Northern Mindanao- The Department of Social Welfare and Development through the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction  or Listahanan have started posting initial lists of poor households in the five provinces of the region. This is relative to the validation phase of the Second Round Assessment wherein Initial lists of poor households, based continue reading : Listahanan Posts Initial List of Poor Households

The Department of Social Welfare and Development through the Listahanan which previously was known as NHTS-PR (National Household targeting System for Poverty Reduction) recently conducted an orientation for Area Supervisors who were rehired for the Validation Phase of the Second Round Assessment. The Listahanan first round assessment was conducted in 2009. The final list of continue reading : DSWD Prepares for Listahanan Validation

The Listahanan Second Round Assessment is close to its final phase. With a total of 781,700 households assessed in Northern Mindanao or 98.5 % accomplished vis-a-vis the target of 793,989 households assessed, initial steps for validation are now underway. During validation, posting of the initial list of poor families in the barangays will be conducted continue reading : Listahanan Close to Final Phase of Second Round Assessment

Being on the last phase of the Second Round household assessment,random re interviews to selected households in the urban areas and cities are being conducted. This is being done to ensure that the assessments done by the enumerators using tablets instead of the usual Family Assessment Forms (FAF)were done accurately.complete with the essential details in continue reading : Listahanan conducts re-interview on selected households

For the third quarter of 2015, five (5) children from the Reception and Study Center for Children were finally entrusted to their respective adoptive parents through Inter-country Adoption and Domestic Adoption. Adoption is defined as a socio-legal process of providing a permanent family to a child whose parents have voluntarily or involuntarily relinquished parental authority continue reading : RSCC Entrusts Children to Adoptive Parents

The Department of Social Welfare and Development recently conducted an Advocacy Forum on RA 10364 –Expanded Anti-Trafficking Act of 2012 and RA 9775- Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009. Participated in by Focal Persons of Local Social Welfare and Development Offices, Women and Children Police Desk Officers in Misamis Oriental, and partner Agency representatives, the forum continue reading : LGUs, Police officers participate in Forum on Trafficking

Truly, the service and commitment of the workers of the Department of Social Welfare knows no bounds. Upon reaching the remote barangay of Matampay in the municipality of Munai, the first thing that came to my mind was, to commend the efforts of our enumerators, area supervisors and Area Coordinator of this far flung area. continue reading : The Essence of being Instruments towards development

Fifty out of school and in school youths received their stipend from the Government Internship Program. Receiving the amount of P 6,600.00 per recipient, they thanked the Department for giving them the opportunity to earn for almost a month which they can use for their school and daily needs . These out of school and continue reading : Youth receives Stipend from Government Internship program