QuestionsQuestions (REVISED IRR OF Republic Act No. 8972 AS AMENDED BY Republic Act No. 11861)
To prescribe the procedure and guidelines for the effective implementation of the “Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act.”
Liberally in favor of the solo parent, applied in furtherance of the law’s policy and objectives, and any conflict/ambiguity should be clarified by the concerned agencies.
Any solo parent whose income in the place of residence is equal to or below the PSA poverty threshold and is subject to assessment of the duly appointed/designed social worker in the area is eligible for assistance.
(1) Resident of the place where assistance is sought (certified by the barangay chairperson or authorized representative, with clearance if transferee), and (2) income level equal to or below the PSA poverty threshold assessed by a social worker.
To conduct objective/thorough assessment covering: applicant’s category, evaluation of needs, level of readiness for specific services/assistance, and identification of existing/potential resources supporting the applicant and children.
It is the solo parent’s competent proof of identification and primary evidence of solo parent status to enable the solo parent to avail of benefits under the Act.
Frontal: full name, date/place of birth, residence address, solo parent category, photograph, signature/thumbprint, validity period. Dorsal: names/birth dates/relations of qualified children/dependents; signatures/designations of City/Municipal Mayor and Head Social Worker; contact details may be indicated at option of solo parent.
Manifest need and apply at LGU C/MSWDO; fill out application with required details; undergo assessment and social case study report/referral letter; attend Solo Parents Orientation Seminar and obtain certificate of attendance; SPO/SPD verifies documents and issues SPIC/booklet within seven (7) working days; disputes are resolved by the appropriate PSWDO with notice to comply within five (5) working days.
Includes: a parent providing solo parental care due to specified circumstances (rape, death, detention/conviction, incapacity, legal/de facto separation, nullity/annulment/divorce with custody, abandonment), spouse/family member/guardian of an OFW in specified low/semi-skilled and 12-month absence conditions, unmarried mother/father who keeps and rears the child, legal guardian/adoptive/foster parent providing sole care, relatives within fourth civil degree whose assumption of sole care results from parents’ death/disappearance/absence/abandonment, and a pregnant woman providing sole parental care/support for unborn child.
To cover a mother who provides sole parental care/support due to birth as consequence of rape even without a final conviction of the offender. Requirements include birth certificate(s), complaint affidavit, medical record on rape incident, sworn affidavit on sole parental custody/support, and barangay official affidavit.
Birth certificate(s), marriage certificate, death certificate, sworn affidavit of not cohabiting with a partner/co-parent and having sole parental care/support, and barangay official attestation of residence and that child/children are under parental care.
As a living arrangement where an unmarried couple lives together in the same household, of same or different gender. It is relevant to sworn affidavits requiring the applicant be “not cohabiting with a partner/co-parent.”
Parental leave is granted up to seven (7) working days with pay annually, forfeitable and noncumulative, for solo parent employees with at least six (6) months service, regardless of employment status, with a valid SPIC as only requirement; conditions include at least six (6) months service at effectivity, notification to employer within reasonable time, and presentation of valid SPIC.
If parental leave is not availed of, the leave shall be convertible to cash unless specifically agreed upon previously by the employer and the employee.
By securing application form, submitting with required documents including SPIC and barangay clearance; if applicant is child, certificate of live birth; notice of admission; original/certified true copy transcript of record or report card; plus other documents required by DepEd/CHED/TESDA rules.
Only the solo parent exercising sole parental custody/care/support is entitled, but status is not lost if the other parent provides occasional assistance/seasonal gifts not meeting Family Code support requirements. Benefits terminate if the person ceases to be a solo parent due to change of status/circumstances; DepEd/CHED/TESDA guidelines may allow continued education benefits for the academic year, and NHA guidelines may allow continued housing under terms reflective of change.