The Department of Social Welfare and Development National Capital Region (DSWD NCR) through the National Household Targeting Unit (NHTU), together with the NHTU IV-A took part in the Pilot Testing for the upcoming 3rd Household Nationwide Assessment of Listahanan. This activity is facilitated by the DSWD Central Office through the National Household Targeting Office and was conducted at Barangay Sun Valley, Parañaque City and at the Municipality of Baras, Rizal held on April 11 and 12, 2019, respectively.

On the first day of the said activity, a courtesy call with Barangay Sun Valley Chairman, Chaky Cortez was held as he gave his full support to all DSWD activities especially the Pilot Testing. Ms. Maricris Laig, Project Development Officer IV of NHTU, shared the objectives and the deployment plan for the activity. She highlighted that the purpose of which is to test the accuracy of the Household Assessment Forms (HAF) and identify possible challenges that might be encountered during the actual assessment.

There were four (4) teams composed of one (1) team leader who acted as Area supervisor and seven (7) members who acted as Area enumerators. During the conduct of the activity, the enumerators were tasked to accomplish five (5) Household Assessment Forms (HAFs) while the AS finished the two (2) HAFs through side-by-side interview and re-interview. During the exit conference at around 4 in the afternoon, the results were shared to the Barangay Officials wherein 134 Households were interviewed as part of the Pilot Test. The NHTU staff from Field Office and Central Office extended its appreciation to the full support provided by the officials and staff of Barangay Sun Valley.

On the second day of the Pilot Testing, the NHTU IV-A together with the NHTU NCR and Central Office paid a courtesy call to the Barangay Officials of Barangay San Salvador as well as the Municipal Administrator of the Municipality of Baras, Rizal. After which, the staff of NHTU IV-A, NCR and Central Office were deployed to different sitios and puroks in said Barangay. At around 4 in the afternoon, 135 Households were declared to be successfully assessed. An exit conference within the group was conducted to cap off the day.

After the two-day activity, all the staff who participated in the Pilot Testing attended the discussion workshop wherein all the observations, issues and concerns that took place during the conduct of the Pilot Testing were addressed. The recommendations that came out from the activity will be used to continuously enhance the HAF in preparation for the Listahanan 3.

Listahanan is an information management system that identifies who and where the poor are. The Listahanan Nationwide Assessment is conducted every four (4) years wherein the Listahanan 1 and 2 were conducted in 2009 and 2015, respectively. ###