Manila, Jan. 27 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday underscored the importance of a people-centered, inclusive, and data-driven approach to regional development as it opened the 1st Regional Consultation with Sectoral Bodies on the Baselining and Target-Setting for the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Results Framework at the Admiral Hotel in Malate, Manila.

Delivering the opening remarks on behalf of Undersecretary Adonis Sulit of the DSWD's Policy and Planning Group (PPG), Assistant Secretary for Social Protection Policy Rodolfo Santos emphasized that the development of the ASCC Results Framework is a crucial step in translating ASEAN's shared vision into m...