OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
The Regional Director has the authority and the responsibility for the exercise of the mandate of the Department and the discharge of its powers and functions, and thus shall exercise supervision and control of the region; she shall be on the lead in the executive determination of policy plans, in the direction, coordination, and supervision of administrative, technical I operational, and developmental activities of the region in the most economically effective management of resources and cost-effective utilization of funds.
The Office of the Regional Director (ORD) consists of the Regional Director and the Assistant Regional Directors, together with personnel in their immediate offices; while the ORD proper is composed of the Regional Director and her direct staff; along with the one-man team Internal Audit Unit (IAU), the Regional Information Officer of the Social Marketing Unit (SMU), and the Legal Counsel of the Legal Unit.
INTERNAL AUDIT UNIT
To assist the Management on its compliance to the five (5) general objectives of the internal control: safeguarding of assets; checking of accuracy and reliability of accounting data; ensuring economical, efficient, and effective operations; compliance with laws and regulations; and adherence to managerial policies.
SOCIAL MARKETING UNIT
To undertake advocacy, social marketing, publicity, and networking activities which embody the vision, mission, and goal of the Department to promote social change and to nurture relationships of DSWDwith its publics and stakeholders
LEGAL UNIT
The Legal Unit is primarily responsible for providing technical assistance and legal support to Regional Director. It assists the Regional Director by handling administrative cases involving Department personnel and certain litigated cases, by providing the Department legal opinions and advice on matters involving its formal mandate and the exercise of its official powers and functions, and by rendering similar and related services.