DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo (left) and PAO chief Persida Rueda-Acosta (right) (Photo courtesy of DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo Facebook page) MANILA - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Public Attorney's Office (PAO) signed a supplemental memorandum of agreement (MOA) to provide additional protection to solo parents and their children. The pact signed on Monday was to expand the existing MOA on the provision of legal assistance extended to its qualified clients, the agency said in a statement Wednesday. DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo and Chief Public Attorney Persida Rueda-Acosta signed the MOA to enforce the provision of free legal services to single parents and their children seeking financial support from the liable parents. The partnership was sought by DSWD following the influx of requests for assistance from solo parents in relation to a lack of financial and child support from erring partners. "The current administration has identified the need to p