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DSWD, DBM to harmonize programs for senior citizens, PWDs

Published Dec 15, 2023 02:34 am

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Department of Budget and Management (DBM), together with the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) and National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC), signed an agreement on Friday, Dec. 15 to harmonize government programs, projects, and activities for senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs).

The signing of the Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 1, Series of 2023 will ensure that government funds are judiciously allocated for the elderly persons and PWDs.

“The JMC will strengthen the government’s planning and monitoring mechanisms to guarantee that a specific portion of the total budget of all government offices will be utilized for the welfare of older persons and persons with disability,” DSWD Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs and co-spokesperson Irene B. Dumlao said.

Section 36 of the General Provisions (GP 36) under Fiscal Year 2023 General Appropriations Act (FY 2023 GAA) states that “all agencies of the government shall formulate plans, programs, and projects intended to address the concerns of Senior Citizens and Persons with Disability, in so far, as it relates to their mandated functions and integrate the same in their regular activities.”

Dumlao said one of the primary provisions of the JMC is the establishment of a technical work group (TWG) made up of DSWD, NCDA, and NCSC representatives.

The TWG is tasked with creating a consolidated annual evaluation or year-end assessment report on the implementation of GP 36 under FY 2023 GAA and any similar provisions in the years that follow.

“It will also serve as a basis for future policy development, since the JMC can be adopted in future legislations regarding the formulation of plans, programs, and projects intended to address the concerns of our vulnerable and marginalized kababayans,” Dumlao pointed out.

The JMC requires NCSC and NCDA to submit their Agency Plan of Action for CY 2024 and years after addressing their sectors’ concerns, which will be used by the DBM to review the agency’s budget proposal for the following year.

The NCSC and NCDA are also required to use their existing grievance mechanisms, such as the establishment of information or grievance/complaint desks and the development of a system for web-based complaint management, to collect feedback or complaints from their respective sectors.

The JMC applies to all national government agencies, executive departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, commissions, state universities, and colleges, as well as government financial institutions, government-owned and/or controlled corporations, and local government units.

Human resource development and capacity-building programs; promotion and provision of employment opportunities; protection and safety programs; information, education, and communication materials and advocacies; policy development; research activities; and improvement and maintenance of centers and facilities are among the programs, projects, activities, and services that can be used to address the concerns of the priority sectors.

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