Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office

2nd Floor Agan Building, Abad Street
Kayhuvokan, Basco 3900, Batanes

Department Head: Mr. Jerome G. Castillo

Functions:

• Develops and implements a comprehensive provincial social welfare and development program
  
• Develops, installs, and causes the implementation of an efficient, effective system of administering, managing, monitoring, and evaluating social welfare and development services provision including appropriate measures, programs, and projects
  
• Develops, implements or causes the efficient and effective implementation of measures, programs or projects aimed at alleviating poverty and/or minimizing its ill-effects on the disadvantage, the disabled, the elderly, and such other marginalized, disadvantage, underprivileged or impoverished individuals or groups in the province
  
• Provides assistance in the implementation of programs for the total development and protection of children up to six (6) years of age
  
• Develops, installs, and maintains an information system on social welfare and development programs and projects
  
• Coordinates and links with government agencies and other non-government organizations in promoting social welfare and development in the province