facilities related to social welfare and development services (2001 Annual Report). The CSWO has three (3) divisions namely, i)
Community Welfare Division
The Community Welfare Division has two programs such as community mobilization and task force anti-mendicants. Community mobilization includes community organizing of social welfare structure like Barangay Disaster Coordinating Council. It requires training so CSWO provides training and workshops particularly leadership training. As regards the second program, mendicants (Badjaos and Mangyans) used to be a big problem in the City but through the Task Force on Anti-mendicants, the number has decreased significantly. According to the 2003 Accomplishment Report, proliferation of mendicants was prevented by 80 percent. ii)
Family Welfare and Livelihood Division
The Family Welfare and Livelihood Division focuses on various programs which include provision of livelihood capital assistance, day care services, pre-marriage and marriage counselling, services for solo parents, services for disabled persons and senior citizens, and services for juvenile delinquents; and dole out programs. The livelihood capital assistance comes in the form of loan from PhP2,000-PhP3,000 with 1 percent interest rate. If the capital needed is much bigger than the amount offered by CSWO, prospective beneficiaries are referred to Punlang Puhunang Pinoy Cooperative’s Office. The livelihood assistance can also be in the form of practical skills training and development for at least 15 participants, i.e., in setting up of sari-sari store or parlor, fruit, vegetable, fish or garments vending, and slippers making as well as other TESDA offered training such as candle-making, cooking, baking, flower arrangement, dressmaking and cutting and sewing. With regard to day care services, the CSWO caters to the needs of children aged 3 to 6 years old under the program Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD). There are 108 day-care centers all over the city. One (1) day care worker is assigned to each center. Day care workers are given honorarium of PhP3,000 from the City plus PhP500 to PhP1,000 from Barangay. In addition, they can collect a maximum of PhP30.00/kid from the parents. There are 20 kids per session, i.e., morning and afternoon session. They use a specialized workbook, which is prepared by CSWO and priced at PhP120. The workbook is used all year round. Currently, the CSWO is planning to prepare a standard activity sheet.
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