Social Services

As provided in the LGU of 1991, Social Welfare and Development Office should cater to the formulation of measures for the approval of the Sanggunian and provide technical assistance and support to the mayor, as the case may be, in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and provision of adequate facilities relative to social welfare and development services. As such, the DSWD facilitates in giving protection and rehabilitation for socially disabled persons and for physically and mentally handicapped. It also provides an integrated welfare package to the populace that answers correspondingly to their needs. It controls further deterioration of the socially dehumanizing condition of the disadvantaged segment at the community.

To further serve clients, the LGU has funded the construction of a day care center for the elderly (RA 7876), construction, maintenance and upgrading/improvement of thirty one (31) day care centers for preschoolers (RA 6972) and a space for Training and Production Center was also provided enough to cater the needs of women and youth and other unskilled and economically unproductive individuals. This center is being equipped with thirty (30) sewing units and training equipments and accessories.