(Left photo) Social Welfare and Development Acting Secretary Celia Capadocia-Yangco accepts the Certificate of Recognition from Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC) Commissioner Teresita D. Baltazar and Atty. Alberto A. Bernardo, Ex-officio Commissioner. The DSWD was awarded top rank in the implementation of the Integrity Development Action Plan (IDAP).

(Right photo) DSWD Acting Secretary Celia Capadocia-Yangco with PAGC officials, Dr. Constancia P. De Guzman, PAGC Secretary; Commissioner Teresita D. Baltazar; Atty. Alberto A. Bernardo; and DSWD- Integrity Development Committee (IDC) chairperson, Assistant Secretary Florita R. Villar, (right).

The Department of Social Welfare and Development once again emerged as number one with a rating of 4.27 with five (5) as the highest rating among 177 government agencies in terms of compliance to the requirements of the Integrity Development Action Plan for 2009.

Since 2007, the DSWD has been consistently topping the list of government agencies strictly adhering to the implementation of IDAP.

The awarding ceremony was held recently at the Diosdado Macapagal Hall, Land Bank of the Philippines Head Office, LBP Plaza Building, Malate, Manila.

In accepting the award, DSWD Acting Secretary Celia Capadocia-Yangco expressed her gratitude to PAGC for recognizing “our efforts in keeping the Department free from corruption.”

Likewise, Acting Secretary Yangco acknowledged the vital role that the DSWD – IDC plays in ensuring that integrity development action plan (IDAP) of the 16 field offices and those offices within the DSWD-Central office are fully implemented. The Integrity Development Committee (IDC) central office is headed by Assistant   Secretary Florita R. Villar, is composed of focal persons from the different Offices, Bureaus, Services and Units of DSWD-Central Office while those at the field offices are headed by their Regional Directors with the senior staff as members. Secretariat is provided by Internal Audit Service and the MAA/HRMO respectively.

“We at DSWD feel deeply honored by this new recognition; rest assured that we will continue our advocacy against corruption,” Acting Secretary Yangco enthused.

The top five agencies include the Departments of Health, Public Works and Highways, Science and Technology, and Agriculture, as well as the Philippine National Police, Metro Manila Development Authority, and the Bureau of Internal Revenue, among others. #   (DSWD-Social Marketing Service) February 22, 2010