LEGAZPI CITY, Sept 4 (PIA) – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regional office here launched the first Regional Profile of Poor Households of Bicol for the use of agencies and organizations as basis in formulating programs and projects for the vulnerable and disadvantaged sectors of the community. DSWD 5 regional director Arnel continue reading : DSWD launches reg’l. profile of poor households in Bicol
LGUs in Central Visayas Inks MOA with DSWD for “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”
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 encourages use of its database
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) – Field Office I has recently conducted a consultation dialogue with staff of the Local Government Units in Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte regarding utilization of the database of poor families known as Listahanan or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR). Listahanan is an continue reading : DSWD encourages use of its database
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
Poor households in Mimaropa need sanitary toilets
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
DSWD IV-B urges stakeholders to share data
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
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
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