Indigenous peoples and other vulnerable sector of Impasug-ong, Bukidnon received family food packs from the Department of Social Welfare and Development today, October 23, 2020, in response to the request of Mayor Anthony Uy and endorsed by the Presidential Communications Operations Office to assist IPs and other vulnerable sectors especially those affected by the difficulties brought about by the pandemic.

The distribution of the food assistance was done during the conduct of “Explain, Explain, Explain: Pagdu-aw sa Bukidnon,” which is facilitated by the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) and the Philippine Information Agency (PIA).

In the activity, the DSWD also took the opportunity to explain to the residents of Impasug-ong the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), also known as Listahanan.Listahanan is a data management system run by the DSWD that generates the list of poorest households in the country. 

Generated through household assessment and validation, the list of poorest households shall be the basis for national government agencies, local government units, and social service providers in identifying potential beneficiaries of their social protection programs.

In Region 10, the DSWD already assessed 894,290 households of which more than 83,000 are validated.

The DSWD aims to complete and finalize the list by first quarter of 2021, which will then utilized by DSWD and shared to other national government agencies, local government units, and non-government organizations providing social services and those implementing social protection programs. 

The “Explain, Explain, Explain: Pagdu-aw sa Bukidnon” was graced by PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar, PIA Undersecretary Ramon Cualoping, DSWD Assistant Secretary Rhea Peñafor, and DSWD Spokesperson Director Irene Dumlao. ###cpt