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==DSWD 12 launches National Household Targeting System database== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=57270 | |||
*Monday, October 03, 2011 | |||
:by Dani Doguiles | |||
KORONADAL CITY, Oct 3 (PIA) -- The regional office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD 12) today launched the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) database. | |||
The launching highlighted the opening ceremonies of the 22nd National Statistics Month celebration in Region 12 at the Protech Center in Koronadal City. | |||
Jackiya Lao, NHTS-PR focal person of DSWD 12, said with the launching they are presenting to the public the database which had undergone two years of intense re-evaluation and “cleaning.” | |||
“This is the first attempt of the Philippine government to establish an electronic database of all the poor households in the entire country,” she said. | |||
NHTS-PR is an information management system that identifies who and where the poor are nationwide. | |||
It aims to create an objective and transparent database of poor households “which will serve as guide to government agencies and other stakeholders beneficiaries of social welfare programs,” she added. | |||
Lao added the database changes the manner by which program and project beneficiaries are determined. | |||
“Before, we had to ask local government units for a list of possible beneficiaries before we can implement a program. With the NHTS-PR database, before programs are downloaded to the implementing agencies those who will receive benefits from the programs have already been identified,” she explained. | |||
According to the database, Soccsksargen Region has 129,043 households that are considered poor. | |||
Soccsksargen region covers the provinces of Sarangani, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and North Cotabato and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Tacurong, Kidapawan and Cotabato City. | |||
Also during the opening activity of the statistics month celebration, Herlita Caraan, regional head of the National Statistics Coordination Boards (NSCB) delivered “Tracking on MDGs: Region 12 Beating the Odds Between Now and 2015.” | |||
Her presentation updated stakeholders on the status of the region in terms of attaining the various MDG goals. | |||
Several activities such as symposia, workshops, conferences, seminars, trainings, exhibits, statistics quizzes, poster and slogan making contests, and IEC activities are also lined up for the rest of the month to give emphasis on the importance and value of statistics. | |||
This year’s celebration theme is “Quality Social Protection Statistics for Focused Targeting: Improving Outcomes, Changing Lives. (PIA 12) | |||
==Provincial gov't renews call for rabies vaccination== | ==Provincial gov't renews call for rabies vaccination== | ||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=57139 | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=57139 | ||
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Of the said amount P2.7 million were spent this year to prevent the escalation of the recent spate of rabies incidents in the province. | Of the said amount P2.7 million were spent this year to prevent the escalation of the recent spate of rabies incidents in the province. | ||
This year, rabies has been listed among the top ten diseases in South Cotabato. (PIA 12) | This year, rabies has been listed among the top ten diseases in South Cotabato. (PIA 12) | ||
==Former rebels, sympathizers to receive livelihood assistance from DA, Philippine Army== | ==Former rebels, sympathizers to receive livelihood assistance from DA, Philippine Army== | ||