Manila, Oct. 27 -- The National Authority for Child Care (NACC), an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), has partnered with the local government unit (LGU) of Santa Josefa, Agusan del Sur to strengthen services for abandoned and neglected children.

DSWD Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said this initiative, the first-of-its-kind collaboration in Mindanao, was a result of the LGU's efforts to amplify local child protection mechanisms at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

"The initiative was spurred by the rescue of two foundling children who had been seen wandering the streets of Barangay Sampaguita. Sta. Josefa Mayor Richard Plaza sought assistance from NACC to establish a stronger and more respo...