RA 5416 Section 1

Short Title.

Section 1

SECTION 1. Short Title.—This Act shall be known as the Social Welfare Act of 1968.

Other provisions in RA 5416

Section 2: Declaration of Policy.
Section 3: The Department of Social Welfare; its powers and duties.
Section 4: The Secretary and the Undersecretaries;their qualifications and compensation.
Section 5: Functions of the Undersecretaries.
Section 6: Bureaus under the Department.
Section 7: Functions of the different bureaus.
Section 8: Abolition of the Social Welfare Administration.
Section 9: Authority to receive grant sand make direct purchase.
Section 10: Settlement and Revolving Fund.
Section 11: Appropriation.

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CitationRA 5416 Section 1 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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