Memorandum of Understanding
Memorandum of Understanding
Memorandum of Understanding
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WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the State affirms the basic right of all Filipinos to mental health as well as
the fundamental rights of people who require mental health services;
WHEREAS, the FIRST PARTY is mandated by the Juvenile Justice Welfare Act to
intensify the implementation of restorative justice for Children in Conflict with the
Law (CICL) which involves the comprehensive management of CICL from
prevention, to rehabilitation and reintegration through the development of a
Comprehensive Juvenile Intervention Program at the national and local levels;
WHEREAS, the objective of the said program is to provide children in conflict with
the law with care, protection, education and vocational skills under a structured
therapeutic environment, with the end view of reintegrating them into their families
and communities;
WHEREAS, the law further mandates that the SECOND PARTY, as partner agency in
the intervention program, shall allocate 1/3 portion of the total expenses incurred by
the FIRST PARTY in the care and maintenance of CICL;
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WHEREAS, the parties to this Understanding, considering their respective mandates,
resources and expertise, programs and desire of accomplishing a better coordinated,
shared, more significant project, have agreed to work together to achieve this
objective;
GENERAL AGREEMENT
1. Subject to their respective rights and obligations as set out in this Agreement, the
Parties shall cooperate and endeavor to achieve the following:
(a) Pay the amount in the SOA furnished by the FIRST PARTY, which is
equivalent to its 1/3 counterpart share in the care and maintenance of CICL;
MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS
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PARTY shall hold the SECOND PARTY free from any liability, cause/s of action,
claim/s FIRST SECOND PARTY’s officers, employees, agents or representatives in
connection with the services they are assigned to perform under this Agreement or
under the provisions of the Labor Code of the Philippines and such other
applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
4.2 Authority of Signatories. The signatories hereunder represent and warrant that all
necessary corporate and other approvals for the execution of this Agreement by
the “Parties”, respectively, have been duly obtained.
4.4 Notices. All notices and communications which may be given to either of the
Parties hereunder, shall be in writing, addressed and deemed properly given if sent by
registered mail with return receipt, postage prepaid to the signatories and addresses
specified in the first page of this Agreement, or to such other address/es as maybe
designated by the Party/ies in subsequent written notice/s.
4.5 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted, governed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the Republic of the Philippines.
4.6 Entire Agreement and Amendments. This Agreement and any other provisions or
terms specifically incorporated herein constitute the entire agreement of the
Parties. This Agreement may be amended only by an instrument in writing signed
by all the Parties. The terms, provisions and covenants of any such amendment/s
shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties hereto, their
successors and assigns.
4.7 Effectivity. This Agreement shall take effect upon its execution by the Parties.
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FOR DSWD-REGION II FOR THE PROVINCIAL
GOVERNMENT OF CAGAYAN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
BEFORE ME, a Notary Public for and in the Province of Cagayan, Philippines,
personally appeared this ____ day of ____________, 202_ the following with their
respective Community Tax Certificate Nos. and the date and place of issuance, known
to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument which is a
Memorandum of Agreement and they acknowledged to me that the same is their own
free and voluntary act and deed as well as that of the entities/institutions they
represent:
The foregoing instrument consists of three (3) pages including this page on
which this Acknowledgement is written, and each and every page of which has been
signed by the foresaid parties, their witnesses, and sealed with my notarial seal.
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WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL this _____ day of ___________________,
202_ at Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines.
Notary Public
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