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 for the communities to provide feedback on the list . A Local Verification Committee (LVC) will be formed in each municipality/City who then will act on the complaints and grievances. Furthermore, it is at this phase wherein families who were not visited during the regular enumeration will be given the chance to appeal and be assessed.

“The validation phase is considered one of the most important and essential activities of the assessment since the result of the validation forms a big part in generating the list of poor households in the region” , says Regional Director Atty.Araceli Solamillo .

During validation, posting of the initial list of poor families in the barangays will be conducted for the communities to provide feedback on the list . A Local Verification Committee (LVC) will be formed in each municipality/City who then will act on the complaints and grievances. Furthermore, it is at this phase wherein families who were not visited during the regular enumeration will be given the chance to appeal and be assessed.

As per Memorandum Circular No. 2015-69 of the Department of Interior and Local Government, Local Government Units are encouraged to support the conduct of the Validation through the organization of the Local Verification Committee, composed of the Local Chief Executive, The Municipal /City Social Welfare & Development Officer, Planning Officer and two CSO (Civil Society Organizations) representatives

The Listahanan Second Round Assessment was conducted to identify who and where the poor are , who will be the potential beneficiaries of the social protection services of the Department ,other partner Agencies and stakeholders , who have engaged with the DSWD through a Memorandum of Agreement and have utilized the Listahanan database .

The First Round of Assessment was conducted in 2009 where over three hundred thousand families were identified as poor and have benefited from various programs and services since then.

Written by Mitzie S. Santiago,DSWD