Reposted from Rappler.com MANILA, Philippines – When Filipinos are asked to describe their financial status, whether based on income or purchasing power, 3 terms are usually heard: mayaman (rich), may kaya (well-off), and mahirap (poor). The boundaries of each classification are often blurry. Arguments have emerged over when one can be considered rich or middle continue reading : Who are the near-poor in the Philippines?
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will conduct the learning forum dubbed as “People at the Edge: Defining the Near Poor of the Philippines” on October 7, 2014 at the Sulo Riviera Hotel, Quezon City. During the activity, DSWD will present the results of the study entitled, “Analysis of the Near Poor Challenge and Strategy continue reading : DSWD to present policy on near poor
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will award the Gawad Listahanan to local government units (LGU) that have registered the most number of beneficiaries for their locally-funded programs based on the database of poor households of Listahanan. Listahanan or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) is an information management system continue reading : DSWD to award top LGU data users in the first Gawad Listahanan
Reposted from Philippine Star CEBU, Philippines – The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office-7 is supporting the health insurance coverage of indigent families enrolled in the National Health Insurance Program of PhilHealth. This after the Department of Budget and Management has approved the release of the subsidy’s budget. “This is indeed good news continue reading : DSWD-7 backs insurance coverage for poor families
In light of the upcoming 2nd round of a nationwide assessment of poor families, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the ‘Listahanan’ or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), engaged national government agencies (NGAs) in an orientation forum last week. The forum aimed at enlisting their support on the continue reading : DSWD enjoins nat’l gov’t agencies to support 2nd assessment of poor families
President Benigno S. Aquino III has recently approved the P1.9-billion budget for the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to conduct its second Nationwide Assessment that will identify poor families who will be qualified to receive assistance from the government’s social protection programs and services. “This undertaking will update the existing database and provide continue reading : PNoy gives green light for DSWD’s 2nd nationwide assessment of poor families
Reposted from Bicol Standard website. There are at least 187,673 persons in Bicol who were found to have no access to clean and safe water, as well as exhibit poor cleanliness and sanitation, according to the latest data from Listahanan or the National Household Targeting for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) of the Department of Social Welfare continue reading : Close to 200K in Bicol lack access to safe water–DSWD
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’
Based on the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) or Listahanan in Northern Mindanao, of the 1,861,414 poor individuals assessed, 896,276 or 48.2% comprised the poor women sector. Most (7.5%) of these poor women are laborers and unskilled workers. Of these, 5.5% are engaged in farming, forestry works and fishing. It is also continue reading : Update on the Profile of Poor Women in Northern Mindanao
MALATE, MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office MiMaRoPa, through the Listahanan, targets 5,652 senior citizens for the house-to-house interviews aimed at validating the poverty status of Social Pension recipients across five island provinces in MiMaRoPa. This number comprised of 2,104 poor senior citizens in Palawan, 1,774 in Oriental Mindoro, continue reading : DSWD to start validation of Social Pension recipients in MiMaRoPa
