Philippines connects homeless to government services with biometrics, ID cards

The Philippines Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) Oplan Pag-Abot Project is intended to establish a central database of families, individuals, and children who are living on the streets. The department is using client biometrics and interview assessments by social workers at designated processing centers to create profiles and connect them with essential services.

The database will enable the government to monitor how many families are in street situations, the status of families that have been reached out to, …

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