DSWD opens rehab center for girls in Cebu
DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and Consolacion Mayor Teresa Alegado inaugurate the Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth exclusively for girls in Cebu in a ceremony on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo from Cebu Province/Facebook)
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) opened its Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth exclusively for girls in Consolacion town in Cebu on Friday.
The facility is meant to provide dormitories, therapy rooms, activity areas and other services for girls in conflict with the law, the DSWD said in a statement.
The project was a collaboration between the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council, an attached agency of the DSWD; the Department of Justice and the Cebu provincial government.
Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian, outgoing Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and Consolacion Mayor Teresa Alegado inaugurated the facility in a ceremony on Friday.
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“Young women and girls face distinct challenges that are different from their male counterparts. These include higher vulnerability to trauma, abuse and societal stigma,” DSWD Spokesperson Irene Dumlao said in the statement.
The facility aims “to provide a safe, nurturing and healing space for girls in conflict with the law,” Dumlao added. /apl
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