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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) welcomes the signing of the Executive Order (EO) No. 138 or the “Full Devolution of Certain Functions of the Executive Branch to Local Governments, Creation of a Committee on Devolution, and for other purposes.” Under EO 138, some of the functions, services, and facilities of national government agencies related to local infrastructures, health care, livelihood, agriculture, and social welfare, among others, will be transferred to loca...

Duterte signs order transferring some exec roles to LGUs enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 3) — President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order that will transfer some of the national government’s functions to the local government units. Duterte approved Executive Order No. 138 for the “full devolution of the provision of basic services and facilities to the LGUs.” Through this, national government agencies can focus more on strategic and steerin...