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Rodel Antoniano together with his family, a household nominee from Taguig City, answers questions given by team validators as part of the assessment process of the Regional Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya 2017.

The Regional Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya 2017 of the National Capital Region has officially begun last August 9, 2017. The yearly conduct of the said search is spearheaded by the Regional Inter-Agency Committee for Filipino Family (RIAC-FF) which aims to look for the best model family from different Local Government Units in the National Capital Region.

Local officials are being interviewed as part of the validation process of the household nominees in the competition. Photo taken during the validation in Barangay Aguho for the Bigcas Family, a family nominee of Pateros.

The basis for selecting the regional winner is anchored on the criteria set by the Department of Social Welfare and Development Central Office. This includes the following measures: a) 100% compliance to the conditionalities set by the Pantawid Program (25%); b) practices of the family to promote Healthy Living (20%); c) Involvement in the community and their environmental endeavors (20%); d) apparent display of love and respect among family members and to their community (20%); and e) proper management of conditional grants given to the family (15%).

A total of 17 household nominees have been validated by the committee members through interview with local officials, school community and home visitation with the family themselves.  The contenders of the search includes the Antoniano Family of Taguig City, Magtibay Family of Makati City, Luzano Family of Paranaque City, Balangue Family of Muntinlupa City, Mojados Family of Las Piñas City, Pimentel Family of Pasay City, Domingo Family of Navotas, Cagalingan Family of Malabon City, Belarmino Family of Valenzuela City, De Guzman Family of Caloocan City, Enriquez Family of Marikina City, Ongas Family of Quezon City, Oconer Family of Pasig City, Ayao Family of Mandaluyong City, Atibagos Family of San Juan City, Bigcas Family of Pateros, and the Lachica Family of Manila City.

Through the competition, it is expected that such project can help to advocate the positive impact of the program, honor the initiatives of the Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in religiously complying with the set conditionalities, promote responsible parenting, and to recognize the efforts of the beneficiaries in participating to community development endeavors.

DSWD-NCR leads the inter-agency committee which conducts the validation and assessment of the nominees with the support of the following focal persons from different agency members such as CHED, DepEd, DOH, NHA, POPCOM, PIA and ERDA Foundation.

The Awarding ceremony is scheduled during the National Family Week this September 2017.###

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