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cognizant of the difficulties faced by an indigent solo

parent, the City endeavours to provide him/her every possible
assistance in raising his/her children to ensure the latter's
developnent as a productive member of society in particular,
and the realization of the continued growth of the Maogmang
Lugar:, in general.
A.rticle 2
D€finition!
g€ccion 3, Definicion of t€rds. Eor purposes of this
ordinance and pursuant to Republic Act No. 8972, the foLlowj-ng
terms shafl nean:
(a) Solo t,at6nt - any indivrdual who falIs under any of
the fol lolring categories:
1 A woman who gives bilth as a lesult of rape and
other c!imes against chastity even without a
final conviction of the offender, provided, that
the mother keeps and raises the child;
?arent ieft solo or alone with the responsibility
.: parent:rood due to death of spouse;
Pare.! lef'- soio or alone rrj.th the lesponsibility
a: parenlhood while the spouse is detained or is

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Parent Left sol.o or alone wi.th the responsibility
of parenthood due to physical and/or nentaL ヽ

incapacity of spouse as certified by a public

medical pract i t ioner;
b Parent left solo o! alone with the responsibility
of parenthood due to lega1 separation or de facto
separation from spouse for at least one (1) year'
as Long as he/she is entrusted with the custody
of the children;
6. Parent left solo or alone with the responsibil'ity
of parenthood due to declaration of nulllty or
annulment of marriage as decleed by a court or
by a church as lonq as he/she is entrusted wlth
the custody of the children;
f. Parent left solo or aLone n'ith the responsibility
of parenlhood due to abandonment of spo_se fo!
at least one (1) Year;
8. Unmarried mother/father who has preferreq to
keep and rear her/his child/children instead of
having othels care for them or give them up to a
welfale institutioni
9. Any other: person who solely provldes parental
care and support to a child or chiLdren; or
/‐ 10. Any family member who assrlmes the
respo;sibility of head of family as a result of
the death, abandonment, disappearance or
plolonged absence of the paleots or solo parent'
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However, the solo parent sha11 no longer be

considered as such and qualify for the benefits
concomitant thereto as soon as there is a change rn
his/her statr.rs or circumstance wherein he/she is no
longer a-Ione in carrying out the responsibilitles of
Parenthood.
(b) Indig.nt ,.1y.* - is one whose income falls befow
the poverty threshofd set by the National Economic
Development Authority (NEDA) which, as of March
2016, is P9,140.00 per. month for a famity of five
(or a per capita income of pI,828.00 pe! month) and
is not receiving a monthly pension or allowance
from a concerned pubflc or private entity beyond
such poveity threshold.
(c) Childron refer to those livlng wlth and dependent
upon his/her parent for suppol:t and are unmarried.
unemployed and below eighteen (18) years of age, or
even over eighteen (18) years old but are incapable
.f seif-support because of mental and/or physical
ie:ect /di saci.L i t y.
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llelfare Serwices lnd
Additional Privileges and Belrefits
Section a. Incorpor.tion of W6].frle Benefite - By this
:rj,i-a:ce, ihe Clcy imposes as rts duty to likewise give the
ireliare benefits mandated to the Natlonal Government under RA
i9r::o an Lndlgent solo parent and his/her children such as,
i-_ut :-.ot limited to, live_Iihood assistance, counseling, etc.

Section 5. Additional Benefits - The followlng benefits

shall also be given to a quaflfled soLo parent and hrs/her
chilcLren:
(al T€rti.ay Schol.rship Assigtaace. Subject to
compliance with the requirements under Clty
Ordinance No. 2015-012, an indigent sofo parent may
avai.I of a tertrary scholarship assistance for
his/her child; Provided, hoirever, that only one
chifd per andigent solo parent sha11 be given
priority; Provided, further that the other
child/children of said indigent solo parent may be
given assistance if said chi.Id/children meet the
requiremetns for automatic scholarship under.
Section 68 of the sard ordinance.
The child of the indigent so-Io parent who is gra..aed
lhis assistance shall undertake to assist his,/aer
younger siblings once they are gainfulLy empLcyed.
The Educatlon, Scholarshlp and Sports Offlce (ESSO)
is hereby requir:ed before the start of each schoof
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semester to furnish the City Mayor and Sangguniang

Panfunqsod of Naga the list Of
grantees/beneficiaries undel the Naga Clty Teitiary
Scholarshlp Program, indrcatlng therein the names
of grantees .who are children of indigent solo
parents.
lb) B.sic Educatj.onal selvic€s. The City's SANGGAWADAN
Program shaff prioritize the incfusion of children
of iodigent solo parents ' Said chlldren shaIl
automatically become members of the City's 0UEEN
Program.

Ric€ subsidy. ihe far,ity shall be entitfed to

::e rice s'rbsldy under either program'
School f€e6. The students shalI afso be
::-:::,ea :a :.,e foilowing schoof fees, to wit:
Anti― TuberculosisFee ― (P5 00)′
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Phll Nat'l Red Cross Fee ― (P35.00),

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3SP/6SP Fee ― (P50 00),
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Escoda Thinking Day Fee ― (P1 00)′

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Test Paper FeeS ― (P25 00)′

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Athletic Fee ― (P5 00),

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Sch001 PubliCation Fee ― (P25 00)′

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SSG/SSC/Pupil′ s CoVernment ree ― (P50 00),

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Library/Laboratory Fee ― (P10 00), and

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Graduation fee or al10WanCe of n0 1ess than

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iii. Inc€ltives to E a€qrLary Stu&nts ' To promote

acadenic excelfence, the chifdren of indigent
solo parents who granted in the Top Ten ot
their respective graduating class shall be
given the folfowing cash incentives:
For vafedictorian -> P1,000 cash incentive
and a Certlficate of Merit;
Eor salutatorian -> P75O cash incentive and
a Certificate of Merlt;
. Top 3-5 -> P5O0 cash i ncentive ano a
Certificate of Me ril;
Top 6-10 -> P3OO cash incentive and a
Certificate of Merit.
Non-graduatlng students who belong to Tcp Eive
of their year feveI, as certified Li cas'_ ::re
school administrator, shall receive a
incentive of P300.
IC Housing Assistance. The Houslng and Sett Lement s
DeveLopment Ci f i.e (HSDO) is hereby mandated to
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prioritize solo parents as beneficiaries in any new

urban poor settlement site. The equity requirement
for solo parents shall be fifty percent (50?) of
the prescribed amount; provlded, ho!.rever, that upon
the inforned and expressed choice of the solo
parent concerned, helshe may opt to pay a hundred
percent equity (100E) so as to pay lesser monthly
amortizations.
to submit to the City
The HSDO is requiled annually
Mayor and the Sanggunianq Panlungsod a fist of
indigent solo parents who availed of housing
asslstance.
(d) Buria.I' A.tiataaca. In case of death of an i ndi gent
solo parent or his/her chi1d, he/she shall receive
a burial assistane of not more than Three Thousand
Pesos (P3,000.00), in addition to the regu 1a r
burial assistance given by the City to its i ndi ge nt
residents.
(e) tt.dica]. Alsistanc.. An indigent sofo parent or
his/her child sha11 be entitfed to free

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shalI be given free medical services, including
nedicine and laboratory examinations.
For in-patient cases beyond the capacity of the
Naga City Hospitat, the Clty Government of Naga. ヽ

thru the City Health Office and the CSWDO, shall

forge a partnership with the Department of Health
and/or the Bicol Medical Center in order to plovide
the solo parents and their children free medical
services thru the Point of Care Program and/or
othe! practicable health prograns.
(f) t iv€Iihood Alciltanc.. A sol-o parent assocj'ation
may be granted a Iivelihood assistance Ten Thousand
Pesos (P10,OoO.O0) or higher provided that its
feasibility study and project proposal are approved
by the MeLro Naga Publ1c Employnent Offj'ce (Metno-
PESO) . said offlce shall provide technical
assistance to the solo parent association'
(S) tegrl S€rvicea. An indj.gent solo parent shall be
given free notarial selvices at the City Legal
Office. Upon reconunendation of the City Social
l,lelfare and Development Office or the Bantay
Earoilia, the Clty Legal office may likewise prcvide
1egal assistance to an indigent solo parent ,.'.a
ci;j.l case involving the custody of children or i'
a criminal case vrhele he/she Is the compl'ainant'
tl■ DiscountS On Purchaaes froa Partner-
Estab■ iShmentS Enterprises that aPP l i erl as
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par:tner-establishments of the city governemnt shal1

extend five to 10 percent discounts, or higher, per
their discretion and !r1th due notice, to alf
servj-ces or goods purchased from them by solo
parents and their children.
(i) Other services, priviLeges and benefits that the
ci'y -s crr rFnL-y q-LV-no or md\ .ubs'o-erL.y o1 fer.
Aiticle {
Registralion and Availeent of B6nefits
section 6. Registration - ?he ScLo Parent Office hereln
crea'er sr:all unaertake a city-wide registration of all the
:.1. ..ie:-!s a..a ::.e:! ci.:-d:en in the t-wenty seven (27)
aa:::.:.r': :: :... :::r' a.: p;:pcses of cbtainl.lg, among others,
-::::::.:-:a aa- :a.at: -_.3r-es, ages, addresses, income including
:a-a ::-a:e ::,e:e::, :...];-.Laer af chil'dren per solo parent and
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Sectioa ?. I!!uanc. of ID - The Office by itself or in

r::::rai-:la. .i:_-a. _-a.e appropriate government agency shafl
:-=-a.: ':.-:. :ss,:a.ae r: a soio Parent Identification card which ￨

s.-:-, .a :.:.s:je!:ei as competent evidence of identity and

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::aa:::s -:rder: thrs ordinance or existing law.
sectio! 8. AwailDent of, B€n€fits - To avail the benefits
::-ie: :.rs ordinance, the indigent solo parent or his/her
a-err, ra case of hls/her death, shaII present hls/her Solo
?a!:er-a ID Card.
sectj.oD 9. Disqu.Iiflcation of civil status
Change
shall autornatically result to disqua-Iification from any of
the entrtlements under this ordinance except under Section 5,
paragraph c hereof or rrhen the beneflcrary renains qualified
,rrraei oin". existinq or applicable ordinance, rules, policies
and prograns of the city.
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Partn r Ests.blilhlonts
SecLion 10. Registration as Partner Estabfishments' Any
duly-registered business in the City of Naga can become
parlner establishments of the City Government of Naga'
interested to become a partner establishment shall
Those
submrt a fiIIed in application form. together with r:hea:
Mayor's Permit, to the Clty SociaI !'lelfare and Deve-cpinent
Offrce.
The shatl verlfy the authencity of the docrjinents
CSViDO
submitted in close coordination with the City Treasurer's
shafL be
offlce, Upon veriflcation, a notice and a sticker
given to dufy-approved partner establlshment' Said notlce
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and sticker shall be posted by the partner estabtishment in

a conspicous place within its busi.ness prenise'
Section 11. Dutles of a Partner Establishment' The
following sha1l be the responsibilities of a duly-accredited
partner establi-shment :
a. Post a signage that it is a duly-accredited SoIo
Paren! Partner Establi shment;
b. Provide solo parents and their children' upon due
presentation of their identificatj'on card' with at
ieast five percent discount on all goods and
services being offered,
c. Maintain a Iist of a.Ll purchases made by solo
parents and thelr children, as well as the atnount
of di".ou..t. grven to them' Said list should also
bear the nanes cf the beneficiaries' their be ID
numbers aaci '.ieir signatures' This list shall-
subm:!:eo io Ehe CSWDO in a quarterly basis' no
ia:e: :.,a: '-en wcrking days after the end of the
las: tray a: everY quarter; and,
j. 3ea.er ',-:.e:.: registration as partner establlshment
ere:j j ea!
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se:::aa _-:. Beneflts of a Partner Establishment' The

:--."..",..a .f Naga shall provide the follo'"ing
■ ,こ e■ --:.'es :c iuj-y-accledited partner establishnent:

a. Prcvide lhem priority Ianes in the Business One .

Stop ShoP for renewa.I of their \

to ease the Process
permits; and,
b. Furnish them the list and lnformation of
lndividuals who sought the helP of Metro PESO for
possible Placement and employment.
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s.ctioD C!.atioD .!d Solo P'r'Dt Org'oi"tioa
S.ction 13. So].o P.r€at S'ctioa - A Solo Parent Office
ls t.r.uv created, which shall be a section under the direct
in" ci.v social i,]elfare and Deve.Iopment office
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with the following functions:
(a) rn consultation with solo Palents'and develop a
complehensive social developmentchildrenwelfare which
program for solo parents and their
shail include those herein listed;
(b) Coordinate and work with appropriat" :f.:'-l"t ^:::
aoencj.es of the government in provid]'ng to
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intended benef iclaries;
(c) Assist in the organizational matters of the solo
parents organ i zat ion t
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(d, Exercise such other powers and perform such other

duties and functions as may be asslgned by the mayor
or as may be presclibed by law or ordinance.
Soction 14. P1anCil,la Positions. To ensure the efflcient
and effective implementation of the plogram, the fol lowing
regular posj.tions are hereby created under the CSWDO, namefy:
Communiy Affairs Assjstant (SG-8) - who sha11:
(a) Ac: -s 9:a qaai-., maiager;
(b) ij.i:'.-se ::.e ::J.r:.:zaL:on and operaL.iondl ization
- j '.:.i .: -: ;e:e:.:s feleratron;
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(C) | .---ra+ .-:'s. (:olecLs and activities, prepdre

aa.: :.?'-:'Sl:'.' :,C'Jmen!5 and budgeL pIoposdls
--:--.^ over see the prog ram
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(d) and acLivities for solo
!::a:-:s ai3 :a.cIuded in the Annuaf Investment
: : : :: i: -: '-ae :.1-y of Naga;
(e) :e!::: !:ag:ar: staEus and submit recomroendatj-ons to
(Fl :ej:a:r. o!ner functions as may be directed by the ,
lS'ri13 heaC.
ごC‐ ]IAL WELFARE AIDE (SG-4) ― who Shall:

(a) Act as secretary to the program manaqer;

(b) Receive appl i cat ions;
(C) Screen and pre-qualify appl icat ions;
(d) oversee home visits and verification of applicants;
(e) Coordinate with other government aqencies relative
to successful conduct of hone visits and
veri fication of applicants;
(0 Manage the administration and delivery of benefits
to plogram bene fici ar ies;
(9) Liaise !rith other government agencies to ensure
smooth and professional. administration and delivery
of benefits to proqram beneficiaries;
(h) Help the program manager in supelvising the
organi2ation and opetatlonallzation the solo
Parents Pederat ion;
(1) Assist the program manager 1n drafting reports and
in prepaling the masterlist of program
beneficiaries; and,
0) Perform other functions as may be directed by the
proglam manage!.
Personnel Requirement - The City Mayor shal1 appoint
or assign a pelsonnel in the Solo Parent Office who
shaIl be primarily responsible in the over-alf
manager0ent of the prograin and accomplishment of the
f a!,r's obj ect lves.
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s6ctj.on 15. Bight to orEenize - The clty encourages, and

gives its ful1 support to, the solo parents' right to organize
themselves for purposes beneficial to its members.

The Solo Parent Eederation shall assist the city in the

formulacion and effective implementatlon of the pr:ogram.
Prior consuftation with 1t and its members shall be done in
the management of the funds allocated for solo parents-
S6ction 15. Eonorariuo and/or A1]oYaDc6 - Solo Parent
Federation Officers shall be entitled to a monthly honorarium
under appficable ruLes and policies of the city. L1kew1se,
each president or head of barangay sclc parents organjzation
shall be entitfed to an aflowance for their attendance to the
meetings caIled by the city upon authoriay of the City Mayor.
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ApproPriation and Final Provisions
secuioo 17. Approprialion. Tae 4..J.. apprcprialiol for
_::: . :: -:-r'r: ,r!-ie:'re:l--a_-iorl of t:lis cl:jlaal]ce shaLl be in
---:r: r: -= i;i:1, r plarr Lc ire pr.epa:ec cy the sofo Parent
a'-'- -, r--, r.:.lLa.j.C .!' '-he C1:l Sccial l"lelfare and
-..:-::-: a:::ae ar.i :he C1r-y Mayor and duly-approved by
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SectioD 18. Prohilcitioa. The housing assistance and ヽ

',=r::arl, scholarship assistance that an indigent solo parent
.eaeived at the time helshe was qualified shalI not be
--erminaLed im,nediately upon the change of his/her status or
circumsaance, Hl.s/het child shalf conlinue to receive the
tertiary scholarship assistance untif he/she flnishes the
school year.
However, an indigent sofo parent who has a change in
status or circumstance br.lt continues to avail of the benefits
under this ordinance shall be prosecuted for Estafa and he/she
shaLl reir.burse the city government alI benefits she received
after the change in his/her status.
Section 19. IryIesenting Ruloa .nd Regul'tions ' A rufes
committee, composed of the City Legal Officer as chairman and
the City sotiat i^lel'fare and Development officer' ota
represeniative of the clty Mayor's office, the Pre^sident
th; Solo Parent Federation and the chairman ofis the sP
hereby
Comrnj.ttee on Eamily, Wornen and Children, as memlcers'
constituted to promulgate r'lles and regulatlons to
effectivefy carry out the purposes of thls Ordinance' subject
to in. uppio".f of tne city Mayor and the ratification of the
i"nqqrni;q Panfungsod.. But notwithstanding the absence oi
irnpiJroentlnq rules and regulations, thls ordinance shall be
considered self-executorY.

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Section 20. Rep€aling Clamso. Any provision of

ordinance, rules and regLrlations and/or parts thereof
inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are heleby
I epea.teo ono/or nod'ifred accordlngly.
sectj,on 21. s6p.rability cleuae. Shoufd any portion o!
provis:ons of thrs ordinance be declared unconstitutiooal or
invaLio, :he other parts o! provisions thereof which are not
affecaec thereby sha-Ii continue to be in fuIL force and
ef f ect.

Section 22 Effectivity This Ordinance shall take

effect i:nmediately upon its apっ rOVal

ENACTED: l・ lay 16. 2017

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WE EEREBY CERT工 FY to the correctness of the forego■ ng

crdinance

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Secretary to the
Sangguniang Panlungsod

NEL LECAC工 ON
Cit cP Mayor
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