INTERVI E W W I T H A

PROFESSI O NA L S O C I AL
WORKER
KATHLEE N M AE LIM DU RAN
BSSW-3B
JOHN MARTIN K. BONAGUA
• TABACO CITY
• GRADUATE SCHOOL: BICOL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF SOCIAL
SCIENCESAND PHILOSOPHY (BATCH 2019)
• COMMUNITY ORGANIZER

‘’ EXPLORE, VOLUNTEER IF GIVEN A CHANCE. THE

MORE HANDS ON YOU ARE FROM GRASS ROOTS
LEVEL, THE MORE YOU KNOW HOW GENUINE SMILE
LOOKS LIKE EVERYTIME YOU HELP.’’ - JM
• ‘’BAYANIHAN’’
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CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED

• BULK PAPER WORKS

• BULK CASE REPORTS
• PENDING PROPOSALS
• ‘’I AM THE ONLY RSW IN OUR OFFICE’’
• ‘’CONTRACTUAL STATUS OF EMPLOYMENT’’
COPING MECHANISMS
• ‘’ TALKING TO MY MOM, SHE IS A REGISTERED SOCIAL WORKER SO SHE IS MY COACH.’’
• RELAXING
• BIKING
• WALKING
• HANG OUT WITH PEERS
• TAKING QUICK BREAKS
• COFFEE BREAK ‘’IT SATISFIES ME; SIMPLE REWARD FOR A WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE.’’
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE AGENCY

• THE CREATION OF URBAN POOR AFFAIRS OFFICE WAS ONE OF THE RESOLUTIONS UNDER THE
SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD RESOLUTION NO. 116 OF 2002 .ALONG THIS RESOLUTION WAS THE
CREATION OF THE CITY URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING BOARD OF THE CITY.

• BACK THEN, THERE ARE THREE RESETTLEMENT AREAS WHICH BENEFICIARIES ARE THOSE SEVERELY
AFFECTED BY THE TYPHOON REMING AND THE THREAT OF MOUNT MAYON ERRUPTION
• THE OFFICE CONTINUES TO EXPAND THE FUNCTIONS TO PROVIDE HOMELOTS/ HOUSING UNITS IF
SVSILSBLR TO ALL QUALIFIED BENEFICIARIES IN THE RESETTLEMENT SITE OF TABACO CITY.
 VISION

• ZERO INFORMAL SETTLERS IN TABACO CITY IN THE YEAR 2020

 MISSION

• LANDBANKING, RELOCATION AND RESETTLEMENT OF INFORMAL SETTLERS TO ENSURE SECURITY OF

TEMURE AND STRICT IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT 7279 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ‘’THE URBAN
DVELOPMENT HOUSING ACT OF 1992.’’
CORE VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE AGENCY

• TO UPLIFT THE LIVING CONDITION OF THE URBAN POOR SECTOR ,THE INDIGENT , THE UNDERPRIVILEGED
AND HOMELESS AND THOSE FAMILIES LIVING IN DANGER ZONE OR RISK PRONE AREAS OF THE CITY
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
CLIENTELE GROUP OF THE INSTITUTION

• HOMELESS AND UNDERPRIVILEGED FAMILIES

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
• IDENTIFY LANDS FOR SOCIALIZED HOUSING AND RESETTLEMENT AREAS FOR THE IMMEDIATE AND FUTURE
NEEDS OF THE UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS;

• ALLOCATE CITY-OWNED AVAILABLE LANDS FOR SOCIALIZED HOUSING TO QUALIFIED HOUSING

BENEFICIARIES IN COORDINATION WITH THE CITY SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE (CSWDO)

• KEEP RECORDS OF QUALIFIED POTENTIAL SOCIALIZED HOUSING BENEFICIARIES;

• PREPARE THE NEEDED CONTACTS OF SELECTED AND QUALIFIED SOCIALIZED HOUSING BENEFICIARIES;
• KEEP RECORDS/TRACKS OF PAYMENT MADE BY SOCIALIZED HOUSING BENEFICIARIES;
• EXTEND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE PREPARATION OF SUBDIVISION PLANS AND SCHEMES OF
SOCIALIZED HOUSING SITES IN COORDINATION WITH THE CITY ENGINEERING OFFICE (CEO)
• FACILITATE DIALOGUE BETWEEN LANDOWNERS AND INFORMAL SETTLERS TO SETTLE ISSUES AND PROBLEMS
ESPECIALLY ON LAND TENURE;

• FACILITATE AND EXTEND SERVICES AND COORDINATES AMONG THE CITY GOVERNMENT OFFICES FOR LOTS
BEING OFFERED FOR SALE TO THE CITY AS SITES FOR SOCIALIZED HOUSING;

• KEEP RECORDS AND ATTEND TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SOCIAL HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION SHOULD
THE CITY DECIDE TO BE AN ORIGINATOR OF THE COMMUNITY MORTGAGE PROGRAM (CMP);

• ACT AS SECRETARIAT OF THE CITY URBAN DEVELOPMENTS OF THE SOCIAL HOUSING BOARD (UDHD) AND AS
SUCH, PREPARE NOTICES OF MEETING AND KEEP RECORDS OF THE MINUTES OF UDHD MEETINGS, AND;

• ATTEND TO DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESSING OF FINANCIAL TO EVICTEES IN PURSUIT OF RA

7279, OR THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ACT OF 1992.
ROLES , RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS AS A SOCIAL
WORKER

• CONDUCT INTERVIEW ON CLIENTS

• ASSIST IN RELOCATION SITE VISITATION
• CONDUCT ASSESSMENT OR EVALUATION OF APPLICATION FOR LOT / HOUSING PROVISION
• IMMERSION/INTEGRATION OF RELOCATEES
• CONDUCTING MEETING AND GENERAL ASSEMBLIES AND ELECTION OF HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS.
• MONITOR THE ISSUES AND CONCERNS TO ASSIGNED PROJECT SITES .
• BRIEFING / ORIENTATION TO NEW RELOCATEES
• UPDATE THE COMMUNITY PROFILE
• PERFORMS SUCH OTHER FUNCTIONS AS DIRECTED BY THE OFFICE HEAD.
 ET T E R T H A N RE A D IN G TE N
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