DSWD 13 recognizes Butuan GAD day care center as
outstanding DCC
By Johny S. Natad
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 4 (PIA) – The Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga has recently accredited Butuan
City Gender and Development (GAD) Learning and Resource Day Care Center (DCC)
as one of the outstanding DCCs operating in the region and acknowledged its day
care workers as “highly competent” Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD)
service provider.
DSWD is mandated to accredit DCCs and Day Care
Workers (DCWs) for children below three to five years by virtue of Republic Act
8980 or the Early Childhood Care and Development Act, and Executive Order No.
221 series of 2003 to enhance the standards and effectiveness of DCCs and DCWs.
Liz Pontimar, city DCC district supervisor said
that the accreditation made by DSWD used “new assessment tool” which aims to
define capacity of DCWs and DCC in the effective delivery of ECCD program
especially on the protection and promotion of the best interest of preschool
children availing day care service while promoting accountability in the
implementation of the service to the community and in the workplace.
Based on the certificate of accreditation number
ECCDCBP-030-13 issued by the DSWD Caraga dated April 19 and signed by Regional
Director Minda B. Brigoli, the said DCC was recognized of its “Outstanding
compliance set in the implementation of the Early Childhood Care and
Development of the Center-based Programs.”
Fe Techavez-Labitad, day care in-charge said
that such accreditation, which is valid for five years is one of the most
significant accomplishments that the center has achieved.
She also bared that only two DCCs out of more
than 86 DCCs in the city had acquired the outstanding category of
accreditation. These are the GAD learning resource DCC and the Barangay Los
Angeles DCC.
The Butuan GAD learning resource DCC is a
workplace based day care center who has been serving school children aged two
to five years old. It has three teaching staff composed of one head DCC worker
and two teacher aids. Its areas of child development emphasized on the seven
domain and multiple intelligence approach.
“As of May 1979 to date, our DCC had served some
860 pre-schoolers. Some of them are already professional and working at the
city hall and some are employed to private establishment while others are now
working abroad,” Labitad said.
"This achievement was realized with the
support of city government thru Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr, City Administrator
Leah Mendoza, City Economic Enterprise Department Manager Ruth Jugao for the
building renovation and all other support that contribute to the completion of
the building repair," Labitad added.
She was also thankful to Social Welfare and
Development Office (CSWD) Chief Aldeberan Mordeno and CSWD Operations Chief
Jocelyn Loquite for the technical trainings and constant monitoring of the implementation
of the day care service, and to the day care parents and fellow DCWs who have
actively participated and meaningfully contributed to the success.
Along with the accreditation of the city GAD
learning center, the DSWD Caraga also acknowledged Labitad as the “highly
competent performer in the implementation of the Early Childhood Care and
Development of the Center-based Programs” based on the certificate of
accreditation number ECCDSP-032-13 for the ECCD service provider.
Labitad has been the DCC worker since 1979 under
the City Social Welfare and Development Office. She is the founding president
of the Regional Day Care Federation in Caraga established in sometimes in 1996
up to 2010 and was the third president of the Butuan DCC Workers Association
which was founded in 1982. (JSN/PIA-Caraga)
DSWD-Caraga reveals winners of 2013 Search for
Talentadong Pamilyang Pilipino
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 4 (PIA) – In line with this
year’s National Filipino Family Week celebration, the Department of Social
Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga conducted the 2013 Search for
‘Talentadong Pamilyang Pilipino’ (Talented Filipino Family) held recently at
Balanghai Hotel and Convention Center, this city.
The contestants were the selected
family-beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) representing
the five provinces of Caraga region.
Nerisa Murih, Social Welfare Officer V and Asst.
Regional Director for Administration of DSWD-Caraga said, this is the first
time for the Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries to join the said search as agreed
by the Regional Inter-Agency Committee for Filipino Families.
“The Search for Talentadong Pamilyang Pilipino
2013 aims to encourage beneficiaries of 4Ps in the region to come out from
their shells and show off their talents. Let us all remember that the family is
the basic unit of society, it is where the molding of character and educating
of children begin. The values that we uphold in the family also contribute to
the kind of society that we have,” Murih added.
The criteria for judging are as follows: Team
Work – 40%; Stage Presence – 10%; Creativity – 20%; and Relevance to the theme
– 30%, a total of 100%. The winners received the plaques of appreciation and
cash prizes.
The Enso family representing Bunawan, Agusan del
Sur received the first prize; Patalinghog family of Tandag City, Surigao del
Sur received the second prize; Conde family of Siargao, Surigao del Norte –
third prize; Carbonilla family of Butuan City – 4th prize; and Bracho family of
Province of Dinagat Islands - 5th prize.
Presidential Proclamation No. 60 dated September
28, 1992, declared the observance of the National Filipino Family Week on the
last week of September of every year thereafter. This year’s celebration is
anchored on the theme “Unity Across Generations: A Strong Family, A Strong
Society.” (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Day care workers ask more gov’t support
By Johny S. Natad
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 4 (PIA) – Day care workers
(DCWs) here have been requesting the government support for their security of
tenure, increased honorarium and benefits.
Lourdes Moron, a regular DCW of Barangay
Pagatpatan Day Care Center and the Day Care Federation vice president, in an
interview, bared that the city government has been supporting their significant
activities, however majority of the barangay DCWs in the city are still
honorarium-based.
“Out of 116 DCWs in the city, only 13 are
regular while the rest are honorarium-based. All DCWs in the city receive
monthly honorarium at P2,000.00 aside from the honorarium they received with
varied amount ranging from P600.00 to P3,000.00 each DCW from the barangays
where they are assigned. However, such monthly allowance do not actually
suffice the needs of their families,” Moran said.
“The services that honorarium-paid day care
workers have rendered are not compensated with commensurate pay. Those who have
been in a long period of service do not receive any compensatory benefits.
Unlike their counterpart in some public and private institutions who receive
separation pay, pension or gratuity benefits when they’re no longer working as
preschool teacher. In other cities, they provided monetary assistance to the
honorarium-based DCW that compensated to their services in their barangay. We
wish that the plight our day care workers on the increase of honorarium will be
realized through this administration and with the help of Councillor Ferdie
Nalcot, the social services committee chair,” she added.
Moron said that majority of DCW are not regular
employees of the LGUs, hence they can be easily removed from office.
“In order to have a good quality service
implementation, we appeal to the city government to uphold the working
condition of day care workers and be protected from any political harassment
and discrimination,” Moron emphasized.
Fe Labitad, DCW in-charge of the Gender and
Development Learning Resource Day Care Center said that although the honorarium
recently received by the city DCWs is higher than those stipulated in
Barangay-Level Total Development and Protection of Children Act (Republic Act
6972). “It is sad to say that it does not satisfy the economic requirements to
have quality living DCWs," she said.
Labitad, however, revealed that the City Social
Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) has already endorsed to the Sangguniang
Panlungsod the increase of P500 to the current DCWs monthly allowance.
“Since some of the DCWs are already serving 20
to 30 years, we are pushing to get the regular item for our DCWs with the help
of CSWDO. We are still anticipating favourable action from the city government
for the benefits of our DCWs who have been providing quality services for the
Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) program of the government,” Labitad
added. (JSN/PIA-Caraga)
DSWD Caraga presents SORA
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 4 (PIA) - The Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga Region presented its State of the
Region Address (SORA) on September 20, 2013 at the DSWD office, this city.
DSWD regional director Minda B. Brigoli
initiated the presentation of SORA that highlighted the accomplishments of the
Field Office on the implementation of social protection programs, projects and
services such as the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, Sustainable
Livelihood Program (SLP), Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and
Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), National Household
Targeting Program for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) or Listahanan, and Social
Pension.
Also, during the event, Supplementary Feeding
Program, Recovery and Reintegration Program of Trafficked Persons (RRPTP),
Program and Services for Children in
Conflict with the Law (CICL), Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Programs,
Projects and Activities, Convergence Strategy, DSWD Vision, Mission, Values,
and Strategic Goals were also presented.
The press conference and distribution of
certificates of accreditation to Day care workers and day care centers, and
distribution of certificates of registration and license to operate for NGOs
also conducted after the SORA.
Partner NGOs, national agencies, day care
workers and CSWDO staff of Butuan City, Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries, and the
media attended the SORA. (DSWD/PIA-Caraga)
