Damulog  is one of the 4th class municipalities in the province of Bukidnon.  With a total land area of 24,419 hectares, it is situated in the southern part of Bukidnon.  Home to 25,538 residents and 4,378 households (2010 survey),  it is politically subdivided into  seventeen barangays.

Damulog is also one of the municipalities in the region who willingly executed a MOA with the Department of Social Welfare and Development as a  requisite for the sharing and utilization of the Listahanan data.

Prior to the access and utilization of Listahanan or NHTS-PR data by various LGUs, NGAs, CSOs, and different stakeholders, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) should be made and undertaken between the Dept. of Social Welfare and Development  and the data user based on Administrative Order No.2 series of 2009.   An approved Resolution by the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) also forms part as a support to the MOA in order to ensure the confidentiality and usability of the requested data for the purposes agreed upon and between DSWD.

The National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) or what is now known as 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.

After it has executed a Memorandum of Agreement with the DSWD, the municipality of Damulog had made use of the Listahanan  data in the registration and issuance of PWD ID cards  to Persons With Disabilities recommended as beneficiaries for livelihood projects through the National Poverty Reduction Program  (LPRAT).

The Listahanan data also served as the basis for financial assistance for the victims of natural calamities including their hospitalization as well as in the validation and registration of Indigenous Peoples through tribal groups .

This  manifests that   the NHTSPR data can be very useful and significant in terms of addressing the needs of the locality through its various programs and services.  Through the utilization of the data, Local Government Units can assure  the constituents that programs and services are being rendered to those deserving poor households  .

 

Written by Mitzie S. Santiago, DSWD X