BOAC – Exactly 11,628 households or 22% of the total 52,738 assessed in the Province of Marinduque are poor, according to the Listahanan Third Round Household Assessment or Listahanan 3 of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)MIMAROPA.

Listahanan, the government’s mechanism for identifying who and where the poor are, shows that 3% of the poor households reside in urban barangays and 97% in rural barangays.

“As we launch today the latest provincial profile of poor containing the statistics of poor households in Marinduque based on the 2019-2021 Listahanan third round household assessment, may this serve as our reference and guide in the implementation of our social protection programs and services to those who need them the most,” says DSWD Regional Director Leonardo Reynoso in his opening message.

In Marinduque, the municipalities with the highest magnitude of poor households are Boac, Santa Cruz, and Buenavista.

Meanwhile, at the barangay level, Yook, Tungib-lipata, Libas, and Daykitin in Buenavista and Malibago in Torrijos recorded the highest number of poor.

The Listahanan 3 assessment covered the five provinces in the region with a total of 1,326 field workers in 2019 and was completed in 2021 despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

Director Reynoso added that this provincial launch activity signifies that the DSWD is now officially open for partnership through our Listahanan standard Data Sharing Agreement.

Listahanan used the Proxy Means Test (PMT), a statistical model that estimates household income through observable and verifiable indicators such as materials in housing structures, and households’ access to basic services and facilities such as water, electricity, health, education, and assets among others.

The PMT estimated income is compared to the existing poverty threshold set by the Philippine Statistics Authority on which household incomes that fall below the provincial threshold are considered poor.

The database further shows the average household size among the poor in the province is four, most of them owning cell phones at 78.4%, television at 44.3%, and motorcycles at 14.5%.

In contrast, 28.3% of the poor households have no access to electricity mostly in Santa Cruz.

Listahanan data also revealed that in every 10 poor households, one has no toilet facilities and ways of depositing waste include open pit and pail systems mostly used in Sta. Cruz and Gasan towns.

In his closing message, DSWD Assistant Regional Director for Administration Benchie Gonzales encouraged all social potation implementers to utilize Listahanan data that will aid in executing a coordinated approach in providing appropriate and data-driven solutions to the social issues in MIMAROPA particularly  in the province of Marinduque.

The Listahanan 3 database can be used for planning and budgeting references, local investments, and programming. It can also be used as a reference for academic research, and as the registry of the poor as the potential list of beneficiaries of various social protections.

Interested parties who would like to access the DSWD list of poor must accomplish the standard DSA form, designate a data protection officer, and establish security measures in compliance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012.

The new DSWD profile of the poor is released on Friday, May 26, 2023, during the Listahanan 3 Provincial Launch anchored on its theme, “Bawat bahay Magkakasama sa Kaunlaran” at Marina Hotel.

Marinduque Provincial Governor Presbitero Velasco Jr. delivered his message of support and commitment to the Department while  Cong. Lord Allan JayVelasco represented by Marinduque Vice Governor Adeline Angeles was the event’s keynote speaker. ###