Question & AnswerQ&A (KKPP DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 24, S. 1995)
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is primarily responsible for implementing the monetization of foreign and local donations.
The guidelines cover foreign and local commodity donations received by DSWD warehouses, as well as confiscated, forfeited, or abandoned commodities turned over to DSWD by the Bureau of Customs.
Presidential Memorandum Order No. 36 dated September 9, 1992, and Section 105(1) of the Tariff and Custom Code of the Philippines provide that imported articles donated to registered relief organizations are exempt from import duties.
The three consignees are the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Health (DOH), and Department of National Defense (DND).
The Task Force Committee on Monetization is tasked to develop and implement a systematized monetizing and accounting system for all foreign and local commodities donated to DSWD, including conducting inventories and inspections.
Used clothing donations are monetized according to preset standard rates per family pack or per kilo: unused/new clothing at ₱400 per family pack, slightly/moderately used at ₱100, extremely used at ₱50, remnants at ₱30 per kilo or 50% of local market price if over five yards, and bales/boxes at ₱50 per kilo.
Non-clothing donations are monetized at 10% less than the local market price index provided by COA or the purchasing retail/market price.
Upon receipt, donated goods must be submitted to the DSWD Acceptance and Inspection Service Committee for inspection; the Task Force then conducts inventory and monetizes the goods, submits quarterly reports to the Finance Division, and RIVs for release must be provided prior to booking.
The BEA, as chairman of the Task Force, must submit quarterly reports on the receipts and utilization of monetized donations to the DSWD Secretary for information and accounting purposes.