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i.
Create a program support office for the UDH grant program and
its local counterparts In the DSWD field offices.
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Provide overall management of the UDH grant program.
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Coordinate with NCDA and LGUs in building the UDH grant
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beneficiary database based on existing databases from key
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agencies like the PSA.
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Identify the appropriate delivery mechanism for the UDH grant
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V.
Be responsible for disbursing the funds to beneficiaries.
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Ensure that the DSWD-NH shall continue updating the database
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of persons with disabilities even after the expiration of this
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program, for future social protection protection measures
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intended for persons with disabilities
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vii.
beneficiaries and others may access to provide feedback and
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, complaints regarding the implementation of the program.
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b. NCDA shall:
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ii.
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Be the primary custodian of the database of persons with
disabilities.
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Institute an accessible grievance mechanism and process that
Coordinate with DSWD for the regular updating of the database
of persons with disabilities
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Conduct verification of the PWD beneficiaries that will be covered
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by the UDH grant and subsequently issue a certification of
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veracity of the beneficiaries list to the DSWD, for purposes of the
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latter's program implementations;
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iv.
Create an independent monitoring and evaluation team to review
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the implementation of the program made up of OPWDs and
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representatives of PDAOs;
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disabilities, incorporating lessons from the UDH grant program.
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Identify and design a social protection program for persons with
c. Department of Interior and Local Government shall:
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Issue supporting policies that will create the Institutional support
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(PDAO/ PDAFP) needed for local government units to effectively
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implement this program;
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ii.
submit reports pertaining to the implementation of the program;
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iii.
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Issue a policy requiring barangays and C/MSWOs to provide
assistance to the DSWD in the implementation of the program;
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Issue a policy requiring the LGUs through the PDAO/PDAFP to
d. Department of Health shall:
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Provide assistance, through the BHERTS/BHWs, in the creation
and validation of the list of persons with disabilities in the
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