Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian and officials from the provincial government of Davao de Oro conducted the ceremonial signing of a deed of land donation on Monday, August 17.
The land situated in Barangay Pasian, Monkayo, Davao de Oro will be the site of the Group Home for the Elderly. It will be established as the Older Adult Supportive Integrated Services (OASIS) Village, providing residential care and support for abandoned, neglected, and at-risk senior citizens.
Davao de Oro 1st District Representative Maria Carmen Zamora-Mabanglo and Governor Raul Mabanglo represented the provincial government of Davao de Oro as the donor, while Secretary Gatchalian accepted the property donation on behalf of DSWD.
DSWD Undersecretary for Operations Monina Josefina Romualdez was also present as a witness to the formal signing. (KI)