DEED OF DONATION. Officials of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Department of Agrarian Reform sign the Deed of Transfer to formally turnover a five-hectare land at the Regional Rehabilitation Center for the Youth. (RRCY) in Magalang, Pampanga on April 25, 2024. The land, currently occupied by DSWD’s RRCY, will be developed as Welfare Ville to better serve the people in the Central Luzon region. (DSWD photo)
MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will soon build a regional complex on a five-hectare land in Magalang, Pampanga donated by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to better serve the marginalized and disadvantaged sectors in the Central Luzon region.
DSWD Undersecretary for General Administration and Support Services Group Edward Justine Orden and DAR Undersecretary for Support Services Office Rowena Niña Taduran signed the Deed of Transfer on Wednesday at the Regional Rehabilitation Center for the Youth (RRCY) in Magalang.
“This transfer of ownership not only ensures the legality and security of the DSWD facility but also symbolizes our enduring dedication to deliver our mandate of protecting the most vulnerable,” Orden said during the signing that marked the official turnover of the land currently occupied by the RRCY.
The Deed of Transfer, Orden said, will allow the DSWD to offer more services to marginalized and disadvantaged sectors through its planned Welfare Ville in the region.
“As we witness the formal signing and turnover of the Deed of Transfer from the DAR to the DSWD, we reaffirm our commitment to the well-being of our nation's youth,” he said.
Other facilities to be built in the proposed Welfare Ville are the Reception and Study Center for Children (RSCC), Lingap Center, Trafficking in Persons’ Processing Center, and a DSWD satellite warehouse.
“We, at the DSWD, commit to continuously provide a nurturing out-of-home placement for children in need of assistance to enhance their psychological, emotional, and psycho-social well-being,” Orden said.
Aside from the turnover of land, the RRCY also officially inaugurated its infirmary and therapy room.
The RRCY is a rehabilitation facility run by DSWD Central Luzon for over 44 years, providing care and rehabilitation services to male children in conflict with the law who are below 18 years old.
DSWD Undersecretary for International Affairs, Attached and Supervised Agencies (ASA) Emmeline Aglipay-Villar, Assistant Secretary Elaine Fallarcuna, and Administrative Service Director Karina Antonette Agudo, Field Office-3 (Central Luzon) Regional Director Venus Rebuldela, Assistant Regional Director for Administration (ARDA) Maribel Blanco and Assistant Regional Director for Operations (ARDO) Armont Pecina attended the signing ceremony.
Other government officials present during the event were DAR-Bureau of Land Acquisition Domingo Roque and DAR Region-3 - Land Tenure Service head Marissa Nagun. (PNA)
