Manila, May 10 -- The registration, licensing and accreditation by social welfare and development agencies (SWDAs) could soon be done online through the Harmonized Electronic License and Permit System (HELPS), according to an official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

In a media forum at the Central Office's New Press Center in Quezon City on Thursday, DSWD-Standards Bureau Assistant Director Cynthia Ilano told reporters that the initiative is anchored on one of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s 10-point socioeconomic agenda which calls for the digitalization of government processes and operations.

Ilano said through the HELPS, SWDAs can now submit their requirements and monitor the status of their applicatio...