Social Welfare Reforms
Administrative Order No. 232, issued on July 8, 2008, by President Gloria M. Arroyo, aims to enhance social welfare reforms in the Philippines as part of the broader Philippine Reform Agenda. It establishes a national social welfare program by clustering existing programs from various agencies, including the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Social Security System, to effectively address challenges posed by the global environment. The initiative will be overseen by the Administrator of the Social Security System, who will hold a Cabinet rank. This order emphasizes targeted efforts to generate social impact within a two-year timeframe.
July 8, 2008
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 232
SOCIAL WELFARE REFORMS
WHEREAS, the Arroyo Administration plans on working hard the next two years to fulfill its Philippine Reform Agenda; cHSIDa
WHEREAS, there is still time to generate social impact if efforts are targeted;
WHEREAS, a Presidential Task Force to assess, plan and monitor the entire educational system was created, headed by Ateneo President Father Bienvenido Nebres and Secretary Romulo Neri, who was designated Acting Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education for the purpose;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA M. ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
SECTION 1. The existing programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the Department of Health, the Government Service Insurance System, the Social Security System (SSS), and other agencies dealing with social welfare shall be clustered together into a national social welfare program that directly addresses the impact of the adverse global environment. CaHAcT
SECTION 2. The work of clustering shall be headed by the Administrator of the SSS, who shall be granted Cabinet rank.
Manila, July 8, 2008.