DSWD FO2 Listahanan will be holding a series of Local Verification Committee (LVC) Orientations for the 89 municipalities and 4 cities in the region next month in preparation for the 2nd Round of Household Assessment’s Validation Phase.

The LVC shall be composed of the City/Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officer (C/MSWDO) and City/Municipal Planning and Development Officer (C/MPDO) of every LGU as mandatory members and three members coming from non-government organizations (NGOs), faith-based groups, civil society organizations (CSOs) and people’s organizations to be chosen by the local chief executive.

The said LVC members shall be responsible for checking if the concerns of constituents relative to the initial list of poor households are valid or not.

Listahanan is a credible database used by different stakeholders and data partners to pick the beneficiaries of their social protection programs and services. ### Written by Chester Carlo M. Trinidad, Listahanan Information Officer