MANILA, June 28 (PIA) — About 105,502 poor households in Mimaropa still have no access to sanitary toilets, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) database shows. The National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTSPR), the targeting system of “who and where the poor are” of the department identified that 43 percent of continue reading : Poor households in Mimaropa need sanitary toilets
MANILA, April 22 (PIA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development – Mimaropa urges stakeholders to enter into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on data sharing and use of Listahanan’s data on poor households to identify beneficiaries of their social protection programs. Data Generation and Sharing is the last phase of DSWD’s Listahanan or continue reading : DSWD IV-B urges stakeholders to share data
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
About 1.5 million students in the entire Central Visayas trooped to different schools for the opening of classes last week. However, according to the data gathered by the Listahanan or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) about 41,634 individuals in Central Visayas did continue reading : DSWD-7 Data Reveals 41T Poor Unable to Pursue Education in CV
The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region IX launched the Regional Profile of Poor Households on May 24, 2013 at Astoria Hotel, Zamboanga City. DSWD-IX Assistant Regional Director Consejo Usman’s unveiling of the life-sized copy of the “Regional Profile of the Poor” highlighted the event. The regional profile features statistical data describing the continue reading : DSWD unveils Region IX’s Profile of Poor Households
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
“We are thankful for NSCB’s timely release of the 2012 Poverty Statistics”, said DSWD Director Vincent T. Leyson, Program Manager of Listahanan or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR). The National Statistics Coordination Board (NSCB) has recently released its official report on the Philippine poverty status for the first half of 2012. continue reading : DSWD commends NSCB’s timely release of poverty statistics
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
The National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) project was featured in the recently conducted Social Welfare and Development (SWD) Forum of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) held at the Hotel Rembrandt, Quezon City. The forum focused on the experience of the National Household Targeting Office (NHTO) in identifying who and continue reading : Social welfare and development forum features NHTS-PR
It was one o’clock in the morning of December 17, 2011 when Mang Wilfredo Gonzaga, a resident of Bayug, Iligan City, woke up to the thundering sound of destructive flood. In just a few seconds, he found himself, his wife and his four children floating in the water along with logs and boulders of rocks. continue reading : NHTS-PR conducts rapid assessment in typhoon Sendong affected areas
