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Manila Boys' Town was founded on March 3, 1947. [1] As the name suggest it initially started as a residential care center for Manila's indigent male children from eight to sixteen years old. The complex eventually expanded to include Girls Home as the original facility's female counterpart but for girls as young as three, a Home for the Aged ...
In 1947, President Manuel Roxas abolished the Bureau of Public Welfare and created the Social Welfare Commission, under the Office of the President, in its place. In 1968, Republic Act 5416, known as the Social Welfare Act of 1968, created the Department of Social Welfare, placing it under the executive branch of government. In 1976, the ...
By virtue of Executive Order No. 226, 117 became the official national emergency telephone number of the Philippines on July 14, 2003. [ 7 ] The ₱ 1.4 billion project was completed on August 2, 2003, with the opening of a new 117 call center in Quezon City , serving the entire Metro Manila area. [ 2 ]
The use of the NHTSPR has led to 4.4 million poor households being enrolled in Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or the Philippine conditional cash transfer program, and the poor elderly receiving social pensions. [4] It has also led to 4,000 health cards being distributed which provide state-run health insurance for poor families. [5]
Department of Social Welfare may refer to: Department of Social Protection in Ireland, named "Department of Social Welfare" 1947–1997; Ministry of Social Development (New Zealand), named "Department of Social Welfare" 1972–1998; Social Welfare Department, Hong Kong; Department of Social Welfare and Development, Philippines
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In June 1980, Batas Pambansa Blg. 79 was enacted to strengthen the government’s policy on the promotion of migrant welfare and interest. It created the Commission on Filipinos Overseas which replaced OEA but retained and further expanded its mandate. The decree specifically identified Filipino emigrants as the recipients of its services. [2]