For Mishael Sabirin and her son Kheezar, 11, no words are necessary to communicate with each other. The mother gives a reassuring touch to her son who has cerebral palsy and epilepsy, while sitting down with an enumerator from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Kheezar immediately relaxes…
ASSESSMENT. This undated photo shows a field officer of DSWD-Bicol conducting an interview during the household assessment under Listahan 3.0, covering all the rural and urban areas in the six provinces of the region. The result of the Listahanan 3 is expected to be released in the first quarter of 2022. (File photo courtesy of Connie Barrameda/DSWD-Bicol) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 5 (Bicol) is now fast-tracking the encoding activities to update the database of the households in the region that are considered poor. In a statement on Wednesday, Marygizelle Mesa, DSWD-5 spokesperson, said the new database, the outcome of their Listahanan 3 program, is expected to be released within the first quarter of 2022. "A total of 50 encoding staff are being engaged to encode the 177,783 household assessment forms (HAFs)," she said. Mesa also said the release of the new database will be done during a national and regional launch where