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Ay <2 DSWD MEMORANDUM FROM THE SECRETARY To: All Offices, Bureaus, Services, Units and Field Offices 2016 ELECTIONS DATE: 6 April 2016 ‘The Department received today the attached copy of Minute Resolution No. 16-0204 dated 29 March 2016, in which the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) granted the Department's request for exemptions from Sections 261(v) and 26 l(w) of the Omnibus Election Code prohibiting the disbursement of public funds during the forty-five (45)-day period leading to the 9 May 2016 Elections, Thus, the Department may continue to disburse public funds for its routine and normal programs, projects and activities, including ongoing and upcoming disaster relief, early recovery and rehabilitation efforts, foreign-assisted Projects, and ongoing public works. These include all activities — including procurement transactions - under the same. However, please be reminded that in no case shall the disbursement of public funds be used for any partisan political purpose. . ‘inetd YON JUI 0 SO! Secretary For compliance. Department of Social Welfare and Development RECEIVED 07 APR 2016 National en bee ron Office cconmoniy Oven Developmen Progam ! = Kalahi-CIDSS. DEPT. OF SOCIAL WELFARE & OEY. 49P ROAD, CONSTITUTION HILLS, Q.0. APROG 2 gxy LEGAL SERVICE Republic of the Philippines seceweo ov. /KKA COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS Manila IN THE MATTER OF THE REQUEST OF Chainman4. Andres D, Bautista THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE Commissioner Chistian Robert, Lim issioner A A Parremo AND DEVELOPMENT (DSWD) FOR Commissioner Luie Tito F. Guia EXEMPTION OF ITS VARIOUS PROJECTS Commissioner Ath D. Lim AND PROGRAMS FROM THE PUBLIC Gommissionss short it mcs Ca WORKS BAN [SECTION 261 (v) AND ((w) OF THE OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE] NOTICE 1. CHAIRMAN J. ANDRES D. BAUTISTA This Commission 2. ALL COMMISSIONERS This Commission 3. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR This Commission 4, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS: This Commission 5. DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR ADMINISTRATION This Commission 6. CLERK OF THE COMMISSION This Commission 7. CAMPAIGN FINANCE UNIT (CFU) This Commission 8 MS. CORAZON JULIANO-SOLIMAN Secretary Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) IBP Road, Batasan Pambansa Complex Constitutional Hills, Quezon City {oth attached copy ofthe Dissenting Opinion of Comm. Christan Roberts. Lim) GREETINGS: Attached is a copy of MINUTE RESOLUTION NO. 16-0204 of the Commission (EN BANC) dated March 29, 2016 and the Dissenting Opinion of Commissioner Christian Robert S. Lim (E.M. No. 16-015) promulgated April 1, 2016. April 05, 2016. FOR THE COMMISSION: ATTY. heleide. DIOLA Acting Comelec Secretary EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR EN BANC MEETING OF THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS HELD ON MARCH 29, 2016 Prosont: CChairman J, Andres D. Bautista ‘Commissioner Christan Robert S. Lim Commissioner Al A. Parrefio Commissioner Arthur D. Lim Commissioner Ma, Rowena Amelia V. Guanzon On Official Business: Commissioner Luie Tito F. Guia Commissioner Shesif M, Abas XXX XXX XXX 16-2201,’ IN THE MATTER OF THE REQUEST OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT (DSWD) FOR EXEMPTION OF ITS VARIOUS PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS BAN [SECTION 261 (v) AND (w) OF THE OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE) This pertains to the Memorandum dated February 17, 2016 of Commissioner Christian Robert S. Lim, Commissioner-in-Charge, Campaign Finance Office, relative to the request of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for exemption of its various projects and programs from the Public Works Ban [Section 261 (v) and (w) of the Omnibus Election Code]. The Memorandum of Commissioner Lim reads: “The undersigned respectfully endorses for the consideration of the ‘Commission En Banc the Letter dated 03 February 2016 from Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), requesting for exemption of its various projects and programs from the prohibitions stated in Section 261 (v) and (w) of the Omnibus Election Code. The said Letter was referred to the office of the undersigned in his capacity as Commissioner-in-charge of the Campaign Finance Office. The DSWD's request covers the following programs and activities: TA ‘Expenses for General Administralion and Support Services 7B Expenses for the Operalion, Maintenance and Upgrade of Information an Communication Technology Equipment rc ‘Expenses for Capability Building of Employes and Intermediaries ED Expenses for the Formulation, Advocacy and Evaluation of Policies, Plans and Programs TE ‘Expenses for Registration, Licensing and Accreditation of Social Welfare and Development Agencies (SWDAs) ra ‘Expenses for Accreditation of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) +e ‘Subsidies to the Area-Based Standards Network (ABSNET) and to Day Care| enters and Day Care Workers HA Social Welfare Aftache Office m aaa 9 SECRETARY i Po oe cece ha, ‘Board Secretary 8 4| Pagh2 of 4 MLR. No, 16._°20* -H-1 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilpino Program #2 | National Household Targeting Systom 1-H-3| Self-Employment Assistance Kaunlaran (SEAK) Program LH-4 | Activities for Microenterprise Development and Employment Facilitation HES Payape ‘at MAseganang PamayeNAn (PAMANA) ~ Sustainable Livelihood ram LH6| Modified Conditional Gash Transfer Program (MCCTP) LH-7| Supplementary Feeding Program +48 | Social Pension for Senior Citizens and Assistance to Parsons with Disabillies| 1-+-9| Government Intemship Program ‘-H-10| Inferim|Shelter Fund HET) Strengthening Strategy to Address Hunger, Risks and Vulnerabilly i Disaster-Stricken “Communities (formerly Community Food Banks i Emergency) ‘+H-12| Sustaining interventions In Poverty Alleviation and Govemance (SIPAG) Project +H-13| Sama-Bajau Localized Inlervention and Leaming Approach for Holsi Improvement (SALINLAHI) FH-4| Reporting Sysiom and Prevention Program for Elderly Abuse Case (ReSPPEC) 1H-18| Comprehensive Program for Street Children, Street Familos and IPs| especially Bajaus 1H-18| Comprehensive Program for Healing and Grief Management for Bereaved, Mothers and their Families HH-T7| Strengthening and Empowerment of OFW Families Towards Family Preservation H-I8| Strategic Towards Acceptance, Reintegration and Transformation (START) for Recovering Drug Dependents 14-19] Enhancement of the National Family Violence Pravention Program +420) Comprehensive Rehabilitation Program for Torture and Enforced Diseppearances Vietims end their Families 1H-21| Counseling Services for Rehabilitation of Perpetrators OF Domestic Vielance| (CSRPDV) Pa | Par fiveness Service Enhancement (Integration of Postive Discipline) Enhancement of Unlad ng Kabataan Program cs | #StopChildPomph Project Intensive Juvenile Intervention ‘Support Services for Children in Need of Caregiver Character Building Service for Children and Youth in Rosidential Care| Facillies FH-28| Integration of Case Management Strategies 44-251 Development of SWD Model of intervention for Persons with Disebilties FH-30) Music and Arts Therapy Program (MATP) for Persons with Disability (PWD) specifically with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) -H-31| Team Balkan Rescue in Emergency (TeamBRE) Project HH-32| Cash Transfer and Cash Voucher.to Affected Families in Emorgencies| (CTCVAFE) Project 'FH-33| Program for the Neer Poor EE [ Recovery and Reintegration Program for Trafficked Parsons FL2 | Operation of Crisis Intervention Units #13 | Livelihood Assistance for intemally displaced persons of previous disasters| calamities and human-induced emergencies Cash/Food for Work/Tralning Program Operation, Maintenance and Upgrade of DSWD Centers and Insitutions Alternative Parental Care Program San on Cea Grn AICI. Soadsezeay lull Page 3 of 4 MR. No. 16- bisias FOREIGN-ASSISTED PROJECTS Programme IFA | Kepit-Bisig Laban sa Kehirapan - Comprehensive and Infegrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) — funding support from World Bank and United States Millennium Challe tion (MCC) 1B | Emergency Operations Philppines-Assistance fo Natural Disasters al Conflict Affected Areas — funding support from United Nations World IG | Enhancing the Implementation of Programs Convergence Program (NCDDP) I-D | Strengthening the implementation of Pantawid Pamnilyang Plipino Program —| ILE "| Designing and Implementing the National Community-Driven Developmanl IF | Designing and implementing the Sustainable Livelihood Program Enhancing Targeting, Data Management and Monitoring and Evaluation | IH | Enhancing Support to Early Childhood Care and Development JH | Harmonizing Approaches to Gender and Sooial Safeguards Jed | Strengthening Organizational Systems and Capacities The OSWD, as the successor of the Ministry of Social Services and Development, is specifically mentioned in OEC Section 261 (v) (2), to wit: Soc. 261. Prohibited Acts. ~ The following shall be guilty of an election offense: (V) Prohibition against release, disbursement or expenditure of public funds. - Any public official or employee including barangay officials and those of government-owned or controlled corporations and their subsidiaries, who, during forty-five (45) days before a regular election and thirty (30) days before a special election, releases, disburses or expends any public funds for: | ve (2) The Ministry of Social Services and Development and any other office in other ministries of the goverment performing functions similar to said ministry, except for 18 of personnel, and for such other routine and normal expenses, and for such other expenses as the Commission may authorize afer due notice and hearing. Should a calamity or disaster occur, all releases normally or usually coursed through the said ministries and offices of other ministries shall be tumed over to, and administered and disbursed by, the Philippine National Red Cross, subject to the supervision of the Commission ‘on Audit or its representatives, and no candidate or his or her spouse or member of his family within the second civil degree of affinity or consanguinity shall participate, directly or indirectly; in the distribution of any relief or other goods fo the vietims of the calamity or disaster, and As provided, the DSWD can only expend public funds during the prohibited period covering 25 Match 2016 to 09 May 2016 for salaries of personnel and other routine and normal expenses. To enable the Commission to make a determination as to which among the commie a OFF OFTHE COM Lone cei y aaeter alte Paye 4 of 4 MLR, No, 16-02% enumerated programs and projects are routine and normal for the DSWO, the undersigned recommends that the request of the DSWD be ‘set for hearing as provided for in the OEC. The original Letter dated 03 February 2016 and its attached ‘Schedules are enclosed with this Memorandum for dissemination to the Commission En Banc. XX" After due deliberation, the Commission RESOLVED, as it hereby _RESOLVES, to grant the request of Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), for exemption of its various projects and programs from the prohibitions stated in Section 261 (v) and (w) of the Omnibus Election Code. Let the Campaign Finance Office implement this Resolution DSWD Wevvanted du ey te SO ORDERED. sts Yt ee . TA Dissent to follow CHRISTIAN ROBERT S. LI Commissioner Commissioner (On Official Business) Voted in favor es LUIE TITO F. GUIA ARTHUR D. LIM Commissioner Commissioner Lkitiiteq Voted in fat ie MA. ROWENA AMELIA V. GUANZON SHERIFF M. AB. Commissioner Commissioner ime connisonon cio OF coming orecearmecommssonsecetn cine See Cite ey Deny Sect ter Owens aa "pane ci 208) bent ene Brecher ante 128, (Campaign Fnanee Ortee Clef ne Commission a

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