Tuguegarao City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 2 (DSWD FO2) thru the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) or Listahanan awarded a Certificate of Appreciation and the Listahanan 2 Data Base containing the list of poor households in Region 2 to the Cagayan Valley Center for Health Development (CV – CHD) on October 7, 2019.

Acting Policy and Plans Division Chief, Ms. Pasencia T. Ancheta explained that the data was gathered in 2015 and by virtue of Executive Order 867 series of 2010, the data shall be used by different National Government Agencies (NGAs) for their social protection programs.

Assistant Regional Director for Operations (ARDO), Ms. Lucia S. Alan personally awarded the certificate and flash drive containing the list of poor households to the Regional Director of the CVC-HD, Dr. Rio L. Magpantay during their Flag Ceremony.

ARDO Alan thanked the CVC-HD for having completed the requirements for the data sharing and foremost, has the interest to use the Listahanan data base of the DSWD.

Director Magpantay commended the efforts of DSWD for providing them the list which will be helpful in giving necessary assistance and priority to those who really need it the most. “Let our departments continue to be partners in the delivery of services to the marginalized sectors,” he added. ### By: Christopher Soriano, Listahanan Regional Field Coordinator