Republic Act No. 5663

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1

Section eighty-A of Republic Act Numbered Four hundred nine, otherwise known as the Revised Charter of the City of Manila, is hereby amended to read as; follows:

Section 80-A. Department of Social Welfare.—There .shall be a Social Welfare Department which shall administer a comprehensive and integrated program of said services for the City of Manila and shall have the following general powers and duties:

"(a) He shall have control and supervision over the social services of the city;

"(b) He shall execute and enforce all laws, ordinances and regulations relating to social services;

"(c) He shall recommend to the municipal board the passage of ordinance as he deem necessary for the ren­dition of maximum social services to the city;

"(d) He shall cause to be prosecuted all violations of social service laws and ordinances;

"(e) He shall cooperate with all public and private relief agencies and charitable organizations in their missions to the city and shall be the representative of the Mayor to these agencies and organizations in matters affecting the social needs and services of the city; and

"(f) He shall exercise such other powers as may be necessary in the performance of his duties as the Social Welfare Officer of the city."

Section 2

The same Act is hereby amended by inserting a new section between Section eighty-A and Section eighty-one which shall read as follows:

"Section 80-B. The Social Welfare Officer and Deputy Social Welfare Officer.—The department shall be headed by Social Welfare Officer who shall be assisted by a Deputy Social Welfare Officer and .such social service staff, technicians, and other personnel necessary to perform the functions of the Department.

"The Deputy Social Welfare Officer shall possess professional training in social work, with a master's degree in social work, a working knowledge of public administration, and must have had at least seven years of paid experience in executive and supervisory capacity in a social welfare agency, preferably in public agency. The incumbent assistant to the Social Welfare Officer possessing these qualifications shall continue in said position. The position shall be in the classified service and subject to Civil Service rules and regulations.

"Both officials shall receive an annual compensation at the rate fixed by law for the heads and assistant heads of the other city departments."

Section 3

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, June 21, 1969.