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Hospicio de San Jose

Residential care and medical services for older persons in Cebu

Social Services Cebu City Juana Osmeña St., Central Luzon Reg: DSWD-SB-R-0036 (PCNC) Sign up to see website
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46
Integrity Assessment
Partial transparency
46/100 · methodology

About

Hospicio de San Jose is a DSWD-accredited residential care facility based in Cebu City serving older persons. The home provides an integrated set of services including social work, medical care, occupational therapy, and residential support under one roof. It operates under DSWD accreditation valid through August 2028.

Mission

To deliver holistic residential, medical, and social services to older persons in the Cebu region.

Founder story

Founded in 1810, Hospicio de San Jose is the first social welfare institution in the Philippines. Located on Isla de Convalescencia in Ermita, Manila, it serves orphaned and abandoned children, older persons, persons with special needs, and people in crisis.

Founded in 1810, Hospicio de San Jose is the first social welfare institution in the Philippines. Located on Isla de Convalescencia in Ermita, Manila, it serves orphaned and abandoned children, older persons, persons with special needs, and people in crisis.

Focus & reach

Operating in
Philippines

Verification & registration

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PCNC
Government register · DSWD-SB-R-0036
On record

Integrity assessment

A 0-100 measure of public-data transparency - registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and recency. It does not measure programme impact.

Registration 8/20
('Self-reported registration ID', 4)
('The official registry of the Philippines (SEC Philippines) provides no public data access', 0)
('Cross-referenced (2+ sources)', 4)
('Profile not yet claimed by organization', 0)
Financial Transparency 0/30
('No financial documents found on website', 0)
('No financial filing on record', 0)
('No revenue figure disclosed', 0)
('No spending figure disclosed', 0)
('No detailed financial breakdown disclosed', 0)
Governance 16/20
('At least 1 officer disclosed', 5)
('3+ officers disclosed', 3)
('Officer titles disclosed', 2)
('Executive compensation not disclosed', 0)
('Mission / description on file', 3)
('Founding date on file', 3)
Contact Availability 10/10
('Website', 3)
('Email', 3)
('Phone', 2)
('Physical address', 2)
Data Recency 20/20
('Updated within 6 months', 20)
Red flags 0
Transparency checklist
Official registration on file
No financial disclosure yet
Website on record
Contact details available
Leadership disclosed
Mission or description published

GiveRadar Analysis

Original analysis from GiveRadar's dataset of comparable organizations

GiveRadar's verified records show Hospicio de San Jose with a substantially complete profile, sourced from the DSWD.

  • Established in 1810, it is among the oldest social services charities in the Philippines GiveRadar tracks. View this cohort
  • It has more complete contact information than nearly all similar organizations, with a verified website, email, phone and address on record. See national comparisons
  • GiveRadar has verified more about this organization than about 85% of the 951 social services charities in the Philippines it tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its governance and its contact details. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
GiveRadar has verified
  • government registration
  • disclosed leadership
  • a website
  • a contact email
  • a donation page
Not yet verified by GiveRadar
  • financial records
  • third-party accreditation
  • an owner-submitted profile claim

Analysis based on GiveRadar's benchmark dataset of 2026-07-03. It describes what GiveRadar has verified, not a judgment of the organization itself.

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Leadership & board

From the charity's website
DR
Dr. J••••• H• V•••••••• P••••
Member, Board of Trustees
ES
Estrellita S• V•••••••••
Human Resource & Development Officer
FR
Fr. G•••••• G• V••••• C•
Member, Board of Trustees
HI
His E••••••• J••• F• C••••••• A••••••••• J••
Chairman, Board of Trustees

How it stacks up against peers

· vs. 8 similar social services in Philippines
Integrity Assessment This charity: 46
Peer average: 74

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Leadership

DR
Dr. J••••• H• V•••••••• P••••
Member, Board of Trustees

Officers & trustees (14)

Source: Charity website (via AI extraction)

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Cause areas in Philippines

How many charities work in each area, with this charity's area highlighted.

Social Services this charity 950
Education 248
Health 240
Community Development 137
Arts & Culture 53
Religion 39
Environment 36
Disaster Relief 33
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Most common causes in Philippines

Causes charities work on most, with this charity's causes ticked.

Youth Development 512
Children 445
Eldercare & Aging 442
Health 296
Education 295
Women 146
Disaster Relief 113
Scholarships 89
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Sources and verification

Registration and legal identity
Philippine Council for NGO Certification (PCNC)
Officers and trustees
Philippine Council for NGO Certification (PCNC) - 14 disclosed in the public registry.
News and media coverage
GDELT Project + Google News

Part of this profile's description was written with AI, summarizing public sources such as official registry data and the organization's own website. Financial figures, registration details, and the sources listed above are not AI-generated. Read how we use AI.

Data freshness

Last updated
Aug 20, 2026
Registry checked
Aug 20, 2026
Profile completeness
35%

What we know and don't know

Exactly which public data we hold on this charity. Our score reflects transparency, not impact.

On record · 7
  • Named leadership · 14 officers on file
  • Government registration · Registered with an official registry
  • Mission statement · Published
  • Official website · On record
  • Headquarters address · On file
  • Direct contact · Email or phone published
  • Founding date · 1810
Not available · 4
  • Financial data
    No annual financial filings on file
  • Executive pay
    Top-officer pay not disclosed
  • Programs & activities
    No named programs listed by the charity
  • Tax-deductibility
    Not verified

Methodology

GiveRadar builds each profile primarily from official government charity registries, supplemented where available by third-party nonprofit databases and news archives, and combines it into a single 0-100 integrity assessment. The exact sources for this charity are listed above. We don't take a cut of any donation, ever.

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Quick facts about Hospicio de San Jose

What is Hospicio de San Jose?
Hospicio de San Jose is a social services social welfare agency based in Cebu City Juana Osmeña St., Philippines. Hospicio de San Jose is a DSWD-accredited residential care facility based in Cebu City serving older persons. The home provides an integrated set of services including social work, medical care, occupational therapy, and residential support under one roof. It operates under DSWD accreditation valid through August 2028.
When was Hospicio de San Jose founded?
Hospicio de San Jose was founded in 1810.
Where is Hospicio de San Jose located?
Headquartered in Cebu City Juana Osmeña St., Central Luzon, Philippines.
Is Hospicio de San Jose trustworthy?
Hospicio de San Jose has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 46 out of 100 (Partial transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
What is Hospicio de San Jose's registration number?
Registration: DSWD-SB-R-0036 (Philippines).
What is Hospicio de San Jose's website?
https://hospiciodesanjose.org
Are donations to Hospicio de San Jose tax-deductible?
Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of Philippines under local rules. US donors should check whether the charity has an equivalency-determination letter or a US-based fiscal sponsor before claiming a deduction.