DSWD to conduct 2nd round of assessment of ‘poor’ and ‘near poor’

MANILA — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will conduct in the last quarter of the year a 2nd nationwide assessment to identify “poor” and “near poor” families needing assistance of anti-poverty programs and services. This was announced by the DSWD Friday during a press briefing at the La Breza Hotel in Quezon continue reading : DSWD to conduct 2nd round of assessment of ‘poor’ and ‘near poor’

DSWD-XI prepares for family assessment, 2448 workers needed

DAVAO City- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office XI is preparing for the second round of region-wide family assessment through the Listahanan project or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR). “We are planning to assess 793,770 households by September this year,” stated Listahanan’s Field Coordinator Elvie Bahinting. To ensure continue reading : DSWD-XI prepares for family assessment, 2448 workers needed

DSWD-7 Shows 43% of Poor Individuals are Unemployed

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

DSWD prepares unified masterlist of poor families

DAVAO CITY –The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), conducts an intensive counter-checking of lists of Pablo-affected families, which will serve as baseline of social protection programs intended for ‘Pablo’ survivors. It is evident that there is an increase in the number of families continue reading : DSWD prepares unified masterlist of poor families

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DSWD holds essay-writing tilt for Gov’t employees

TUGUEGARAO CITY, June 24 (PIA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) – National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) has conducted an essay-writing contest among government employees to gauge their knowledge and views on the targeting system of the government. Administrative Assistant Aileen Aglaua of NHTS-PR said that the essay contest continue reading : DSWD holds essay-writing tilt for Gov’t employees