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Sitio Tahad 1, Campokpok, Tabango, Leyte

As Area Coordinator, It’s my job to conduct ocular visit to all urban Barangays in the Province of Leyte particularly in the Municipality of Tabango, San Isidro and Villaba where Sitio/Purok has an indigent or where poor were residing and assessed the degree of poverty in that particular place. If the assessment percentage is 60% and above the Enumeration activity of the Department of Social Welfare (DSWD) is Saturation meaning all of the resident in that place will be enumerated in this Third Round Household Assessment in the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) Program of the National Government.

In my assigned area, I only have 3 barangay that have been categorized as urban barangay by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) namely: Barangay Campokpok and Poblacion (Tabango, Leyte) and Barangay Crossing, San isidro, Leyte.

The first Barangay that I assessed is the Barangay Campokpok, tabango, Leyte. This barangay has 24 Sitios/Purok scattered in the remote areas with the boundaries of Cagnocot, Villaba, Leyte and the mountain parts in the municipality of Leyte, Leyte.

There is a Sitio Named “TAHAD” the road going to that place is categorized as dirt road or a man trails. Motorcycle could access only during sunny days. The place is best for picnic and motorcyle riding in an adventurous activity. The fresh air could revitalized our nerves while seeing the scenic view of the lower parts of the mountains were cultivated and planted with vegetables, and other vegetable crops. The friendly people were very accommodating to all strangers. As I arrived in that place, I met Mrs. Cerela Talle, a wife of a farmer. Her husband is Mr. Florencio Talle. He is one the Barangay Tanod in the Barangay Campokpok, residing in Sitio TAHAD, The name of thier locality is called "Tahad" which means claiming as his/her property of portion of land to cultivate and be planted with rice,vegetables,etc, then later on be abandoned and he/she transfer another location where the land were fertile for vegetation. Tahad-tahad is locally means land claiming then agricultural cultivation/farming then abandoned and transfer to another fertile land. Most of people in this place doing their routine in farming long long time ago… Nowadays, the Tahad were divided into 2 parts; the Tahad 1 Near at the Mt. Cantur-aw and from Tahad 1 going to North is the Tahad 2. Sitio Tahad 1 has a total Household of 93 while Tahad 2 has only 82 Households.

Mr. JEMaturan with Brgy. Tanod Tatay Florencio and his wife