DSWD conducted another round of orientation of the Social Protection and Development Report represented by Ms. Linda A. Canguit, the Department’s Regional Planning Officer. She emphasized the importance of the Social Protection and Development Report (SPDR) specifically on the preparation of the Risk and Vulnerability Assessment, for them to focus on those highly at risk indicators and vulnerable sectors given the limited budget of the government. She advised those members of the LPRAT to present the data in the SPDR/RVA as basis in the identification of prioritized poverty reduction projects during the Grassroots Participatory Budgeting Process.

About 44 local social welfare and development officers and planning and development officers in the municipalities of Bukidnon province attended the activity conducted last March 25 at Malaybalay, Bukidnon.

For the province of Misamis Occidental, Orientation on the preparation of SPDR/RVA will be conducted on April 29, 2014 at Ozamiz City and and on April 30, 2014 for the province of Lanao del Norte.

Written by Charmaine P. Tadlas, as reported by Ms. Linda S. Canguit