Zamboanga City – The Municipalities of Mabuhay and Talusan in Zamboanga Sibugay Province haven taken a significant step by executing a Listahanan 3 Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSD) Field Office 9, last 18 October.

According to Michael DS. Mustafa, the project focal of Listahanan, “the agreement is driven by a vital purpose – to access Listahanan data, which is an essential resource for planning and targeting potential beneficiaries of social protection programs and services.”

He added that by establishing this collaboration, the municipalities are poised to enhance their ability to provide targeted support to those in need, ensuring that their social protection efforts are both efficient and effective.

The Listahanan project is a systematic mechanism that identifies who and where the poor are in the Philippines. ###