Questionnaire on the provision of Social Welfare Services in ASEAN
Country Name_Philippines___
Types of social
provision
General Social Services
Children
Guidelines and
eligibility requirements
e.g. scale of
provision/subsidy
(please indicate
whether it is totally
free, partially
subsidized, or subject
to certain criteria etc).
All basic social
services provided by
the national
government are
provided totally free
given that the
beneficiaries are
children below of 18
years old.
Youth
Sector of the
population from the
age of fifteen (15) to
thirty (30) years
Please list related laws, legislation, policy etc and describe briefly what kind of provision is
mentioned for each one.
Constitutional
Domestic
Related Policies
Other measures/
Provisions
Laws/Legislations
strategies/
(Source: 1987
assistance (e.g.
Philippine
funds)
Constitution)
Section 17. The
State shall give
priority to education,
science and
technology, arts,
culture, and sports
to foster patriotism
and nationalism,
accelerate social
progress, and
promote total human
liberation and
development.
Section 13. The
State recognizes
the vital role of the
youth in nationbuilding and shall
promote and protect
their physical,
moral, spiritual,
intellectual, and
social well-being. It
shall inculcate in the
youth patriotism and
1. RA 6972: Barangay
Level Total
Development and
Protection of Child Act
2. RA 7610: Special
Protection of Children
Against Abuse,
Exploitation and
Discrimination Act
3. RA 8980: Early
Childhood Care and
Development Act
4. RA 9523: Requiring
certification of the
DSWD to Declare a
Child Legally Available
for Adoption
5. RA 9208: AntiTrafficking in Persons
Esp. Women and
Children, Establishing
the Necessary
Institutional
Mechanisms for the
Protection and Support
1. RA 9165:
Comprehensiv
e Dangerous
Drugs Act of
2002
(repealing RA
6425)
2. RA 9547:
Special
Program for
Employment
of Students
(SPES)
3. RA 7323: Act
to help poor
but deserving
studies pursue
their
education
4. Executive
Order 209:
Family Code
of the
Philippines
Pantawid
Pamilyang
Pilipino Program
is a human
development
program of the
national
government that
invests in the
health and
education of poor
households,
particularly of
children aged 014 years old.
Pantawid Pamilya
has dual
objectives, (i)
Social Assistance
to provide cash
assistance to the
poor to alleviate
their immediate
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nationalism, and
encourage their
involvement in
public and civic
affairs.
Older
Persons
All Filipino residents
who are 60 years old
and above are entitled
to the benefits and
privileges granted RA
9994. It may cover
elderly “dual citizens”
of Trafficked Persons
6. RA 9262: Anti-Violence
Against Women and
Their Children Act of
2004
7. RA 9775: Anti-Child
Pornography Act of
2009
8. RA 9344: Juvenile
Justice and Welfare Act
of 2006
9. PD 603: Child and
Youth Welfare Code of
the Philippines
10. RA 8044: Youth in
Nation Building Act
1. RA 9994: Expanded
Senior Citizens Act of
2010
2. RA 7876: An Act
Establishing a senior
citizens center in all
cities and
municipalities of the
need (short term
poverty
alleviation); and
(ii) Social
Development to
break the
intergenerational
poverty cycle
through
investments in
human capital.
Other services
provided to
Children:
- Child
Protective
Services
- Alternative
Family Care
(Adoption,
Foster Family
Care, Legal
Guardianship)
- Travel
Clearance to
Minors
- Government
Internship
Program
Government’s
National Social
Pension Program
implemented by
the DSWD
provides a
monthly stipend
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who can prove Filipino
citizenship and at least
6 months residency in
the Philippines.
Under RA 9994:
Senior citizens are
entitled to the
following:
a) discount privileges,
 20% discount on
the purchase of
certain goods and
services,
 special 5%
discount on prime
commodities and
basic necessities,
 5% utility discount
on electric and
water
consumption, and
 50% discount on
electric, water and
telephone
consumption of
senior citizens
centers and
residential or
group homes.
b) free services,
c) exemptions,
d) incentives,
e) government
financial assistance,
and
f) Priority in express
lanes.
Philippines
of P500 to
indigent senior
citizens as
mandated by
Republic Act 9994
or the Expanded
Senior Citizens
Act of 2010.
Residential care
faculties that
provides care to
male and female
senior citizens
aged 60 and
above
Occupational
Therapy services
to enhance
vocational skills,
promote holistic
wellbeing.
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PWDs
Minimum of 20%
discount on:
a) establishments
relative to the
utilization of all
services in hotels
and similar lodging
establishments
(i.e. restaurants
etc.)
b) purchase of
medicines in all
drugstores
c) medical and dental
services
d) fare for domestic
air and see travel
e) public railways,
skyways and bus
fare
f) educational
assistance
To the extent
practicable and
feasible:
- continuance of the
same benefits and
privileges given by
the Government
Service Insurance
System (GSIS),
Social Security
System (SSS), and
PAG-IBIG, as the
case may be, as
are enjoyed by
those in actual
1. RA 9442 (amending
ra 7277): Magna
Carta for Disabled
Persons
2. Accessibility Law 344
Rehabilitation
Sheltered
Workshop (RSW)
facility that
provides
vocational/social
rehabilitation
and skills training
for socioeconomic
independence
and productivity.
Community-based
Sheltered
Workshop for
PWDs provides
livelihood training
and productive
employment.
National (and
Area) Vocational
Rehabilitation
Center (N/A VRC)
– A nonresidential facility
that implements
programs and
provides services
to PWDs on
vocational/ social
rehabilitation and
skills training.
Center for the
Handicapped – A
non- residential
facility that
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-
Women
service;
government may
grant special
discounts in
special programs
for persons with
disability on
purchase of basic
commodities,
subject to
guidelines to be
issued for the
purpose by various
agencies
implements
programs and
provides services
to PWDs.
Section 12. The
State recognizes the
sanctity of family life
and shall protect
and strengthen the
family as a basic
autonomous social
institution.
1. RA 9208: Antitrafficking in Persons
of 2003
2. RA 9262 AntiViolence Against
Women and Their
Children Act of 2004
3. RA 9710: Magna
Carta of Women
Section 14. The
State recognizes
the role of women
in nation-building,
and shall ensure
the fundamental
equality before the
law of women and
men.
Destitute
Section 9. The State
shall promote a just
and dynamic social
order that will
ensure the
prosperity and
1. RA 8425: Social
Reform and Poverty
Alleviation Act
2. RA 924: National
Health Insurance Act
of 1995
RA 10354:
Responsible
Parenthood and
RH Act 2012
RA 10175:
Philippine
Cybercrime
Prevention Act of
2012
Community based
and residential
services for
Women in
Especially Difficult
Circumstances
INA Healing
Center that
provides
psychosocial
support to
bereaved mothers
for empowerment
and healing.
Self-Employment
AssistanceKaunlaran (SEAK) – A capabilitybuilding program
in coordination
with the Local
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independence of the
nation and free the
people from poverty
through policies that
provide adequate
social services,
promote full
employment, a rising
standard of living,
and an improved
quality of life for all.
Government Units
(LGUs), designed
to enhance the
socio-economic
skills of poor
families to
establish and selfmanage a
sustainable
community-based
micro-credit
organization for
entrepreneurial
development.
Tindahan Natin
(TN) Project – A
national
government
initiative for job
generation,
livelihood and
food security. It
provides lowpriced but good
quality rice
noodles to low
income families
through a store
jointly identified
and endorsed and
coordinated by
the various
national entities.
Displaced
Persons
1. RA 10121: Philippine
Disaster Risk
Reduction and
Management Act of
2010
RA 8371: The
Indigenous
People’s Rights
Act of 1997
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Others
Section 10. The
State shall promote
social justice in all
phases of national
development.
Section 11. The
State values the
dignity of every
human person and
guarantees full
respect for human
rights.
1. RA 8972: Solo
Parents Welfare Act
2. RA 9433: Magna
Carta for Public Social
Workers
3. RA 8371: The
Indigenous People’s
Rights Act of 1997
Section 22. The
State recognizes
and promotes the
rights of indigenous
cultural communities
within the framework
of national unity and
development.
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