Private childcare facility GHI said they are willing to cooperate with the demands of the DSWD if it was the only way to resume the orphanage’s operations. | charieabarcaINQ
Imminent danger pertains to overcrowding, ventilation concerns, and fire safety issues at GHI, according to Gatchalian.
Meanwhile, both second and third CDOs, released on June 13, 2023, and July 4, 2023, respectively, were issued due to GHI’s lack of a Fire Safety Inspection Certificate . “We would like to request for the good Secretary to consider the situation of the children and please just let us know how we can bring them home. [DSWD] issued a second CDO which included demands for repair in the facility. [Based on our] assessment, [in order to] comply with what they wanted as far as facilities are concerned, it would cost an amount of P9.2 million,” she said.
“We are in a quandary. We cannot make any repairs, any renovations, but we will not receive our fire and safety certificate if we did not comply with the requirements of the Bureau and Fire Protection, and therefore we cannot have accreditation,” she lamented.Contrary to previous reports, GHI said they only housed 127 children and one adult with special needs when DSWD conducted its surprise visit on May 20.
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