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==[[Lanao del Norte News]]==
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'''Rediscovering Nunungan’s Mt. Inayawan'''
'''DSWD uses statistical tools for social protection'''
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r10&id=57923
*Source:http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=58134
*Thursday, October 06, 2011
*Friday, October 07, 2011
:by  Lord Leos Lavv Ladonga
:by  Lorry V. Gabule




NUNUNGAN, Lanao del Norte, Oct. 6 (PIA) -- With strong support from the local community, provincial government, and other stakeholders, the Mount Inayawan Range Natural Park may soon be next tourist attraction in the province.
ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, Oct. 7 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development is currently using a system that would ensure that its social protection programs are implemented efficiently.
This was the observation of the Youth for Development (Y4D), after they joined a group of nature lovers on a trek towards Mount Inayawan in the interior town of Nunungan, in whose vicinity the Lake Nunungan is found.
“Our Department is mandated to protect poor households, but given limited resources, we need to have a clear system for identifying the poor and determining where they are,” Virginia Cardona, Chief, Social Pension for Senior Citizen Indigency Program Division, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), region 10, said.
The group was led by soldiers from the 35th Infantry (Makamandag) Battalion (35IB), Philippine Army, with out-of-school youths, local media, Y4D leaders, non-government and people’s organizations (NGO/PO) and some government employees.
This is why the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) was developed, disclosed Cardona.
With its calm crystal clear waters complemented by the cool mountain breeze, the place is ideal for meditation and relaxation after a day of nature exploration.
This internationally accepted targeting system enables the government to objectively identify the poor by minimizing political interference in the identification process. It ensures that social protection programs benefit those who really need the assistance, and by concentrating government resources on the poor, government will have better impact at lower cost.
The nature trek to Lake Nunungan was one of the highlights of a 3-day camp, along with a motocross competition and a boat race across the expansive waters of the lake.
The NHTS-PR uses observable and verifiable characteristics of households as criteria for classifying households as poor, which reduces opportunities for favoring one group of beneficiaries over another.
Meanwhile, in a bid to further preserve the natural resources in Nunungan, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Presidential Proclamation No. 1344, declaring Mount Inayawan Range Natural Park as a protected area.
This can improve governance, transparency, and credibility of programs, thus, DSWD uses NHTS-PR for providing social protection programs targeting to those individuals and families who need government resources the most. This system will not only be for the consumption of DSWD, but can now be availed of by other agencies which have social protection programs.
As a protected area, the natural park is placed under the administrative control and monitoring of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
Since the government will be using a unified set of criteria for identifying the poor, it becomes much easier for government to bring together all of its programs to a particular group of poor households.
Now, threatened species inside the more than 3,600 hectares of the park freely roam in their natural habitat as illegal poachers are kept at bay by military forces patrolling the boundaries of the municipality.
Lastly, the database of the NHTS-PR will guide them to where and who the poor are in the region and thus enable them to flow their resources to the right targets, Cardona added.
Integral also to the development of the natural park is the establishment of a secured territory that will entice local and foreign tourists to explore the wonders of nature in Nunungan.
Cardona revealed this during the flag raising/kick-off ceremony of the National Statistics Month (NSM) of October at the City Hall Amphitheatre, here, last Oct. 4.
Moving towards this goal, the 35IB has been instrumental in strengthening peace in the area by closely coordinating with traditional and local government leaders.
Now, on its 22nd year of observance, the NSM anchors on the theme, “Quality Social Protection Statistics for Focused Targeting: Improving Outcomes, Changing Lives,” with DSWD taking the lead in this year’s activities. (PIA 10)
Located 1,535 meters above sea level, Lake Nunungan is composed of three other lakes of different sizes.
It holds an abundant supply of fish grown by the local folks and sits at the heart of Mount Inayawan which has been identified by nature trekkers and mountaineers as a great venue for regular climbs and adventure tours. (PIO/PIA-10)


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