By Jocelyn P. Alvarez
ZAMBOANGA CITY - To prepare the local government unit (LGU) of Bongao, Tawi Tawi for the second nationwide household assessment, the National Household Targeting Unit-BaSulTa cluster of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently conducted an orientation on the second nationwide household assessment and training of Area Supervisors and Enumerators for the conduct of the Special Validation for Social Pension Beneficiaries in Bongao, Tawi Tawi Province.
In attendance were mayors, Social Welfare Officers, Planning and Development Officers and concerned national government agencies (NGAs).
The activity served as venue for the introduction of the new brand name of NHTS-PR to Listahanan (Talaan ng Pamilyang Nangangailangan).
Topics on Proxy Means Test, Barangay Community Characteristics, Data Sharing Protocols were also discussed during the orientation.
Tawi Tawi Province holds a target of 73,872 households for the second assessment.
Back to back with the NHTS assessment orientation was the conduct of training on Special Validation for Social Pension Beneficiaries. The activity was conducted to equip the workers to take a full grasp on the project’s objective and prepare them in conducting proper assessment.
Part of the activity was the conduct of a mock household interview at Barangay Sowangkagang, a nearby community outside the venue.
Listahanan is set to cover 15.2 million households nationwide this year with more than 300 thousand target households for ARMM-Basulta cluster for the second cycle.