The municipality of Rapu-rapu, Albay kicks off enumeration on Tuesday to update the list of poor families in the region. Due to its geographic location, Rapu-Rapu was piloted to the conduct of the second round of household assessment.
The said town has a target of 6,649 households to be assessed.

“In this second enumeration, we will ensure that no one will be left behind, said DSWD Regional Director Arnel Garcia.
For Rapu- rapu only, the conduct of assessment is expected to finish in 45 days.

Bicol wide, Listahanan has a target of 1.08 million households to be assessed. Through this assessment, a new batch of poor families will be identified and might become beneficiaries of social protection programs. This will also enable the department to track changes or developments in the lives of poor households who were identified in the previous assessment.

Meanwhile, on-going screening of applicants for all positions is being done by the department in preparation for the region wide enumeration. Shortlisted applicants will immediately undergo training upon deployment.

Listahanan is an information management system that identifies who and where the poor are. The system makes available to national government agencies, local government units, and other social protection stakeholders a comprehensive list of poor families in need of assistance. ###