POLICY AND PLANS DIVISION

To   provide   leadership   in   the   formulation,     monitoring,    and evaluation   of  policies  and  plans of  the  Department   and  of  the  social protection  sector along with social welfare  and development  and social safety netscoordinate  and facilitate  inter-office, interbureauand inter-agency meetings  and other  bilateral   agreements  relative  to  the  monitoring   of compliance to regional and international  commitments/ instruments  in line with  social protection  particularly  on social welfare  and social safety nets; coordinate  the  development  and promotion   of the  Departments  policy reform    and   legislative   agenda  and   in   conducting   basic  and   policy researches; and provide leadership and I or secretarial  support  to various technical  working groups {TWGs) and interoffice bodies within and outside the Department.

POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING SECTION

To provide leadership in the formulation,     monitoring,    and evaluation of policies and plans of the  Department and of the social protection sector along with social welfare and development and social safety nets; coordinate and facilitate inter-office,  inter-bureau,  and inter-agency meetings and other bilateral agreements relative to the monitoring of compliance to regional and international commitments/ instruments in line with social protection particularly on social welfare and social safety nets; coordinate the development and promotion of the  Department’s policy reform and legislative agenda and in conducting basic and policy researches; and provide leadership and I or secretarial support to various technical working groups (TWGs) and interoffice bodies within and outside the Department.

UNITS:

  1. Planning Unit
  2. Policy and Research Unit
  3. Monitoring  and Evaluation Unit

NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD TARGETING SECTION

The National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction or Listahanan is a  management information system that identifies who and where the poor are in the whole  Central VisayasThe system guarantees the generation and establishment of a  socio-economic database of poor households and gives the human face behind the statistics.

REGIONAL INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT SECTION

To be responsible for determining and recommending necessary, cost-effective infrastructures and systems that enhance the  FO’s competency for ICT governance; to serve as the service manager for the ICT systems and infrastructure through a  mainstreamed approach;  to serves and works across divisions, units I sections, programs and services, centers and institutions of the Field Office to sustain the productive application of ICTs to social protection and social welfare and development programs, projects,  administration and services;   and to fosters the efficient and effective use of   ICT by the   Field  Office by providing advice,  tools, information and services to help in the use of ICT to improve administration and service delivery often referred to as e-government.

STANDARDS SECTION

The Standards Unit is responsible for implementing the regulatory and quality assurance roles of the Standards Bureau at the Field Office level.