By Junex Doronio
MANILA — Anchored on one of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr’s 10-point socioeconomic agenda which calls for the digitalization of government processes and operations, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has announced that it will soon accept applications for registration, licensing, and accreditation (RLA) of Social Welfare and Development Agencies (SWDAs) through an online platform.
This was disclosed by DSWD-Standards Bureau Asst. Director Cynthia Ilano on Thursday (9 May 2024) during the Media Forum at the Central Office’s New Press Center in Quezon City.
She said that through the Harmonized Electronic License and Permit System (HELPS), SWDAs can submit their requirements and monitor the status of their applications real time.
“Dito po, in the HELPS, ang gagawin nalang po natin ay lahat ng applications, magiging online po. Currently po, traditional ang ginagawa natin. Meaning, yung mga SWDAs natin, they need to go here pa or sa ating Field Offices to submit the requirements and we will process traditionally. Manual po. Para po makasabay tayo sa agenda ng ating mahal na Pangulo,” Ilano said.
She added that this innovation is also attuned to one of the seven priority programs and initiatives of the DSWD, the Paspas Serbisyo Program, which is one of the innovations under the administration of Secretary Rex Gatchalian.
The Paspas Serbisyo program aims to streamline, re-engineer, automate, digitalize, and centralize the current regulatory programs of the DSWD, Ilano explained.
(el Amigo/MNM)
