November 21, 2016
CEBU
CITY, November 21 (PIA) ---
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) urged Local
Government Units (LGUs) and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) to avail of the
Listahanan database statistical data.
“The Listahanan database is rich in data
information like the demographics of the population covered in our household
assessment as well as data on their access to safe water and electricity,
quality of their housing materials, the tenure status of the family’s house and
lot and their specific occupation which is available upon request,"
said DSWD-7 Regional Director Ma. Evelyn Macapobre.
DSWD is currently finalizing the Memorandum of
Agreement (MOA) for the data sharing in consultation with the National Privacy
Commission to ensure that the new MOA will be compliant with RA 10173 or the
Data Privacy Act of 2012, said said DSWD7 Information Officer on
Listahanan, Kerwin Macopia.
The list of names and addresses of identified
poor households can only be obtained upon execution of a data sharing agreement
with DSWD to protect the integrity of the data and to ensure that the list will
be only used for implementation of social protection programs and services
meant to improve their well-being.
“Once the MOA is approved, we will immediately
commence the sharing of the list of poor households based on the result of the
second round household assessment," Macapobre said.
While waiting for the new MOA, data users can
access the statistical data on various poverty indicators available in the
Listahanan database.
Data users can use the statistical data for
planning and developing their own social protection policies, programs and
services in their own locality.
The Listahanan or the National Household
Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) is an administrative tool that
identifies who and where poor households are in the country.
(rmn/jsme/PIA7-Cebu/DSWD-7)