Socio Economic Profile 2010 - Navotas City

6. Public Employment Service
In 1998, the Public Employment Service started under the DSWD (Department of Social
Welfare and Development. On September 18, 2000, it was transferred from the DSWD to the
Municipal HRMO (Human Resource and Management Office). Then on January 2007, Mayor Tobias
Reynald M. Tiangco decided to empower the Public Employment Service separating it from the
Municipal HRMO. On February 2007, the Public Employment Service became operational as on
Office. It is areas of concern includes Self Employment Bazaars, Employment Facilitation, Special
Program for Employment of Students (SPES), Career Guidance of Students, Job’s Solicitation and
serves as a middle person between the City Government and the Organization of Industrial
Tripartite Council (ITC) of Fishing Industry in Navotas.
No. of SPES Beneficiaries
Year Male Female Total
2007 84 52 140
2008 64 76 140
2009 66 84 150
2010 69 81 150
7. City Government Employees
As of this year the number of employees in City Government of Navotas is 1,720 employees. 577
of these are regular employees, 585 contractual employees, 64 are the Paleros/drivers and 494 are street
sweepers.
8. Social Welfare
The continued influx of the marginalized sector in Navotas has posed several issues that need to
be addressed. The social welfare office of the city caters to the marginalized and distressed groups.
Programs on hand have focused on the nutrition status of the residents, family and community welfare
services, women welfare, and elderly welfare, to name a few.
a. Day Care Center
The day care center is one of the projects of the City Social Welfare and Development
Office. The CSWDO have successfully put up 19 centers around Navotas. However, these day care
centers are spread only in 11 barangays, therefore there are 3 more barangays lacking day care
centers. Each day care center has 1 day care worker with some day care centers having at least 1
day care volunteer.
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