SEC. 6. Office of the Assistant Regional Secretary. - The Regional Secretary shall be assisted by a Career Assistant Regional Secretary. Chapter 3 Department Services SEC. 7. Services of the Department. - The Services of the Department shall be as follows: (1) The Administrative and Finance Management Services, headed by a Director I, shall provide the Department with services relating to human resource management, records management, supply & property management, general services and financial management such as: budget, collection, disbursement, and other financial matters. (2) The Technical Management Service, headed by a Director I, shall be composed of Program/Project Management Division (PPMD) and the Planning and Institutional Development Division (PIDD), shall assist the Department in the formulation of policies and guidelines on program implementation; supervise in the management of programs, projects and services and ensure that social protection policies and standards and regulations are implemented. It shall also formulate and develop planning and research mechanism and establish the management information and monitoring system of the Department. The Program/ Project Management Division shall be headed by a Social Welfare Officer V, and the Planning and Institutional Development Division by a Planning Officer V. (3) Regional Social Welfare and Development (RESWAD) Center. The RESWAD Center shall be under the supervision of the Technical Management Service (TMS) Director. The Center shall handle the overall supervision, management and operation of its five (5) sub-centers, namely: a) Integrated Family Life Resource Center, b) Reception and Study Center for Children, c) Women‟s Halfway Home and Production Center, d) Learning and Productivity for Differently-abled Persons, and d) Emergency Management Operation and Information Center. Each center shall have its own mandate, programs and target beneficiaries; Chapter 4 Provincial/City Social Welfare Offices Subject to Section 3, Article III and Section 1, Article IV of RA 9054 mandating the Regional Government to adopt a policy on local autonomy whereby regional powers shall be devolved to local government units, the provincial, city and municipal social welfare offices shall be governed by the following: SEC. 8. Provincial/City Social Welfare Offices. - The Department shall operate and maintain Provincial/City Social Welfare Offices in each of the provinces/cities of the region. It shall be headed by a Director I. 148