Department of Social Welfare and Development

ATTACHED AND SUPERVISED AGENCIES

The DSWD also has attached and supervised agencies that assist the Department in achieving the goal of improving the quality of life of the vulnerable sectors in the country.

The DSWD as the mother agency shepherds these agencies to ensure that they continue to harmonize their policies, coordinate their programs and services, and comply with reportorial requirements.

ATTACHED AGENCIES

The Council for the Welfare of Children is a dedicated organization committed to safeguarding and enhancing the well-being of Filipino children. It was created in 1974 through Presidential Decree (PD) 603, otherwise known as the Child and Youth Welfare Code.

In 2009, then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed Executive Order (EO) No. 806 (Affirming the Roles of Early Childhood Care and Development Council and the Council for the Welfare of Children) which amended EO No. 778 (Transforming the Council for the Welfare of Children into the Early Childhood Care and Development Council) and affirmed that the CWC shall continue to function and exercise the same powers pursuant to the provisions of PD 603 and EO 233.

Executive Order No. 806 series of 2009 also mandated that the CWC shall be attached to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The CWC envisions itself to be the focal inter-agency government body providing dynamic leadership in ensuring a child-friendly and child-sensitive society where every child fully enjoys his/her rights.

It is mandated to coordinate the implementation and enforcement of all laws, formulate, monitor and evaluate policies, programs and measures concerning the children’s sector.

Established to address the unique challenges faced by children in the country, the CWC collaborates with government agencies, non-government organizations (NGOs), communities, and other stakeholders to formulate and advocate for the implementation of policies, programs, and measures that promote child rights, protection, and development.

The CWC also builds strong networks, partnerships, and coordination mechanisms to ensure the concerted efforts in the implementation of Child 21 and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) that will enable children to thrive and develop their full potentials in a child-friendly environment.

ANGELO M. TAPALES

Executive Director V
Trunkline:(632)8 461-6620; (632)8 366-1910
(632)8 461-6553
Email: cwc@cwc.gov.ph
Website: https://www.cwc.gov.ph/

The National Authority for Child Care (NACC) is the attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) that has exclusive jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to alternative child care, including the issuance of Certification Declaring a Child Legally Available for Adoption (CDCLAA).

It also has the primary responsibility to ensure that the process of domestic and inter-country adoption, foster care, kinship care, family-like care, or residential care are simple, expeditious, and inexpensive, and will redound to the best interest of the child who are up for adoption.

The NACC was created under Republic Act No. 11642 (RA 11642) otherwise known as the Domestic Administrative Adoption and Alternative Child Care Act, which re-organized the Inter-Country Adoption Board (ICAB) into a one-stop, quasi-judicial agency on alternative child care.

Under RA 11642, all duties, functions, and responsibilities of the ICAB, the DSWD, and those of other government agencies relating to alternative child care and adoption have been transferred to the NACC.

The NACC is composed of a Council and a Secretariat. The Council is composed of the Secretary of the DSWD as ex officio Chairperson and six other members, who are to be appointed by the President for a non-renewable term of six years. The Council members include one psychiatrist or psychologist, two lawyers who shall have at least the qualifications of a Regional Trial Court (RTC) judge, one registered social worker and two representatives from non-government organizations (NGOs) engaged in child-caring or child-placing activities.

The NACC has counterparts in the different regions nationwide known as the Regional Alternative Child Care Office (RACCO) which is headed by a RACC Officer. The RACCO is tasked with ensuring a well-functioning system of receipt of local petitions for CDCLAA and adoption, applications for foster care, and other requests regarding alternative placement and well-being of children.

JANELLA E. ESTRADA

Executive Director
Trunkline: 8721-9711, 8726-4568
Cellphone No: (+63) 917-322-6222 (NACC)
Email: adoption@nacc.gov.ph
Website: https://www.nacc.gov.ph/

The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) is the national government agency mandated to formulate policies and coordinate the activities of all agencies, whether public or private, concerning disability issues and concerns.

The NCDA was created by virtue of Executive Order (EO) 709 under the Office of the President and was later attached to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) by virtue of E.O. 33. It is involved in policy-making, planning, monitoring, coordination and advocacy aimed at preventing the causes of disability, rehabilitation and equalization of opportunities based on the concept of a rights-based society for persons with disabilities.

The Council envisions that all persons with disabilities are able to attain their fullest potential and to become active contributors and participants in nation-building.

To achieve this vision for the persons with disabilities sector, the NCDA provides direction to all stakeholders through policy formulation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of all activities to “MAKE THE RIGHTS REAL” for all.

The NCDA also leads in the implementation of programs and projects as well as in the establishment, development and maintenance of a data bank on disability, in partnership with concerned government agencies and non-government organizations. It strengthens the referral services to ensure availability of data to stakeholders and services to persons with disabilities, including provision of assistive devices.

To further serve the persons with disabilities sector, the NCDA is focused on maintaining and strengthening coordination and networking with local government units, non-government organizations, peoples organizations, and other concerned agencies and secure their commitment to implement programs in line with national and international mandates on disability.

The Council also endeavors to promote the institutionalization of Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR), Non-Handicapping Environment (NHE), accessible Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for persons with disabilities.

The NCDA likewise ensures that important legislation, such as Republic Act No. 9442, or “An Act Amending Republic Act No. 7277, otherwise known as the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons, and for other Purposes”, and the 1 percent budgetary allocation for persons with disabilities and older persons are duly implemented to enable the persons with disabilities to get what they truly deserve as provided for by law.

GLENDA DE RAMA RELOVA

Executive Director III
Trunkline: 8721-9711, 8726-4568
Cellphone No: (+63) 917-322-6222 (NACC)
Email: council@ncda.gov.ph
Website: https://www.ncda.gov.ph/

The Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC) is a policy-making, coordinating, and monitoring body tasked with the implementation of Republic Act 9344, also known as the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act as amended by RA 10630, through its member and coordinating agencies.

The JJWC is under the administrative supervision of the Department of Social Welfare and Development being an attached agency since 2015.

The Council is chaired by the DSWD Secretary and is composed of representatives from the following departments and agencies: Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Education (DepEd), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), Commission on Human Rights (CHR), National Youth Commission (NYC), and the Department of Health (DOH).

The JJWC also has one representative each from the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP), League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP), Leagues of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP), and Liga ng mga Barangay, and two representatives from non-government organizations, designated by the DSWD Secretary.

Republic Act 9344, as amended, also provided for the creation of Regional Juvenile Justice and Welfare Committees (RJJWC) in all 17 regions to oversee the implementation of the law at the regional and local levels.

The same agencies are represented in RJJWCs with additional representatives from the children and youth sector in the region.

The RJJWCs are under the administration and supervision of the JJWC. Through the JJWC Chairperson, JJWC directs, coordinates and monitors, and provides technical assistance in the performance of the function of RJJWCs as its subnational extension.

ATTY. TRICIA A. OCO

Executive Director
Trunkline: 8921-0565, 8794-5972
Fax No.: (+632) 990-5859
Email: secretariat@jjwc.gov.ph
Website: http://www.jjwc.gov.ph/

SUPERVISED AGENCIES

The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) exercises oversight functions in the incorporation of anti-poverty strategies and programs in national, regional, sub-regional, and local development plans.

It aims to institutionalize basic sector participation in the formulation, planning, implementation, and monitoring of anti-poverty policies, strategies, and programs in line with the government’s Social Reform Agenda.

The NAPC was created by virtue of Republic Act (RA) 8425, otherwise known as the “Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act,” which took effect on June 30, 1998.

RA 8425 institutionalizes the Social Reform Agenda (SRA), which enjoins NAPC to strengthen and invigorate the partnerships between the national government and the basic sectors.

By virtue of Executive Order No. 67 series of 2018, the NAPC was placed under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD’s) supervision to improve harmonization and coordination of anti-poverty policies and programs between the two agencies.

Aside from being a coordinating and advisory body on anti-poverty efforts, the NAPC is mandated to develop microfinance by establishing the People’s Development Trust Fund (PDTF) and strengthening the People’s Credit and Finance Corporation as the forerunners for microfinance services.

Through the NAPC, the state hopes to ensure that social reform is a continuous process that addresses the basic inequities in Philippine society, and that a policy environment conducive to social reform is actively pursued.

LOPE B. SANTOS III

SECRETARY/LEAD CONVENOR
Telephone: (02) 426-5028, 426-5019, 426-4956
Tel/Fax: (632) 927-9838
Email: info@napc.gov.ph
Website: http://www.napc.gov.ph/

The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) was created in response to the challenges brought about by the wave of migration from rural areas to urban centers since the 1960s, such as a lack of immediate employment, decent housing, and basic services, that led to a surge in poverty.

Through Executive Order No. 82 series of 1986, the PCUP was established as a government unit focused on urban poor affairs and serving as the coordinating and advocacy body for the urban poor sector.

The PCUP’s mandate is to serve as the direct link between the urban poor and the government in policy formulation and program implementation along poverty reduction in the urban areas.

The PCUP envisions a society where the poor are empowered to be economically productive and actively participate in poverty reduction. To achieve this, the PCUP focuses on improved coordination, enhanced accreditation, and policy formulation.

The goals of the Commission include increasing urban poor access to land, ensuring just demolition/eviction, and providing technical assistance for various government programs.

As part of its efforts, the PCUP also actively monitors demolition and eviction activities, coordinates with courts and local government agencies, and submits quarterly reports to the President.

The PCUP leads the celebration of Urban Poor Solidarity Week, aiming to understand urbanization issues, foster unity, and encourage cooperation among stakeholders

ELPIDIO R. JORDAN JR.

Chairperson and CEO
Telephone: (02) 8362-0220
Tel/Fax: (632) 927-9838
Email: chairman@pcup.gov.ph
Website: http://pcup.gov.ph
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