Mayor Santiago Austria (5th from left) of Jaen, Nueva Ecija receives the first Gawad Listahanan Award under the Municipal Category from DSWD field Office III Regional Director Gemma B. Gabuya during the 64th DSWD Anniversary celebration. Also in photo are former Regional Director Adelina S. Apostol (3rd from left), ARD Irene C. Crespo (2nd from left), MSWDO Paperlyn Pablo (6th from left) and some DSWD Field Office III staff.

The municipality of Jaen replicated the social pension of the Department in their municipality to respond to the needs of many senior citizens who are not covered by the national government. Listahanan-identified poor senior citizens are the first priority of the municipality. Out of 990 indigent senior citizens listed on the database 770 are still alive and qualified for the assistance.

The Listahanan database became part of every program and services of the municipality. The focal person of each sector uses the database as priority in different services which they call as ‘Listahanan Habit’. The Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office oriented all the barangay captains of Jaen to fully understand and appreciate the importance of Listahanan.