The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) signs a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Energy (DOE) for their partnership in the implementation of the National Intensification of Household Electrification (NIHE) project. NIHE is project that intends to provide basic electricity services to poor households with no access to electricity. This initiative by continue reading : 450,000 Listahanan households to benefit from DOE’s electrification program
By Jessa J. Agua/NSA (The Freeman) | Updated November 14, 2014 – 12:00am CEBU, Philippines – Two local government units in Central Visayas have tapped Department of Social Welfare and Development’s National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) data as basis for their programs that target the underprivileged constituents. The municipalities of Dalaguete in continue reading : 2 LGUs in CV tap DSWD’s Listahanan
Reposted from Metro Cebu News. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 7 will start conducting Local Government Unit (LGUs) Orientation this month regarding on the Listahanan or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR). Kerwin Macopia, DSWD 7 information officer, told that Bohol is scheduled on April 10 and 11, Cebu continue reading : DSWD-7 Sets LGU Orientation on ‘Listahanan’
Ninety Nine percent (99%) or 131 Local Government Units (LGUs) in Central Visayas inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to utilize its database of poor families. Only the town of Loay in Bohol has yet to sign the data sharing agreement. “Building partnerships with LGUs and continue reading : LGUs in Central Visayas Inks MOA with DSWD for “Listahanan”
Despite the country’s recent economic growth there are about 1,027,183 individuals aged 15 years old and above categorized as poor individuals in Central Visayas identified by the DSWD’s National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction or NHTS-PR household assessment. Forty-three percent or 441,291 of these are without any occupation. Meanwhile, 25.3% of these poor individuals continue reading : DSWD-7 Shows 43% of Poor Individuals are Unemployed
CEBU, Philippines – Famed to be a tropical paradise, Apo Island, off the coast of Dauin town in Negros Oriental, had captivated people with its emerald sea water, secluded beaches, colorful corals and rich marine life. It is a haven and a bigger-than-life aquarium where you can freely interact with sea turtles. Despite its natural continue reading : DSWD-7 reaches out to Apo Island families
CEBU, Philippines – Four Cebu-based non-government organizations commended the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) for making easy access the list of poor families that they will serve. These NGOs include the Outreach Program on Training Integral Organizing and Networking for Solidarity (OPTIONS) Inc., Alay Lakad continue reading : NGOs commend DSWD’s project
