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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 221 - AMENDING
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 15 SERIES OF 1998, ENTITLED “REDIRECTING THE
FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND
DEVELOPMENT”
WHEREAS,
the Department of Social Welfare and Development, hereinafter referred
to as DSWD, by virtue of Executive Order No. 15 Series of 1998, has
been transformed from direct service deliverer to technical assistance
provider as a result of the devolution of basic services to the local
government units;
WHEREAS, despite the devolution, legislations were enacted mandating
the DSWD to provide direct assistance and/or intervention to the
vulnerable sectors of the society;
WHEREAS, the DSWD, which serves as the national policy and regulatory
institution for social welfare and development, recognizes the need to
strengthen its regulatory functions over the management and
implementation of social welfare and development programs, office and
facilities as well as social welfare and development agencies and
service providers;
WHEREAS, in order to effectively and efficiently carry out the mandate
of the DSWD, there is a need to amend Executive Order No. 15, Series of
1998.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do
hereby order:
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DONE, in the City of Manila,
this 30th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Three.
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