant workers
their families and overseas Filipino in
distress.
On Indigenous Peoples
22. Republic act no.8271-
An act to recognize and promote the rights
and indigenous cultural
communities/indigenous people, creating a
national commission of indigenous people.
On the devolution of social welfare
service
 23.Republic act no.7160-local government
code that localize the implementation of
social welfare services.
Social welfare programs and
services

 With the devolution of social welfare

services, the department of social welfare
and development has to keep in manmade
of program development and delivery of
technical assistance to the local
governments units, namely the provincial
municipal and city governments that are
now tasked to directly implement social
welfare programs and services for their
constituencies.
There are, how ever highly specialized
projects that needs the direct supervision
by the department of social welfare and
development .these retained programs and
services are As follows
1.community based integrated programs that
have a national coverage like the
comprehensive and integrated delivery of
social services; self employment assistance
kaunlaran integrated program and lingap
sa mahirap;
2. Protective Services for Vulnerable and
Disadvantaged Groups like:
 Children (adaptation, foster care, legal
guardianship, services for children in need
of special protection; abused and exploited,
street children, working children, child labor,
children in situations of armed conflict/ trans
nationals and repatriated children);
 Youth (special social services for youth
offenders);
 Women (productivity skills capability
building for disadvantaged women, services
for women in especially difficult
circumstances);
 Persons with disabilities (social and
vocational rehabilitation services);
 Older persons (day center services for
older persons);
 Dysfunctional couples and families ( parent
effectiveness services and services for
street families);
 Individuals with special needs (after care
service for recovered drug dependents and
crisis intervention); and
 Residential care (children, youth, women,
persons with disabilities, older persons,
couples and families).
 Disaster management ( augmentation
assistance for disaster preparedness,
response and rehabilitation);

 Pilot projects (national family violence

prevention program; empowerment and
affirmation of paternal abilities; community
based strategies for drug abused and
HIV/AIDS; therapy services for sexually
abused and exploited children; tuloy aral
walang sagabal or continue schooling
without hindrance; home aide service;
foster care program for children with
special needs)
 The devolved programs and services to the local
government units include:
 Children (community based services for street/working
children; supplemental feeding; day care services)

 Youth (unlad kabataan kabataan program and youth

development; community based services for delinquent
youth; self employment assistance for youth)

 Women (self employment and community participation

skills development; woman and child care skills
development; livelihood skills development; social skills
communications skills development)
 Persons with disabilities (self and social
enhancement services; early detection and
prevention of disability, assistance for physical
restoration for disabled persons; community
based vocational rehabilitation and
employment; self employment assistance;
after care and follow up services for released
prisoners, recovered mental patient and
rehabilitation drug dependents; information
dissemination on disability prevention)

 Older persons (special social services for older

persons; self and social enhancement
services; self employment assistance)
 Victims of disaster (family and
community preparedness/ disaster
mitigation and preparedness; disaster
relief services/ emergency disaster
relief/relief assistance; supplemental
feeding; critical incident stress debriefing;
food for work/cash for work; emergency
shelter assistance; core shelter
assistance services; balik probinsiya or
back to the province assistance;
assistance to individuals for crisis
situations).
 Couples/ families ( marriage counseling
service; crisis intervention services;
parent effectiveness services;
responsible parenthood; family casework;
social services for solo parents; self-
employment assistance).

 Disadvantaged communities (social

preparation for peoples participation,
community volunteer resource
development; and community
mobilization services)
 Current Status of Social Welfare Programs

 Given the current economic difficulties

and political turbulence there is still a lot of
work that needs to be done to address the
needs and problems of the poor and
disadvantaged sectors of society. This is
particularly true to the vulnerable population
that requires social welfare programs and
services like the families in distress,
abandoned children, battered woman, needy
adult, out of school youth, persons with
disabilities, and elderly among others.
 The primary welfare agency in the country
is the Department of Social Welfare and
Development. As a government entity it is
mandated to develop social welfare
programs and to provide technical
assistance to local government units in the
delivery of vital social welfare services to
people. As a government facility it is
responsible in the licensing and
accreditation in the non-government
organizations that are involved in human
development work. It sees to it that in
these private organizations follow the rules
and standards in the delivery of social
welfare services in the practice of social
work.
 But there is also one government
Corporation and this is the Philippine
Charities sweepstakes office (PCSO) which
is in-charge of conducting public lottery that
has been giving a lot of support for the needy
individuals who have difficulty financing their
medical requirements. This public company
has poured millions pesos to fund hospitals
that service the need of poor patients with
heart, kidney, lung, and all other kinds of
benign and catastrophic illness.
 There are also a number of non-government
originations in the country. Most of them are
primarily engaged in the development of
children and their families.
 Aside from UNICEF, these organizations
are as follows: SAVE THE CHILDREN,
CHRISTIAN CHILDRENS FUNDS PLAN
INTERNATIONAL, WORLD VISION,
CARITAS, CHILD HOPE, NORWEGIAN
FOUNDATION, CHILDREN
INTERNATIONAL, and CHILD HOPE
ASIA. Etc.
 Local organization that have also
dramatically contributed to the
development of people include;
Educational Research and Development
Assistance Foundation. (ERDA),
KAISAHANG BUHAY FOUNDATION
(KBF), BANTAY BATA etc.
 Business corporations have also effectively
exercised their corporate social responsibility.
Big corporations in the Philippines have their
own foundations that are into human
development work. To name a few; ANDRES
SORIANO, SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION,
METRO BANK, AYALA, ABOITIZ etc. in fact,
they have bonded themselves and form the
Philippine Business for Social Progress
(PBSP) which is active in implementing a
whole range of programs that benefit
individuals, families and communities.
 Generally, using children as a point of
entry, these human development
organizations have adopted a holistic
approach in development work. They
have introduced programs that build the
capabilities of families and their
communities. A number of them have
started to incorporate cooperatives,
housing, micro finance,
entrepreneurship, environment and the
importance of spiritually into their tested
approaches in education, health,
nutrition, livelihood and skills training
activities.
 Good results have been produced from the calculated
interventions delivered by government and private
organizations involved in human development initiatives. A
number of these are well documented. For example: years
back a family got a capital to engage in a chicken
barbecue business in a corner of busy street. With
determination and luck the family is now into a restaurant
business that attracts local and foreign visitors. another
example: a community organization that started with
individual livelihood project was transformed into a multi-
purpose cooperative that provides lending, housing and
mutual benefits assistance to its members. But what is
heartening to note is its social consciousness and concern
for another group in a neighboring community that
became a beneficiary of its grant of P/200.,000($3571) to
finance a micro-enterprise.
 Future direction: building the family
The oriental culture puts a premium on
the important role for the family. This
culture highly regards the family as a
source of strength as well as a refuge
in times of difficulties. It is natural for its
individual members to tap and mobilize
the resources of the family and the
relatives before they go to an agency
to seek help from a social welfare.
 Traditionally, because of culture, people
in need have reservations going to a
social welfare office to ask for
assistance and to receive welfare
benefits. For them it is a discomfort to
be asking help and in most case it is
considered a shame to queue up in a
line waiting to be served.
 Today. However, because of grinding
poverty and victimization of people and
the solutions beyond them, people are left
with no choice but to be actively involved
and tap a social welfare agency that is
either operated by a government or by a
non-government organization. They pin
their hopes in these organized social
welfare agencies as their providers and
safety nets when they are in crises.
 It is in these context that government
and non-government organizations
should once again go back to the basic
need and that is to build on the core
foundation of society and that is the
family system. Building families and
preventing them from becoming victims
is one best alternative option that should
not be missed in development work at
all types and level whether in social
services or in physical infrastructure.
 Empowering the family be building the
capacities of each member through
human development workers like social
workers who will serve as catalysts that
are indigenous and community based
might be one of the most responsive,
efficient and cost effective alternative to
a big welfare bureaucracy.
Reference:
 Annual reports of the department of
social welfare & development.
 Human development report,
(UNDP,2002)
 Human development report, (UNDP
2004)
 Library of the house of
representatives
 Philippine encyclopedia of social work
(NASWEI,2002
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organization auxiliary to the authorities of the
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 An Act Strengthening and Rationalizing the

National Prosecution Service Lapsed Into Law
on April 8, 2010

Republic act no. 10070

 An act establishing an institutional mechanism
to ensure the implementation of programs and
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province, city and municipality, amending…
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 An Act Declaring May 7 of every year as health workers

day approved by the President on April 6, 2010

Republic Act No.10068

 An Act providing for the Development and Promotion of

Organic Agriculture in the Philippines and for other
purposes Approved by the President on April 6, 2010

Republic Act No.10028

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amending for the purpose Republic Act No.7600 otherwise
known as an Act providing incentives to all Government
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 An Act Granting additional benefits and

privileges to Senior Citizen, further amending
Republic Act No.7432 as amended otherwise
known as an Act to maximize the contribution
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Republic Act No.9858
 An Act providing for the Legitimating of
children born to parents below marrying age
amending for the purpose the family Code of
the Republic Act No.9851 Philippines as
amended Approved by the President on
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 International humanitarian law approved by

the President on the December 11, 2009

Republic Act No.9803

 An Act to encourage the donation of food for

charitable purposes approved by the President on
November 25, 2009

Republic Act No.9775

 An Act Defining and Penalizing the crime of

child tomography prescribing penalties
therefore and for other purposes .Approved by
the President on November 17, 2009
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 Ant Act Mainstreaming Climate change into

government policy formulations, establishing the
framework strategy and program on climate
change ,creating for this purpose the climate
change Approved by the President on October
23,2009

Republic Act No.9710

 An Act providing for the magna carta of

women approved by the President on August
14, 2009
Republic Act No.9709
 An Act establishing a universal newborn
hearing screening program for the prevention,
early diagnostics and intervention of hearing
loss approved by the government on August
12, 2009.

Republic Act No. 9700

 An Act Strengthening the comprehensive
Agrarians Reform program (CARP), Extending
the acquisition and distribution of all
agricultural lands, instituting necessary
reforms,
 Amending for the…….approved by the
President on August 7, 2009
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 An Act Strengthening and expanding the

coverage of the special program for employment
of students, amending for the purpose provisions
of R.A No. 7323, otherwise known as the
special…. Approved by the President on April 1,
2009

Republic Act No. 9523

 An Act Acquiring the certification of the

department of social welfare and development
(DSWD) to declare a child legally available for
adoption as a prerequisite for adoption
proceedings..Approved by the President on
March 12 2009
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 An Act Establishing livelihood and skills training

centers in fourth, fifth and sixth class
municipalities and for other purposes approved
by the President on October 21 2008

Republic Act No.9502

 An Act Providing for cheaper and quality

medicines , amending for the purpose Republic
No.8293 or n the intellectual property Code .
Republic act no. 6675 or the Generics act of
1988 and approved by the President on June 6,
2008
Republic act no.9501
 An act to promote entrepreneurship by strengthening
development and assistance programs to micro small and
medium scale enterprises amending for the purpose
republic no. 6977, as approved by the president on may
23 2008

Republic Act No.9442

 An Act Amending Republic Act No.7277, Otherwise

Known as the Magna Carta for Disabled Person and
for other purposes Approved by the President on
April 30 2007
Republic act no.9439
 An act prohibiting the detention of patient’s n hospitals and medical
clinics on grounds of nonpayment of hospital bills or medical
expenses Approved by the president on April 27 2007

Republic Act no.9418

 An act institutionalizing a strategy for rural development,
strengthening volunteerism and for other purposes
approved by the president on April 10 2007
Republic act No.9433

 An act providing for a magna carta for public social

workers approved by the president on April 11, 2007
Republic act no, 9422

 An Act to strengthen the regulatory function of the Philippines

Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) , Amending for
this purpose Republic Act No. 8042 , otherwise known as the
migrant.. Approved by the President on April 2007

Republic Act No.9397

 An Act amending Section 12 of Republic Act No. 7279

otherwise known as the Urban development and housing Act
of 1992, and for other purpose Approved by the President on
March 18, 2007

Republic Act No.9346

 Ant Act Prohibiting the Imposition of death penalty in the

Philippines Approved by the President on June 24, 2006
Republic Act No.9344

 Juvenile Justice System Approved by the

President on May 28, 2006

RA 09208

 AN ACT TO INSTITUTE POLICIES TO ELIMINATE

TRAFFCKING IN PERSONS ESPECIALLY WOMEN
AND CHILDREN, ESTABLISHING THE NECESSARY
INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISISM FOR THE
PROTECTION AND SUPPURT OF TRAFFICKED
PERSONS, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR ITS
VIOLATIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
approved by the president on may 26 2003
RA 09231

 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ELIMINATION OF THE

WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR AND AFFORDING
STRONGER PROTECTION FOR THE WORKING
CHILDREN, AMENDNG FOR THIS PURPOSE
REPUBLIC ACT NO.7610, AS AMENDED, OTHER
WISE KNOWN AS THE SPECIAL PROTECTION OF
CHILDREN AGAINST CHILD ABUSE , EXPLOITATION
AND DISCRIMINATION ACT
 approved by the President on December 19, 2003
RA 08368

 AN ACT REPEALING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO.

772, ENTITLED PENALIZING SQUATTING AND
OTHER SIMILAR ACTS.
Approved by the president on October 27, 1997

RA08369

 AN ACT ESTABLISHING FAMILY COURTS,

GRANTING THEM EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL
JURISDICTION OVER CHILD AND FAMILY CASES,
AMENDING BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, AS
AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
JUDICIARYREORRGANIZATION ACT OF 1980,
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR
OTHJER PURPOSES

Approved by the president on October 28,1997

 RA08370

 CHILDREN’S TELEVISION ACT OF 1997

Approved by the president on October 28,1997

RA08371

 AN ACT TO RECOGNIZE, PROMOTE, AND

PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS
CULTURAL COMMUNITIES/INDIGENOUS
POEPLES, CREATING A NATIONAL
COMMISSION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES,
ESTABLISHING IMPLEMENTING
MECHANISMS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS,
THERFOR AND OTHER PURPOSE.
Approved by the president on October 29-1997
RAA08423

 AN ACT CREATING THE PHIIPPINE

INSTITUTE OF TRADITIONAL AND
ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE (PITACH)
TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT
OF TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE
HEALTH CARE IN THE PHILIPPINES,
PROVIDING FOR A TRADITIONAL AND
ALTERNATIVR HAELTH CARE
DEVELOPMENT FUND AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSE
Approved by the president on December 09,
1997
RA08425

 AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE

SOCIAL REFORM AND POVERTY
ALLEVIATION PROGRAM, CREATING
FOR THE PURPOSE THE NATIONAL
ANTI-POVERTY COMMISSION,
DEFINIGN ITS POWERS AND
FUNCTIONS,.AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
RA08436

 AN ACT PRESCRIBING URGENT RELATED

MEASURES TO MODERNIZE THE
AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES SECTORS
OF THE COUNTRY IN ORDER TO ENHANCE
THEIR PROFITABILITY, AND PREPARE SAID
SECTORS FOR THE CHALLENGES OF
GLOBALIZATION THROUGH AN ADEQUATE,
FOCUSED AND RATIONAL DELIVERY OF
NECESSARY SUPPORT SERVIVIES,
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THERFOR AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSE
Approved by the president on December 22, 1997
RA08504

 AN ACT PROMULGATING POLICIES

AND PRESCRIBING MEASURES FOR
THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF
HIV/AIDS INFORMATION AND
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM,
ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE
HIV/AIDS MONITORING SYSTM,
STRENGTHENING THE PHILIPPINE
AIDS COUNCIL AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
Approved by the president on February 13,
1998
RA08508

 AN ACT PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND

PROTECTION FOR RAPE VICTIMS,
ESTABLISHINGFOR THE PURPOS A
RAPE CRISIS CENTER IN EVERY
PROVINCE AND CITY, AUTHORIZING
THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS
THERFOR AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
Approved by the president on February
18,1998
RA08524

 AN ACT CHANGING THE TERM OF OFFICE OF

THE BARABGAY OFFICIALS AND MEMBERS OF
THE SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN FROM THREE (3)
YEARS TO FIVE (5) YEAR, AMENDING FOR THE
PURPOSE SECTION 43 OF REPUBLIC OF
NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND
SIXTY, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL
GOVERNEMENT CODE UNIT OF 1991,AND FOR
OTHER PURPOESE
Approved by the president on February 14,1998
RA08533

 AN ACT AMENDING TITLE

 1. CHAPTER 3, ARTICLE 39 OF
EXECUTIVE ORDER OF.209, OTHERWISE
KOWN AS THE FAMILY CODE OF THE
PHILIPPINES, NULLIFYING THE
PPRESCRIPTIVE PERIOD FOR ACTION OR
DEFENSES GROUNDED ON
PSYCHOLOGICAL INCAPACITY
Approved by the president on February 28,1998
RA08545

 AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO.

5728, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “ AN ACT
PROVIDING GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE
TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN
PRIVATE EDUCATION AND APPROPRIATE
FUNDS THERFOR” ESTABLISHING A FUND
FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBSIDIZING
SALARIES OF PRIVATE TEACHERS, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THERFOE”
Approved by the president on February 24.1998
RA08552

 AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE RULES AND

POLICIES ON THE DOMEAITC ADOPTION OF
FILIPINO CHILDREN AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
Approved by the president on February 25, 1998

RA07655

 AN ACT INCREASING THE MINIMUM WAGE OF

HOUSEHELPERS, AMENDING OFR THE
PURPOSE OF ARTICLE 143. OF PRESIDENTIAL
DECREE NO. 442 AS AMENDED
Approved by the president on august 19,1993
RA07658

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE EMPLOYMENT OF

CHILLDREN BELOW 15 YEARS OF AGE IN
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNDERTAKING,
AMENDING FOR THESE PURPOSE SECTION
12 ARTICLE V111 OF R.A 7610
Approved by the president on November 09, 1993
RA87688

AN ACT GIVING REPRESENTATION WOMEN IN

THE SOCIAL SECUURITY COMMISSION,
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 3 (A)
OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1161, AS AMENDE
Approved by the president march 03, 1994
RA07699

 AN ACT INSTITUTION LIMITED PORTABILITY

SCHEME IN THE SOCIAL SECURITY
INSURANCE SYSTEM BY OTALIZING THE
WORKERS CREDITABLE SERBVICE OR
CONTRIBUTIONS IN EACH OF THE SYSTEMS.
Approved by the President on May 01, 1994
RA07846

 AN ACT REQUIRING COMPULSORY

IMMUNIZATION AGAINTS HEPATATIS- B FOR
INFANTS AND CHILDREN BELOW EIGHT (8)
YEARS OLD, AMENDING FOR THE
PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 996,
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Approved by the President on December 30,
1994
RA07875
 AN ACT INSTITUTING A NATIONAL HEALTH
INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR ALL FILIPINOS AND
ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH
INSURANCE CORPORATION FOR THE
PURPOSE
Approved by the President on February 14, 1995

RA07877
 AN ACT DECLARING SEVUAL HARASMENT
UNLAWFUL IN THE EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION
OR TRANING ENVIRONMENT, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
Approved by the President on February 14, 1995
RA07882

AN ACT PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO

WOMEN ENGAGING IN MICRO AND
COTTAGE BUSINESS ENTERPRISES,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Approved by the president on February 20,
1995

RA07883

AN ACT GRANTING BENEFITS AND INCENTIVES

TO ACCREDITED BARANGAY HEATH
WORKERS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Approved by the President on February 20, 1995
RA08042

 AN ACT TO INSTITUTE THE POLICE OF

OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT AND ESTABLISH A
HIGHER STANDARD OF PROTECTION AND
PROMOTION OF THE WELFARE OF MIGRANT
WORKERS, THEIR FAMILIES AND OVERSEAS
FILIPINOS IN DISTRESS, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSE
Approved by the President on June 07, 1995

RA0843

AN ACT ESTABLISH THE RULES TO GOVERN

INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION OF FILIPINO
CHILDREN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Approved by the President on June 07, 1995
RA08044

 AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL YOUTH

COMISSION, ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL
COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED
PROGRAM ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT,
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
Approved by the President on June 07, 1995

RA08171

 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REPATRIATION OF

FILIPINO WOMEN WHO HAVE LOST THEIR
PHILIPPINE CITIZEN BY MARRIAGE TO ALIENS
AND OF NATURAL- BORN FILIPINOS
Approved by the President on July 03, 1995
RA06657

 AN ACT INSTITUTING A
COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN
REFORM PROGRAM TO PROMOTE
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND
INDUSTRIALIZATION, PROVIDING
THYE MERCHANISM FOR ITS
IMPLEMENTATION, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
Approved by the President on June 10,
1988
RA 06715

 AN ACT TO EXTEND PROTECTION TO LABOR ,

STRENGTHEN THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF
WORKERS TO SELF- ORGANIZATION, COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AND PEACEFUL CONCERTED ACTIVITIES,
FOSTER INDUSTRIAL PEACE ND HARMONY, PROMOTE
THE PREFERENTIAL USE OF VOLUNTARY MODES OF
SETTLING LABOR DISPUTES, AND REORGANIZE THE
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, AMENDING
FOR THESE PURPOSES CERTAIN, PROVISIONS OF
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO
AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE
OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Approved by the President on March 02, 1989

RA 06810

 AN ACT ESTABLISH THE MAGMA CARTA

FOR COUNTRYSIDE AND BARANGAY
BUSINESS ENYTERPRISES, GRANTING
EXEMPTIONS FROM AND ALL
GOVERNMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS
AND OTHER INCENTIVES AND BENEFITS
THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Approved by the President on December 14,

1989
RA 06977

 AN ACT TO PROMOTE, DEVELOP AND ASSIST

SMALL AND MEDUIM SCALE ENTERPRISES
THGROUGH THE CREATION OF A SMALL AND
MEDIUM ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT (SMED)
COUNCIL, AND THE RATIONALIZATION OF
GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND
AGENCIES CONCERNED WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT OF LL MEDUIM
ENTERPRISES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Approved by the President on January 24, 1991

RA 07111

 AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE OVERSEAS

WORKERS INVESTMENT FUND TO PROVIDE
INCENTIVES TO OVERSEAS WORKERS,
REDUCE THE FOREIGN DEBT BURDEN, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Approved by the President on August 22, 1991

RA 07160

THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991

Approved by the President on October 10, 1991

RA07192

 AN ACT PROMOTING THE INTERGARTION OF

WOWEN AS FULL AND EQUAL PARTNERS OF MEN
IN DEVELOPMENT AND NATIONAL BUILDING AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Approved by the President on February 12, 1992

RA07277

 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REHABILITATION, SELF-

DEVELOPMENT AND SELF- RELIANCE OF DISABLE
PERSONS AND THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE
MAINSTREAM OF SOCIETY AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

Approved by the President on March 24, 1992

RA 07279

 AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A

COMPREHENSIVE AND CONTINUING
URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING
PROGRAM, ESTABLISH THE MECHANISM
FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION, ND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
Approved by the President on March 24, 1992

RA 07305
 THE MAGNA CARTA OF PUBLIC
HEALTH WORKERS

Approved by the President on March 26, 1992