THE Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7), through its National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), has identified 314,654 poor households in Central Visayas. These account for six percent out of the total 5.2 million identified poor households across the country.
Most of these poor households are in rural areas with 76.7 percent while 23.3 percent are in urban areas.
NHTS is an information management system that identifies poor households in the country.
DSWD-7 Regional Director Ma. Evelyn Macapobre said the NHTS-PR will be the basis in identifying the poor households that will receive social protection programs from government and non-government agencies, like the Department of Health and Philhealth.