EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
S E N A T E
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JUL 15 AlO -05
Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR.
AN ACT
AMENDING BOOK 3, TITLE 5, ARTICLE 13, SECTION 483 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 
7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991, AS 
AMENDED
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The position of provincial, city or municipal social welfare and development officer 
(SWDO) is a crucial one. Said Officer provides technical assistance and support to either 
the governor or the mayor in carrying out various measures to ensure the delivery of 
basic services and provisions of adequate facilities relative to social welfare and 
development services as provided for in the Local Government Code of 1991, as 
amended.
As head of the office on social welfare and development services, the SWDO 
develops and implements, upon approval by the governor or mayor, plans and strategies 
pertaining to the LGUs social welfare programs and projects. The officer also identifies 
the basic needs of the needy, the disadvantaged and the impoverished and develops and 
implements appropriate measures to alleviate their problems. 
The SWDO likewise 
provides relief and appropriate crisis intervention for victims of abuse an exploitation by 
being in the frontline of service delivery, particularly those which have to do with 
immediate relief and assistance during the aftermath of natural man-made disasters and 
calamities.
Thus, there is an urgent need to professionalize the delivery of various basic social 
services by making the qualifications of these local social welfare and development 
officers equivalent and comparable with their counterparts in the national government. 
Setting certain parameters as to who would qualify as social welfare and development 
officers and making mandatory their appointment in local governments are steps in the 
right direction.
The immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
RAMOT0ONG REVILLA, JR.


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Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR.
AN ACT
AMENDING BOOK 3, TITLE 5, ARTICLE 13, SECTION 483 OF REPUBLIC ACT 
NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 
1991, AS AMENDED
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Section 483, Article 13, Title 5, Book 3, of Republic Act No. 7160,
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otherwise known as The Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, is hereby
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further amended to read as follows:
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" Sec. 483. Qualifications, Powers and Duties -  {a) No person shall
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be appointed social welfare and development officers unless he/SHE is
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a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the local government unit
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concerned, of good moral character [,] AND a duly licensed social
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worker [or a holder of college degree preferably in sociology or any other
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related course from a recognized college or university, and a first grade
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civil service eligible or its equivalent]. He/SHE must have acquired
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experience in the practice of social work for at least five (5) years in the
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case of provincial or city social welfare and development officer, and
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three (3) years in the case of the municipal social welfare and
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development officer.
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The appointment of a social welfare and development officer is 
mandatory for the provincial, [and] city [,] and [optional for] municipal 
government."
Sec. 2. Separability Clause. -  If any provision of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional or the application thereof to any person, circumstance or transaction 
is held invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions of this Act or the applicability 
of such provisions to other persons, circumstances or transactions shall not be affected 
thereby.
Sec. 3. Repealing Clause. -  The provisions of all other laws, decrees, orders, 
rules or regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed 
accordingly.
Sec. 4. Effectivity.
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 shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication 
in the Official Gazette and in two (2) newspapers of national circulation.
Approved,