Bangladesh delegates visit the Philippines for a study tour
An eight-member delegation composed of officials from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) is here in the Philippines from May 11 to May 15, 2015 for a learning program on the implementation of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) or Listahanan. Listahanan is an information management system that identifies who
Listahanan conducts trainings for enumerators for second round of family assessment
With the upcoming nationwide second round of family assessment, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)’s Listahanan, also known National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), will conduct provincial trainings for 509 hired enumerators. The enumerators will assess the families using the Family Assessment Form (FAF) which will then be run through the Proxy Means Test (PMT) to
DSWD training of field staff for household assessment ongoing
The Department of Social Welfare and Development, through the Listahanan, is currently conducting simultaneous training across all regions for field staff who will implement the 2nd round of assessment in the 2nd quarter of 2015. In 2009, the DSWD conducted the first assessment which resulted to the identification of 5.2 million poor households out of the 10.9 million assessed. These
Nepalese delegation to visit Philippines for Listahanan Implementation
The Government of Nepal will send a delegation to the Philippines to learn from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) experience in implementing the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), also known as the Listahanan. The study visit will be conducted from March 9 to 13, 2015. Listahanan is an information management system that identifies who
DSWD opens SMS and voice hotlines for Listahanan
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has set up voice and text hotlines to respond to queries and complaints regarding the upcoming implementation of the Listahanan 2nd round of assessment. The Listahanan is an information management system that contains a comprehensive list of families in need of social protection programs and services. It is made available to national
DSWD cites top LGU users of database of poor families
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the Listahanan or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction, awarded the first Gawad Listahanan to the Municipal Government of Dalaguete, Cebu; Escalante City, Negros Occidental; and, Ilocos Norte on January 29 during the Department’s 64th anniversary celebration. Gawad Listahanan is an award conferred to local government units (LGUs) that