Elderly, PWDs abused in Bukidnon facility

MARAMAG, BUKIDNON—A private caregiving facility that caters to the elderly and persons with disability (PWDs) had been maltreating its residents in the last three years until it was shut down by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) last week for operating without the necessary permits and licenses. The facility was run by the Bukidnon Multi-Sectoral Services Foundation Inc. (BUMSSEFI). According to Ian Dave Santiago of the Maramag Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO), the foundation originally operated in Kalilangan, an interior town bordering Wao, Lanao del Sur, before relocating to Purok 1 at Tuban Village in North […]... Keep on reading: Elderly, PWDs abused in Bukidnon facility