Article 84p. 84

ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

jurisdiction

over all municipalities/districts within the

province.

The

Provincial/City

Offices

shall

have

the

following functions:

(1) Formulate and coordinate the implementation of

operational,

field-level

plans/programs

of

the

Department;

(2) Provide specialized services and comprehensive

assistance to other department/agency units whenever

necessary;

(3) Secure all pertinent feedback and information from

field units as well as appropriate department/agency

units,

particularly

local

government

units,

and

communicate the same regularly to the Regional Office;

(4) Establish and maintain a vocational rehabilitation

and special education program for the handicapped in

the form and magnitude appropriate for the needs of the

province.

SECTION 17. Provincial/City Welfare Office . — The

Provincial/City Office shall be headed by a Provincial/City

Social Welfare Officer who shall be accountable for the

efficient and effective performance of its functions and

implementation of programs of the Department, within

the province. The Provincial/City Social Welfare officer

shall exercise functional administrative supervision over

field

operations

of

the

Department,

including

the

authority

to

recommend

that

field

resources

and

personnel

be

contributed

to

integrated,

municipality-wide development efforts.

CHAPTER 7 Municipal/District Offices

SECTION

18.

Municipal/District

Office .

—

The

Department is hereby authorized to establish, operate

and maintain a Municipal/District Office to service a

municipality or city district which shall be headed by the

Supervising Social Welfare Officer and shall be primarily

responsible for the efficient and effective implementation

of the Department's field programs in the municipality or

city, under the supervision of the Provincial/City Office.

CHAPTER 8 Attached Agencies

SECTION

19.

Agencies

Under

Administrative

Supervision and Attached Agencies . — The Population

Commission Council for the Welfare of Children, National

Nutrition Council and the National Council for the Welfare

of Disabled Persons and the agencies attached to the

Department shall continue to operate and function in

accordance with their respective charters or laws creating

them, except as otherwise provided in this Code.

CHAPTER 9 Fund Drives

SECTION 20. Solicitation . — Any person, corporation,

organization, or association desiring to solicit or receive

contributions for charitable or public welfare purposes

shall first secure a permit from the Regional Offices of

the Department. Upon the filing of a written application

for a permit in the form prescribed by the Regional

Offices of the Department, the Regional Director or his

duly authorized representative may, in his discretion,

issue a permanent or temporary permit or disapprove the

application. In the interest of the public, he may in his

discretion renew or revoke any permit issued under Act

4075.

SECTION 21. Requirements . — The Regional Director

of the Department may require the person, corporation,

organization or association duly authorized to solicit

contributions

for

the

above

mentioned purposes to

submit from time to time a verified report or information

regarding their activities, the period covered by the

report, the collection and expenditures made and the

names and addresses of the contributors and persons to

whom assistance was rendered from the funds obtained.

This report or information shall be open for inspection of

the general public. The Regional Director or his duly

authorized representative may, for the protection of the

public, likewise investigate the books, papers, affairs and

activities related to the aforestated purposes of any such

person,

corporation,

organization,

or

association:

Provided, however , That the provisions of the preceding

Section shall not apply to any organization or institution

established for charitable or public welfare purposes in its

campaign

for

raising

funds

or

soliciting

public

subscriptions or any means for collecting funds which has

been authorized by Executive Proclamation.

SECTION 22. Fees . — Upon approval of the application

for a solicitation permit, a fee of Twenty-Five Pesos

(P25.00) shall be paid to the cashier of the Department.

The money collected as fee for the issuance of solicitation

permits shall accrue to the Department as aid for the

maintenance of its institutions and social services for its

clientele.

CHAPTER 10 Social Welfare Agencies and Services

SECTION 23. Social Welfare Services by Others . —

Social

welfare

services

by

the Department shall be

without

prejudice

to

similar

efforts

by

any

local

government unit or private agency, institution or group.

All Department units shall actively promote and extend

maximum

assistance,

including

the

provision

of

counterpart or supplementary funds and resources, upon

approval by the Secretary, to such efforts.

SECTION 24. Social Work Agency . — (1) No social work

agency shall operate and be accredited as such unless it

is registered with the Department which shall issue the

corresponding certificate of registration.

(2)

Before

any

social

work agency shall be duly

registered, the following requirements must have been

complied with:

(a) The applicant must be engaged mainly or generally

in social work activity or social services;

(b) The applicant has employed a sufficient number of

duly qualified and registered social worker to supervise

and

take

charge

of

its

social

service

functions

in

accordance with accepted social work standards;

(c)

The

applicant

must show, in a duly certified

financial statement that at least sixty (60) percent of its

funds are disbursed for direct social work services; and

(d) The applicant keeps a social work record of all cases

and welfare activities handled by it.

(3) A certificate of registration may be revoked if after

due investigation, the Department finds that the social

work agency has failed to perform its function or has

violated existing laws, rules and regulations.

SECTION 25. Child Welfare Agency . — (1) No person,

natural

or

juridical, shall establish any child welfare

agency

without

first

securing

a

license

from

the

Department. Such license shall not be transferable and

shall be used only by the person or institution to which it

was issued at the place stated therein. No license shall be

granted unless the purpose or function of the agency is

clearly defined and stated in writing. Such definition shall

include the geographical area to be served, the children

to be accepted for care, and the services to be provided.

If the applicant is a juridical person, it must be

registered in accordance with Philippine laws.

(2) The work of all registered and licensed child welfare

agencies shall be supervised and coordinated by the

Department.

(3) The Department may, after notice and hearing,

suspend or revoke the license of a child welfare agency

on any of the following grounds:

(a)

That

the

agency

is

being

used

for

immoral

purposes;

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