Seeing the importance of serving the “real poor,” an Executive Order giving priority to Listahanan-identified poor in the implementation of local programs and services is now in effect in the Municipality of Igbaras.

Mayor Vicente Escorpion, Jr. has issued Executive Order (EO) No. 10-18, which orders all the government and non-government organizations in the municipality to give priority to households identified by the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) or Listahanan.

The EO said that the giving of social protection, benefits, programs and services to the Listahanan-identified poor families is “designed to uplift their economic condition and status of living.”

Escorpion said among the services that are now being enjoyed by these poor families are the hospitalization benefits, free use of ambulance, scholarship and livelihood assistance. Also, the municipality has sponsored the mass wedding for unmarried couples, most of whom are also Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries.

The mass wedding was the entry of Igbaras to the Gawad Listahanan and landed as one of the three finalists at the regional level. The Awards aims to recognize LGUs for providing services and assistance to the Listahanan-identified poor families.

Escorpion said the use of Listahanan database gave them the assurance that their services benefit those who really need them the most./dswd6/Wenna B. Bendol