Davao del Sur Representative Franklin Bautista (right) and Mayor Johnny Johnson of Don Marcelino town listen as officials of the Department of Social Welfare and Development report Tuesday, March 9, 2009 programs and services implemented in the 2nd Congressional District of the province. (Photo by Carmela Duron)DAVAO DEL SUR, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Mar. 13, 2009) – Davao del Sur 2nd District Representative Franklin Bautista praised the Department of Social Welfare and Development for the success of the Caravan Cum Program Review held in the town of Malita.
“I would like to commend the DSWD for conceptualizing this kind of activity. This would help us address problems of social concern. This would guide us perform our role effectively and efficiently. I hope my office can contribute and give sufficient assistance in relation to social services,” Bautista said on Tuesday.
Bautista even committed to work closely with DSWD in his social development programs. The event was also participated by mayors Johnny Johnson of Don Marcelino town; Roel Paras of Malalag town; Benjamin Bautista of Malita town; and Sarangani Vice Mayor Jovanie Almierol, municipal social welfare officers, other local officials and DSWD regional officials.
Paras said he appreciated the DSWD’s programs his town benefited, saying, “it’s only now that I am able to express my gratitude to the Director and to the regional staff.”
Municipal Social Welfare Officer Esther Hermosisima of Malita said her town is also a recipient of numerous DSWD programs and she looks forward to another DSWD project – the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction Program or NHTS-PRP.
Initiated by DSWD Director Ester Versoza, the caravan aimed to directly report to legislators, chief executives and municipal social welfare officers the agency’s performance and accomplishments in their respective areas.
Assistant Director of DSWD Priscilla Nidea-Razon said: “Through this kind of interaction, we are able to immediately obtain the reaction, feedback and comments of the concerned officials relative to implementation of DSWD programs and services.”
Simultaneous with the caravan was the screening of some 67 enumerators who will conduct the household assessment under the NHTS-PRP. Interview of enumerators are also being conducted in the provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley and Davao City.
For this new program, DSWD Davao Region is expected to hire at least 231 enumerators, encoders, area coordinators and supervisors. Using the Proxy Means Test Method of determining who and where the poor are, the national assessment will run for two months.
According to DSWD records, Davao del Sur has the most number of households identified for the assessment at over 58,000. Phase 1 of the assessment targets about 87,777 poor households in Davao Region and the first batch training for enumerators is slated in Malita on March 16. (Carmela Duron)
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