Cagayan de Oro – In line with the celebration of the Holy Week, the Institutional Development Division (IDD), headed by Ms. Portia G. Roldan, OIC – Division Chief, conducted a one day Field Office Staff Recollection held at the DSWD FO 10, 2nd Level Conference Room last April 15, 2014.

The IDD saw the importance of the activity since the management has acknowledged the importance of a holistic personal growth of all employees to be effective advocates of the thrusts of the Department. The IDD has been providing career improvement activities/trainings to the field office staff, but has also considered providing spiritual reinforcement as an important thrust of the Department.

122 Field Office staff refreshed their religious commitments and spiritual rehabilitation through the activity, which was facilitated by Rev. Father Servillano Laurente-Sinoy III, SSP.

The field staff recognized the importance of the recollection as an essential activity they have participated on prior to celebrating the Holy week (April 17-20, 2014) with their respective family.

The Field Office Management, headed by Regional Director, Atty. Araceli F. Solamillo has commended the IDD for coming up with such an activity, and has ensured support for upcoming activities that would further improve the performance of the regional staff, and encouraged the IDD to come up with more unique trainings and activities.

Written by Marko Davey D. Reyes and Christine Z. Leyva, DSWD

As part of Advocating Listahanan ,the Department of Social Welfare and Development recently conducted a meeting with the information Officers of National Government Agencies and Civil Society Organizations who have entered into a Memorandum of Agreeement with DSWD relative to the utilization of the Listahanan data.
The meeting was aimed to encourage NGA/CSO Partners to submit feedback Reports relative to their utilization of the Listahanan data as stipulated in the signed Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) forged between DSWD and the data user – who shall accomplish and provide a feedback report and updates on the data utilization . It was also aimed to encourage the data users to integrate Listahanan data in all its social marketing activities,highlighting and emphasizing the use of the targeting system in identifying beneficiaries of social protection programs and/or projects .
The feedback of the data users can help in the promotion and advocacy of the Listahanan /NHTS-PR since this serves as reference in coming up with articles and press releases that would show a viable impact on how credible the Listahanan data is to the data users.
During the said meeting,the participants agreed to regularly submit their feedback reports and advocacy activities relating to how they utilized the Listahanan on a quarterly basis.
Advocacy Activities for Listahanan was also discussed by Ms.Charmaine Tadlas, the Regional Information Officer .Issues and concerns were also discussed and facilitated by the Regional Field Coordinator, Mr.Ian Putong. Also present during the activity was the focal person for Pantawid Pamilya ,Ms.Kenneth Haze Sanchez.
Another meeting will be set to Information Officers of Local Government Units who also have entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of Social Welfare and Development on the utilization of the Listahanan data.
The NHTS-PR or Listahanan is an information management system that the government uses in identifying who and where the poor are and is being spearheaded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development. It aims to address poverty reduction through a scientific and target- focused strategy.
Written by Mitzie Santiago,DSWD