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Design guidelines/standard for residential care facilities

Requested from DSWD by M. GEMINO at 10:13 PM on Jan 13, 2024.
Purpose: architectural research
Date of Coverage: 01/12/2024 - 01/13/2024
Tracking no: #DSWD-360401586950

GEMINO 10:13 PM, Jan 13, 2024 

Hi, Goodevening I am Marianne Gemino a 5th year architecture student currently conducting my thesis.  I would like to ask for a permission if you can give me a design guidelines for residential care facilities that may used as bases for my architectural thesis. Thankyou for your immediate response to this matter. God Bless.

Email: marianne.gemino@antiquespride.edu.ph


January 15, 2024

Dear Ms. Gemino,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Jan 13, 2024 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Design guidelines/standard for residential care facilities.

Response to your request

We were able to determine that this particular information is already available online and therefore cannot be counted as a valid FOI request.

The DSWD-managed RCFs have been abiding and guided by the codes, rules, and regulations of the following laws for the layout of facilities:

- National Building Code of the Philippines (PD 1096 s1997)
- Batas Pambansa Bilang 344 (Accessibility Law)
- Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (RIRR) of Republic Act 9514 "The Fire Code of the Philippines"; and the
-DSWD Administrative Order No. 15 series of 2012 or the Standards on Residential Care Service under Physical Structure and Safety accessible at: https://www.dswd.gov.ph/issuances/AOs/AO_2012-015.pdf.


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