DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian says Gentle Hands Inc. was warned three times to correct alleged violations before the cease and desist order was served.
MANILA, Philippines – Department of Social Welfare and Development chief Rex Gatchalian denied the closure of Gentle Hands Inc. orphanage in Quezon City was too sudden, in an interview on the ABS-CBN News Channel on Monday, May 29.had already been warned at least three times about the violations weeks prior to the issuance of the cease and desist order.
“Again, the principle we are invoking here is, they are saying we didn’t give due process, quite the contrary. Three warnings were given. I personally saw the imminent danger and as the parent of the nation, the government has the power to protect those who cannot protect themselves. It is our responsibility,” the DSWD chief added.
“We have been licensed since 2004. We have never had an untoward incident, accident, anything. We’ve never been asked any of these things. We’ve never been told that our stairs are too steep. We’ve never been told that there’s no proper storage room for unused items,” Heppner-Graff said.
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