The 2011 DSWD Programs and Services

Under the leadership of President Benigno Simeon Aguino III, DSWD reach more families,
continues to maximize its resources and funds to widen its reach and expand its impact. The agency look
ahead with positivity and belief that more families will be empowered and reach self-reliance. DSWD
realize its roles as facilitators of pro-poor growth and development.

Convergence and harmonizing efforts for social protection is key— working with local
governments, other departments and agencies, and civil society— to empower and capacitate the
marginalized and lead them out of poverty—each has a role to play—for painting a mural of social
transformation.

With renewed hope and determination, DSWD continue walking the straight path while building
a better future with the Filipino communities!

The Department undertook important policy and program reforms. The Social Protection
Framework was enhanced, The Department brings the Social Protection Framework into fruition
through three significant undertakings—Focused Targeting, Convergence of Programs, and Good
Governance.

Focused Targeting, a strategy that aims to know who and where the poor people are, is
undertaken through an information management system called the National Household Targeting
System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR). Focused Targeting allows efficient allocation and economic use
of government resources for social protection programs through identifying the right beneficiaries.

Core Social Protection Programs, are meant to bring light to the

impoverished lives of marginalized Filipinos.
1. Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, or Pantawid Pamilya, is a human investment
program which provides cash grants to household beneficiaries for the children’s
education and health needs. This year marked a massive expansion in the enrolment
of household-beneficiaries. Pantawid Pamilya has a unique feature called the Family
Development Sessions (FDS), which teaches parent-benefi ciaries to become more
responsible in taking care of their family and value the health of their family and the
education of their children.
2. KALAHI-CIDSS is a program which aims to strengthen community social capital and promote
local good governance through community projects.
3. The Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) sustains and expands the benefits gained by
the beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya. The SLP ensures the sustainability of income after the
beneficiaries exit the Pantawid Pamilya through the Self-Employment Assistance - Kaunlaran
(SEA-K) Microenterprise Development and the Guaranteed Employment.
 Regular programs that were sustained to protect the welfare and
rights of women, children and youth, senior citizens, persons with disabilities
(PWDs), and families which it serves.
 Social Pension Program – for indigent senior citizens.
 Supplementary Feeding Program - for children in day care centers.
 Rice Subsidy Program – small scale farmers and fisher folks.
 Cash/Food for Work Program – internally displaced persons.
 Core Shelter Assistance Program (CSAP) – qualified disaster stricken families.
 Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) Program – conflict affected
communities.
 Assistance to Individuals In Crisis Situation
 Disaster Relief Assistance

Center - Based Services and facilities respond to sectoral needs of victims of

violence or undeserving circumstances.

 RESISDENTIAL CARE - composed of abandoned and neglected children, street

children, children in conflict with the law, girls and women in especially diffi cult
circumstances, older persons, PWDs and persons with special needs.
These centers provide: (a) social, (b) home life, (c) educational, (d)
psychological/psychiatric, (e) economic productivity/ skills training and socio-cultural, (f)
recreational, (g) dental/medical, and (h) spiritual services or under the descriptive
acronym “SHEPHERDS.”
 NON-RESIDENTIAL CARE - which include rehabilitative and capability building
opportunities.
 SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES – The Department continuously innovates strategies of
social welfare and development.

Other Agencies which contributes to the Departments

Social Protection Endeavors;
 Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) - The Council for the Welfare of
Children (CWC) is the inter-agency body that deals with children’s concerns
through policy formulation, coordination and monitoring of implementation and
enforcement of laws and programs relative to the promotion of child welfare.
 National Youth Commission (NYC) - The National Youth Commission (NYC) is the
national government agency mandated to be the policy-making coordinating
body of all youth-related institutions, programs, projects and activities of the
government.
 National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) -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 the sector of the Persons with Disabilities.
 Inter-Country Adoption Board (ICAB) - The Inter-Country Adoption Board (ICAB)
is the agency of the national government mandated to act as the Central
Authority in matters relating to inter-country adoption and the policy making
body for purposes of the Inter-country Adoption Act of 1995 or RA 8043. It
envisions to proactively respond to the demands of international adoption;
strengthen advocacy efforts towards the development of sound policies and
practices in adoption and children protection and nurture meaningful
partnership with various stakeholders, applying universally accepted principles
of effective communication, effi cient networking and deep cross-cultural
sensitivity.

DSWD continued to implement Child Minding Services, Supervised Neighborhood

Play, Character Building Program; and Jobs Network Services for Rehabilitation of
Perpetrators of Domestic Violence.

Five completed Social Welfare Technology Projects were in the pipeline for
promotion and social Marketing, namely: Family Drug Abuse Prevention Program
(FDAPP); Reintegration Program for Deportees and Returning Irregular OFWs;
Special Drug Education Center (SDEC); Information Technology Literacy Program
(ITLP) formerly known as Shared Computer Access Locally and Abroad (SCALA);
and Home Care Program for Senior Citizens.

SPECIAL PROJECTS; The Department implemented the following foreign

assisted and locally-funded special projects.

 MITIGATING THE ECONOMIC AND PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPACTS OF HIV AND AIDS -

This project aims to support leadership and capacity development to strengthen
local responses and mitigate the negative impact of HIV and AIDS on human
development. The project includes a plan to review and strengthen current
People Living with Human Immuno deficiency Virus (PLHIV) referral mechanisms
to provide services, including psychosocial services, and enable PLHIV OFWs to
continue to be economically productive upon re-entry in the country. This
component will integrate and mainstream direct PLHIV case management into
the livelihood and psychosocial support services of DSWD.
 STRENGTHENING GOVERNMENT MECHANISMS IN MAINSTREAMING GENDER
IN THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, POPULATION AND ANTI-VAW PROGRAMS -
The year 2011 marked the closure of the 6th Country Programme and the last
year of the expansion period of the project.

 COMPREHENSIVE PILOT INTERVENTION PLAN AGAINST VIOLENCE IN CARAGA It

aims to concretize the Philippine and Spanish Governments’ commitment to
address GBV through the adoption of strategic and comprehensive approach
that considers all key intervention points such as prevention, assistance and
reintegration. A (COPIPAGV 13) - in Caraga is a partnership between AECID and
the Department.

 SUSTAINING INTERVENTIONAL POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND GOVERNANCE

(SIPAG) PROJECT - The SIPAG Project aims to contribute to improvements in the
level of well-being of poor households under the Pantawid Pamilya in six
municipalities of Oriental Mindoro.
 The 2012 DSWD Programs and Services

Across its spectrum of services, DSWD focused on targets – vulnerable

sectors – while working hand in hand with multi-stakeholder allies. These allies
share and commit to the goal of promoting the welfare of the poor and to the
vision of prosperous and empowered communities.
DSWD developed a framework in partnership with the civil society in the
implementation, institutionalization, and promotion of good governance and
management.
This partnership framework, as encapsulated in this annual report, is
operationalized in four public-private sector engagement areas, which the
Department defined as “Bantay, Gabay, Tulay at Kaagapay” initiatives.

Bantay – DSWD and partners cooperate in implementing projects

against corruption and ensure transparency in governance, especially in budget
utilization vis-à-vis programmed activities.
Kaagapay – wherein DSWD partners with civil society organizations in
the implementation of anti-poverty projects, based on common objectives and
geographical operations
Tulay – is a partnership initiative intended to facilitate action and the
implementation of a feedback mechanism between the national government
and the public.
Gabay – is the mechanism of collaboration by DSWD with partners
which aims to enhance the technical capacities of the Department’s staff,
and/or the direct service providers in the implementation of programs, projects
and services.

The support of partner institutions;

1. Development Partners (international aid agencies)
2. Civil Society Organizations
3. Peoples Organization
4. Business Sector
5. National Government Agencies

In partnership with them, DSWD healed, loved, fed, educated, and empowered the
poor. The end in view was to see them through the transition of becoming responsive and
active citizens, mindful of their rightful places on mainstream society.
 SUSTAINED PROGRAMS:
1. Targeting the Right Beneficiaries; A highlight for the 2012 NHTS-PR was the enrolment of
5.2 million poor households in the Universal Health Care program.
One of the highlights of the 2012 NHTS-PR data sharing and partnership activities was
the enrolment of 5.2 million identifi ed poor households in the PhilHealth Sponsored Card
Program.

2. Convergence; Towards a comprehensive response to the needs of the poor, the

Department strengthened its “Tatlong Sulo Laban sa Kahirapan” (Tatsulo) – the
convergent strategy in poverty alleviation.

 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program - As part of Pantawid Pamilya’s strategy

to collaborate with other sectors, the program, through the leadership of the
DSWD, continues to work with partner agencies in program implementation and
provision of services to beneficiaries.
Such interventions are made under the SLP of the Department. These are
implemented in two tracks, namely: 1) Employment Facilitation such as the
Trabahong Lansangan done in partnership with the Department of Public Works
and Highways (DPWH), and 2) CommunityDriven Microenterprise Development
(CDED) that provides seed capital to the beneficiaries.
Pantawid Pamilya also implemented the Student Grants-in-aid for
Poverty Alleviation (SGP-PA). This grant was instituted in partnership with the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED). It aims to increase the number of
graduates in higher
education and to provide them with better employment opportunities.

 Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of

Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) - promotes the active involvement of communities
in the design, implementation, and management of developmental activities that
reduce poverty. By placing control over resources in the hands of the poor, this
initiative empowers people to form part of self-sustaining communities.
Kalahi-CIDSS is implemented under fi ve modalities: the Kalahi-CIDSS
Additional Financing (KCAF), the Kalahi-CIDSS Millennium Challenge Corporation
(KCMCC), the Poder y Prosperidad de la Comunidad (PODER), the Payapa at
Masaganang Mamayanan (PAMANA), and the Japan Social Development Fund
(JSDF).
A partnership with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace
Process (OPAPP) was formed to implement the Payapa at Masaganang
Pamayanan (PAMANA) program. This program aims to strengthen the peace
building, reconstruction and development initiatives in conflict-affected areas
 (CAAs). It is a complementary track that addresses the roots of conflict and
issues that hinder the peace process.
 Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) – DSWD provides entrepreneurial and
employment opportunities for the poor through the Sustainable Livelihood
Program (SLP). The SLP is a multi-stakeholder livelihood component of the
Convergence Strategy.
2012 has proven promising for the SLP, with the establishment of
national public-private partnerships (PPP). Bonds with the private business
sector were formed, like Bernabest Food Products, Inc., BPI-Globe BanKo,
Security Bank, Inc., the Philippine Centre for Entrepreneurship, and the Banko
Sentral ng Pilipinas.
Partnerships with the development sector were forged as well. These
included the Philippine Social Enterprise Network (PHILSEN), Habitat for
Humanity, Micro Ventures Foundation, SM Foundation, May Ginhawa at Gawa-
Action to Serve Foundation (MGA GAWA-ACTS), Pambansang Kilusan ng mga
Samahang Magsasaka (PAKISAMA), and Splash Foundation.
Inter-agency partnerships were also initiated with the DPWH, the DA, the
DENR, and the Offi ce of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process through
the PAMANA.

3. Leading the Promotion of Social Protection for the Vulnerable; DSWD provided social
protection services to the vulnerable sectors from the very young children in need to the
indigent older persons, including the women, youth, persons with disabilities, and the
victims of disasters.

4. Developing Policies and Programs; DSWD revisited its policy framework to restructure its
social protection plans, programs, projects, and activities to ensure that they serve the
poor.
Sectoral Development Committee (SDC) Resolution No. 3 series of 2012 adopting the
Social Protection Operational Framework was issued; an assessment on the Juvenile
Justice and Welfare Act was completed; and amendments to the Social Welfare and
Development Agencies Act of 2012 were advocated for legislation.

5. Building Competencies; DSWD sustained competency review and capacitybuilding

initiatives, a milestone of which was the launching of the Knowledge Exchange Center
(KEC). The KEC features an e-program with a web portal and Online Public Access
Catalogue, a program for the visually impaired, and a library on social welfare and
protection.
6. Good Governance; In 2012, field offices were provided with technical assistance to help
define their scorecards, and to ensure its alignment with DSWD’s overall vision of sincere
and efficient public service.
 importance of the following areas of governance:
A. strategic collaboration supportive of social protection.
B. technical assistance to leadership training programs for convergence,
planning and budgeting, and social protection, among others.
C. adequate and effective internal audit and financial controls.
D. technical support and information technology management.
E. innovative social marketing, legal, and administrative service delivery.

7. LEADING SOCIAL PROTECTION FOR THE VULNERABLE:

 CENTER-BASED SERVICES; The centers provide these sectors with the essentials
of social protection, home life, educational, psychological/psychiatric care,
economic productivity/skills training and sociocultural activities, recreational,
dental/medical treatment, and spiritual services grouped under the descriptive
acronym of “SHEPHERDS.”
A. Moving Towards Change: Pathways to a Better Life - A reward for every good
deed serves as a much needed lift or Gabay in the lives of kids temporarily
housed at the Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth (RRCY). Boys here
enjoy playing, mingling, studying, and enhancing their skills and talents. They
also get to enjoy incentives through a Reward System.

 Non-Residential Care - Six of these centers/institutions cater to persons with

disabilities while one center, the Ina Healing Center, providers services to
grieving mothers.

8. PARTNERING EFFORTS THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES; DSWD plays a steering
role in synchronizing the efforts of the publicprivate mix in community services. In 2012, it
provided technical assistance and resource augmentation to LGUs, NGOs, other NGAs,
national sectoral People’s Organizations (POs), and members of civil society.
Partners in development were mobilized by involving them in supplementary feeding,
day care operation, and the conduct of disaster prevention and preparedness programs.
They also took charge in greening initiatives in the day care centers.

9. ALTERNATIVE PARENTAL CARE

10. SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING

11. EXPANDED GOVERNMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (E-GIP): ENGAGING THE YOUTH IN
SERVICE AND DEVELOPMENT; The Department puts a premium on the involvement of
youth as agents of change and development in their communities. Hence, the Expanded
Government Internship Program (E-GIP) proved deeply meaningful especially to
unemployed and out-of-school youth, college graduates as well as vocational-technical
graduates aged 18-30 years old who signed up for a 52-day service commitment. The
program was implemented nationwide in coordination with LGUs.
Youth beneficiaries were trained and guided to perform actual offi ce work. They were
immersed in DSWD programs and projects through direct service work in the covered.

12. SOCIAL PENSION FOR THE INDIGENT SENIOR CITIZENS; Convinced of the value and
continuing positive contribution of senior citizens to national development, the DSWD
continued to strengthen the Social Pension Program for indigent older persons.
The Department also gave due importance to the other provisions of Republic Act No.
9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010, that are implemented through the
National Coordination and Monitoring Board (NCMB).

13. CONVERGENT EFFORTS IN DISASTER RELIEF AND REHABILITATION; During and in the
aftermath of natural and man-made disasters that hit the country in 2012, the DSWD
assumed a steering role. It wove the LGUs and different government and non-government
institutions together in a concerted act to provide emergency relief and rehabilitation
services to disaster victims.
The DSWD provided food, psychosocial services, and resource augmentation to
intermediaries. This translated into the transport, hospitalization, medicine procurement,
and shelter assistance to totally and partially affected victims. The DSWD adhered to, in
partnership with key players in disaster response, the United Nations cluster approach in
the distribution of food and non-food assistance, emergency shelter, camp management
and protection, livelihood, and permanent shelters to the victims.

14. ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUAL IN CRISIS SITUATION; Augmentation support continued to be

given to LGUs that provide urgent fi nancial, psychosocial, and other interventions to
individuals, families, and groups in crisis situations. This was accomplished under the
Assistance to Individual in Crisis Situation (AICS) Service.

15. CASH/FOOD-FOR-WORK PROJECT FOR INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS; The

Cash/Food-for-Work Project is a short-term intervention implemented by the DSWD. This
program provides temporary employment to distressed/displaced individuals by involving
them in massive short-term preparedness, mitigation, relief, rehabilitation, or risk
reduction projects and activities in their communities or in evacuation centers. The
overriding purpose is to engage internally displaced persons directly in rebuilding their
 communities while providing them with the opportunity to earn food or cash needed by
their families.

16. CORE SHELTER ASSISTANCE; The Core Shelter Assistance Program was designed to help
disaster victims reacquire decent living quarters. Under the program, funding can be
accessed by families whose houses were either totally or partially damaged by disasters.

17. DEVELOPING POLICIES, PLANS, AND PROGRAMS:

 SOCIAL PROTECTION PLANS AND POLICIES; The DSWD collaborated with various
institutions and stakeholders in formulating, monitoring, and evaluating policies
and plans; developing basic and policy researches; and fulfi lling its regional and
international commitments towards advancing the social protection sector.
Regional and national consultation workshops were also conducted to
develop a fi ve-year Social Protection Plan, Convergence Framework for Social
Protection Programs, and a Social Protection Handbook. Likewise, a Vulnerability
and Adaptation Manual on Social Protection was drafted as a result of external
and internal consultations conducted and initiated by the DSWD.
Policy notes on 1) Traffi cked Males: Victims of a Gender Bias Approach to
Human Traffi cking; 2) Review of RA 9995 or the Anti–Photo and Video
Voyeurism Act of 2009 in the light of Electronic Violence against Women to
Protect Women from Cyber Violence; and the 3) NewFoster Care Act: Emerging
Challenges for the Service Providers were issued.

 LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY; The Department advocated for legislative reform by

recommending amendments to the Social Welfare and Development Agencies
(SWDAs) Act of 2012. The Substitute Bill on HB 4924 entitled “Establishing a
comprehensive system for registration and licensing of social welfare and
development agencies and accreditation of social welfare and development
programs and services” was introduced by Representative Marlyn Primicias-
Agabas. This was approved at the Lower House Committee on Social Services on
October 16, 2012. Supplemental to this, the Department assisted in the crafting
of Senate Bill No. 1819, the Philippine Adoption Act introduced by Senator
Miriam DefensorSantiago.
 REINVENTING SOCIAL PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES; Three major projects
implemented by the Department during the year were the Comprehensive
Program for Street Children, Street Families and Indigenous Peoples (especially
Bajaus), the Recovery and Reintegration Program for Traffi cked Persons, and
Modifi ed Conditional Cash Transfer for Homeless Street Families.
 a. Modified Conditional Cash Transfer for Homeless Street Families; The aim
was to systematically address the needs of the country’s street children and
HSFs.
The MCCT-HSF is a social technology instrument which connects the HSFs
to the government and contributes to current efforts to reduce the number
of HSFs living, working, or at-risk in the streets. This project widens the
coverage of the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program by targeting HSF
populations not yet covered by the Regular Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT)
Program of the Department.

b. Comprehensive Program for Street Children, Street Families and IPs (Mainly
Bajaus) The DSWD campaigned strongly for all-out public support for the
reduced incidence of street children through its advocacy, Bawal Maglimos at
Magpalimos. This was launched in different Metro Manila sites in partnership
with the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), LGUs, and CSOs.
c. Recovery and Reintegration Program for Traffi cked Persons; The program
delivers a complete package of services that enhances the psychosocial,
social, and economic needs of clients, raises their awareness skills and
capabilities and that of their families and the communities where they will be
eventually reintegrated.

ATTACHED AGENCIES: PARTNERS IN WORLD CLASS SOCIAL WELFARE

AND DEVELOPMENT:
 Council for the Welfare of Children;
a. In 2012, the CWC accomplished the following:
- Presidential Award for Child- Friendly Municipalities and Cities
- Strengthening of Local/Barangay Councils for the Protection of Children
(L/BCPC)
- Comprehensive Program for Street Children, Street Families and Sama-
Bajau - Advocacy Component
- Development of IEC Materials on the Barangay Council for the Protection
of Children (BCPC)
- Inter-Agency Council Against Child Pornography - Public Information and
Education Group (PIE)
- Partnership with the Liga ng mga Barangay
- Subaybay Bata Macro Monitoring System (SBMMS)
 The National Youth Commission; Since 2011, the National Youth
Commission has been positioning itself as the voice and advocate of youth, defi
ned as those belonging to the age range of 15 to 30 years old.
As the partner of DSWD that staunchly advocates convergence, NYC
likewise gives importance to the role of various stakeholders in contributing to
youth development.
The NYC spearheaded several initiatives and “fi rst moves” conducive to
youth development and partnerships at the national, regional, and local levels.
a. Adoption and Roll-out of the Philippine Youth Development Plan
(PYDP) 2012-2016 ; The NYC pursued PYDP objectives and raised
these to the level of the NYC National Advisory Council, Human
Development and Poverty Reduction Cluster (HDPRC), and the NEDA
Social Development Committee (SDC).
b. Jumpstarting Proper Reproductive Health Information in the 1st
National Teenage Pregnancy Summit; In pursuit of the Reproductive
Health Bill, the NYC, as the lead agency on Adolescent Sexuality and
Reproductive Health (ASRH), steered the ASRH Inter-Agency Group
toward organizing the 1st National Summit on Teenage Pregnancy on
14 September 2012. The summit, with support from the United
Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the national agencies,
mobilized various CSOs, multimedia and film industry influencers, and
other youth groups, thereby eliciting recommended interventions to
address teenage pregnancy issues.
c. Making Convergence Work through the 1st National Convention on
Regional Youth Advisory Councils; To pave the way toward youth-
adult partnerships, the NYC mobilized its Regional Youth Advisory
Council (RYAC) partners in December 2012.The activity made
participants aware of RYAC’s good practices and led to new directions
that make RYAC a more dynamic platform for youth convergence.
d. 10th Annual Search for the Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations
(TAYO); The TAYO Foundation is the lead organizer of youth events. It
collaborates with the Coca-Cola Company and other businesses that
assist in mainstreaming the common agenda of youth organizations.
TAYO helps shift organizational perceptions of youth from mere
program beneficiaries to being potent partners.
 e. Advocacies on Youth Anti-Smoking/ Sin Tax Bills and Students Rights
and Welfare (STRAW) Desk; The NYC conducted press conferences
highlighting the alarming number of youth smokers. It pushed for the
approval of the Sin Tax Bill. Media events involved agency partners
with like-minded advocacies for youth health.
The promotion of youth rights through the establishment of a
STRAW Desk was another legislative action in 2012. This was done in
coordination with student council organizations.
f. Youth Participation and a Youth Lens in Policy Formulation; it served
as the lead convenor of the National Action Plan on Youth
Employment and Migration (NAPYEM).
It also served as an active voice in the Juvenile Justice and Welfare
Council (JJWC), having initiated and championed the Presidential
Proclamation on the 1st Juvenile Justice and Welfare Consciousness
Week every 4th week of October.

 National Council on Disability Affairs; The Council intensifi ed

advocacy efforts through inter-agency partnership formation and
groundbreaking collaboration with overseas counterparts.
The NCDA’s major accomplishments in 2012;
a. Non-Handicapping Environment (NHE) Project - The NHE project is a joint
undertaking between the NCDA and the Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA). JICA funded the Council’s programs implemented in two
pioneering sites: the municipalities of New Lucena in Iloilo and Opol in
Misamis Oriental.
b. Promotion of Statutory Laws and Events on Disability - The NCDA intensifi
ed its efforts to promote landmark disability laws, namely: 1) Republic Act
7277 or the Magna Carta for Persons with Disabilities; 2) Republic Act 9442
amending RA 7277; 3) Republic Act 10070 governing the Persons with
Disabilities Affairs Offi ce (PDAO) Law; and 4) Batas Pambansa Bilang 344 or
the Accessibility Law. Events organized included the conduct of the First
PDAO Congress, campaigns for the issuance of PWD ID cards among Local
Chief Executives (LCEs), and interagency collaboration and disabled people’s
organizations (DPOs) in the observance of disability-related events.
c. Campaign on Inclusive Education - These led to the draft document entitled
“Philippine Policy Framework on Inclusive Education” and the preparation of
the “Facilitators’ Guide on Inclusive Education.” These documents will serve
as references in the conduct of advocacies on inclusive education in the
country.
 d. Support to NGO Initiatives - The NCDA supports the Fully Abled Nation
(F.A.N.) Campaign for the Nationwide Registration of Voters with Disabilities,
including the promotion of accessible polling places to protect the disabled
persons’ right to suffrage.
 Inter-Country Adoption Board; The ICAB, in partnership with the
DSWD and McCann Erickson Philippines, launched adoption advocacy materials
in November 2012 to remove the stigma of adoption from adopted children, and
to encourage adoptive families to openly declare and share their stories so more
families can be persuaded to adopt legally. Senator Pia Cayetano joined
songwriter Ogie Alcasid in supporting the adoption campaign.
The 2013 DSWD Programs and Services