The members of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Management Committee (MANCOM), headed by Social Welfare Institutional Development Bureau (SWIDB) Director Justin Batocabe, held a tree planting activity at the DSWD Academy in Taguig City on Tuesday (December 17).

The activity served as the opening ceremony for the 15th Regular MANCOM Meeting for 2024 and Year-End Fellowship. The tree planting was organized to integrate a simple yet meaningful activity into their last regular meeting for the year, right in the heart of the DSWD Academy that that is expected to be fully operational by 2025.

After the short activity, the committee proceeded with their meeting and discussed various agenda, including the proposed guidelines on the establishment and operationalization of the DSWD Academy.

Present during the meeting were Asst. Secretary for Innovations Baldr Bringas; Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) – National Program Management Office (NPMO) Director Gemma Gabuya; Policy Development and Planning Bureau (PDPB) Director Rhodora Alday; Program Management Bureau (PMB) Director Edmond Monteverde; Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI CIDSS) Director Bernadette Mapue-Joaquin; Human Resource Management and Development Service (HRMDS) Director Jennifer Rizo; and Internal Audit Service (IAS) Director Marijoy Segui.

Also in the meeting were Director Monica Shayne Purungganan, the 4Ps NPMO Deputy Program Manager; Walang Gutom Program – NPMO Asst. Director Melvin Dayrit; and SWIDB Assistant Director Precilla Docuyanan. Other MANCOM members attended virtually. (LSJ)