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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. RATIONALE.......................................................................................................................... 2
II. BARANGAY PROFILING PROCESS...................................................................................3
III. BARANGAY VALIDATION PROCESS................................................................................ 4
IV. BARANGAY DATA GENERATION PROCESS USING THE KOBO TOOLBOX................. 5
V. UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED AREAS PROVINCIAL PROFILING, VALIDATION,
AND DATA GENERATION PROCESS USING THE KOBO TOOLBOX.................................. 6
VI. STEP-BY-STEP ENCODING PROCESS USING THE KOBO TOOLBOX CREATING A
KOBOTOOLBOX ACCOUNT...................................................................................................7
VII. DEFINITION OF TERMS................................................................................................... 8
VIII. BARANGAY UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED AREAS PROFILING
QUESTIONNAIRE GUIDE..................................................................................................... 10
IX. PROVINCIAL UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED AREAS PROFILING
QUESTIONNAIRE GUIDE..................................................................................................... 14
C. SIGNATORIES (PRINTED NAME OVER SIGNATURE, DESIGNATION AND DATE)16
X. MEANS OF VERIFICATION AS ATTACHMENTS TO THE BARANGAY AND
PROVINCIAL PROFILING TOOL.......................................................................................... 16
XI. TIMELINES FOR THE 2025 UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED AREAS PROFILING,
VALIDATION, AND ENCODING PROCESS AND RELEASE OF OFFICIAL LIST................17
ANNEX A: BARANGAY PROFILING TOOL.....................................................................18
ANNEX B: PROVINCIAL PROFILING TOOL...................................................................19
ANNEX C: SAMPLE MEANS OF VERIFICATION........................................................... 20
C. Sample Barangay Certification.................................................................................... 21

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I.​ RATIONALE

Under Section 29 of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act, which mandates
the identification of Unserved and Underserved areas by the Department of Health
(DOH), the Bureau of Local Health Systems Development (BLHSD) developed the
Administrative Order (AO) 2020-0023 to provide the criteria to identify the said areas.
This was further supported by releasing the profiling and information systems toolkit
disseminated through Department Memorandum 2021-0295. The said toolkit was
used for the profiling of the unserved and underserved areas and updating of its
annual list, which served as the basis for the prioritization of assistance from the
national and local governments and other health partners as mandated by Chapter
V, Section 2 of the UHC Act.

Three years after its implementation, the toolkit was subjected to a validation
study by BLHSD, which showed a variance in accuracy due to issues and difficulties
in data collection and the use or interpretation of the data. The study also highlighted
the need to review and revise AO 2020-0023 to address the gaps and challenges in
identifying and prioritizing the Unserved and Underserved Areas. To address this, the
BLHSD, in collaboration with CHD XI, is conducting a research study on prioritizing
the Unserved and Underserved Areas (UUA) and the criteria for identifying such
areas.

To provide undisrupted healthcare services to these areas, the BLHSD

developed the UUA 2025 Toolkit, which will serve as the interim tool for the profiling,
validation, and encoding of Unserved and Underserved Areas for the CY 2025 while
waiting for the revised policy. The toolkit was refined to be more concise and
accurate, and accessible at all times, regardless of internet connectivity, to collect
data for identifying the 2025 list of Unserved and Underserved Areas.

The UUA 2025 toolkit can also be accessed at this link:

https://surveylance.notion.site/uuatoolkit.

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II.​ BARANGAY PROFILING PROCESS

The barangay profiling process begins with selecting barangays to be profiled

by the local government units (LGUs), which provide a list of barangays that require
the prioritization of health care services. Once identified, the process moves to the
accomplishment of the profiling tool, where Rural Health Unit (RHU) midwives or
nurses fill out the required profiling forms assisted by the Barangay Health Workers
(BHW). After the data is gathered, the process undergoes the first attestation, where
the Barangay Chairman attests the veracity of the submitted information and, if
applicable, the Tribal Leader or Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representatives
(IPMR). The profiling data is then subjected to a second attestation from the
Municipal or City Health Officer, who reviews and approves the submission.

If the submission is not approved, the process loops back to Step 2 for
corrections and resubmission. If approved, the data proceeds to the first validation,
conducted by the DOH Representative. This step involves a physical and desk
review to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the submitted data. If the data fails
validation, it undergoes review, physical validation, and correction before
resubmission. Once the data is successfully validated, it proceeds to the encoding
phase, where the verified data is officially entered into the system. This systematic
approach ensures that profiling for unserved and underserved barangays is
accurate, credible, and efficiently documented.

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III.​ BARANGAY VALIDATION PROCESS

The Barangay Validation Process begins after completing profiling steps 1-4,
ensuring that initial barangay data is gathered. The process moves to 1st Validation,
where the DOH Representative conducts a physical and desk review to validate the
submitted data. If the data is not approved at this stage, it is sent back for review,
physical validation, or encoding correction before being re-evaluated. Once the data
passes the 1st Validation, it is labeled as validated and proceeds to encoding by the
LGUs (Step 6).

Following encoding, the process undergoes a 2nd Validation (via the Kobo
toolbox), where the barangay profiles are randomly validated by
Coordinators/BLHSD. The profiles are returned for further review and corrections if
there are discrepancies observed. If the profiles are approved, they proceed to the
approval of the barangay profile stage (Step 8). The BLHSD will generate the official
list of profiled barangays for concurrence.

Upon successful generation, the process moves to the final step, which
involves concurrence of the generated list (Step 9). If issues arise during validation,
the process loops back to Step 2 for necessary corrections. This systematic and
thorough process ensures accurate and reliable identification and documentation of
unserved and underserved areas.

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IV.​ BARANGAY DATA GENERATION PROCESS USING THE KOBO TOOLBOX

The Barangay Data Generation Process begins with the completion of

Profiling Steps 1-4, where initial Barangay data is gathered. Once profiling is done,
the process moves to Validation Step 5, ensuring the data is accurate and reliable.
Following validation, the data proceeds to Encode (Step 6), which uses the Kobo
toolbox. A Kobotoolbox Tutorial, stated in Section VI of this toolkit, will guide users
through the step-by-step encoding process.

After encoding, the process undergoes Validation, where the encoded data is
randomly reviewed to confirm its accuracy. Once validated, the system generates the
Unserved and Underserved Areas List (Step 8). This list is then submitted for
concurrence by the Centers for Health Development (CHDs) and MOH - BARMM
(Step 9) to ensure alignment with local and regional priorities.

Finally, upon successful concurrence, the process culminates with the

issuance of the 2025 Unserved and Underserved List, providing an official record for
targeted health and development initiatives. This streamlined process ensures that
all data is systematically validated, encoded, and approved for accurate reporting
and certification.

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V.​ UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED AREAS PROVINCIAL PROFILING,
VALIDATION, AND DATA GENERATION PROCESS USING THE KOBO
TOOLBOX

The Provincial Data Generation Process ensures data availability to fulfill the
criteria for identifying the unserved and underserved areas. This process is initiated
by completing profiling step 1, where initial provincial data is gathered. After profiling,
the process advances to Validation Step 2, where the accuracy and reliability of the
data are confirmed. Following validation, the data undergoes encoding done by the
encoders in the LGUs (Step 4) using the Kobo toolbox. A Kobotoolbox Tutorial is
available in Section VI of this toolkit to guide users through encoding.

Post-encoding, the process enters Validation (Step 5), where the encoded
data is subjected to random evaluation to ensure the accuracy and completeness of
submissions. Upon successful validation, the provincial profile is generated to serve
as the basis for identifying unserved and underserved areas, particularly in fulfilling
the criteria on health indicators.

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VI.​ STEP-BY-STEP ENCODING PROCESS USING THE KOBO TOOLBOX
CREATING A KOBOTOOLBOX ACCOUNT
1.​ Go to the KoboToolbox Sign in or create an account page:
https://www.kobotoolbox.org/sign-up
2.​ Click Create an account under the Global Kobotoolbox Server.
Important note: ​ It is not possible to share projects and data
between the two servers. Make sure you create an
account in the Global Kobotoolbox Server.
3.​ Enter the details on the form and click CREATE ACCOUNT.
4.​ KoboToolbox will send you an email with a link to activate your
account. Click the activation link sent to you.

REPORTING YOUR KOBOTOOLBOX ACCOUNT CREATION

1.​ Go to the Unserved and Underserved Profiling Toolkit Page:
https://surveylance.notion.site/uuatoolkit
2.​ Fill out the Kobo toolbox Registration Reporting Form.
3.​ You and your corresponding approving office will receive an email
confirming the receipt of your report and a request for a response,
respectively.

ADDING KOBOTOOLBOX USERS TO THE UNSERVED AND

UNDERSERVED AREAS PROFILING TOOL PROJECT
1.​ Go to the Sharing tab in the SETTINGS page of the Unserved and
Underserved Profiling Tool Project.
2.​ Click ADD USER
3.​ Enter the username of the province/municipality/city you need to add
4.​ Select
a.​ View submissions
b.​ Add submissions
5.​ Click GRANT PERMISSIONS

SETTING UP KOBOCOLLECT
1.​ Download the KoboCollect app on your Android device
2.​ Open KoboCollect
3.​ Select Manually enter project details
4.​ Input the URL, Username, and Password, and then select Add
5.​ Click on the icon at the right-hand corner of the app
6.​ Click Settings
7.​ Click Form management
a.​ Tick Automatic download
8.​ Back on the Settings page, click User and device identity
a.​ Click Form metadata
b.​ Input your username, phone number, and email address

ACCESSING THE UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED AREAS PROFILING

TOOL FORM
1.​ Browser-based via Enketo
https://bit.ly/UUAAKBPTF
2.​ Mobile via KoboCollect

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VII.​ DEFINITION OF TERMS
1.​ GENERAL INFORMATION
1.1.​ Purok/ Sitio/ Zone - Minor unit/ sub-divisions of barangay; Political
subdivision of a barangay. The smallest unit of governance in the
Philippines. Typically composed of twenty to fifty (20-50) households,
depending on the particular geographical location and cluster of
houses. If created and given a mandate by an ordinance of the
barangay, municipality, or city, a purok/sitio/zone could perform
government functions under the coordination and supervision of local
officials (Abinales, Patricio N.; Amoroso, Donna J. 2005).

1.2.​ Households - A social unit composed of those living together in the

same dwelling (Merriam-Webster Dictionary).

1.3.​ Actual Population - In demographic terms, it is the total number of

inhabitants of a given sex and/or age group living within the country's
border limits, territory, or geographic area at a specific time, usually
mid-year (WHO Global Health Observatory).

2.​ SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS

2.1.​ Indigenous Cultural Communities/ Indigenous Peoples (ICC/IP) -
Refer to a group of people or homogenous societies identified by
self-ascription and ascription by others, who have continuously lived as
an organized community on communally bounded and defined territory
and who have, under claims of ownership since time immemorial,
occupied, possessed customs, tradition and other distinctive cultural
traits, or who have, through resistance to political, social and cultural
inroads of colonization, non-indigenous religions, and culture, became
historically differentiated from the majority of Filipinos (The Indigenous
Peoples Rights Act of 1997).

2.2.​ Armed Conflict - This is usually seen as criminal acts or peace and
order problems at the local level. The experience of conflict, then,
extends beyond peace and order concerns to include poverty (conflict
over wealth and resources), gender violence, and other forms of
structural violence, e.g., Territorial disputes, ideology-based conflicts,
political killings, and clan wars (Guidebook on Conflict-Sensitive and
Peace-Promoting Local Development Planning, OPAPP, 2016).

2.3.​ Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) - Persons displaced or isolated

due to disaster, armed internal conflict, and generalized violence, e.g.,
Displaced during the crossfire, isolated communities after a typhoon
(Handbook on the Protection of Internally Displaced Person(IDP),
UNHCR, March 2010).

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 2.4.​ 4Ps/ CCT/ MCCT - Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program(4Ps)/
Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) is a poverty alleviation program of
DSWD. Modified Conditional Cash Transfer (MCCT) is the CCT made
for IPs and those individuals living in GIDAs. (DSWD, 2022)

3.​ HEALTH INDICATORS (Based on FHSIS)

3.1.​ Infant Deaths - Refers to the number of deaths among children 28 days
to 11 months old or 0 - 11 months and 29 days old.

3.2.​ Under-five Deaths - Refers to the number of deaths among children

under 5 years of age (0-59 months old)

3.3.​ Fully Immunized Child - Infants who received one dose of BCG, three
doses of OPV, three doses of DPT-HiB-HepB vaccines, and two doses
of MMR vaccine by 12 months. MMR1 at 9 months and MMR2 at 12
months.

3.4.​ Adolescent Live Births - Number of live births byb adolescent women
aged 10 - 19 years old

3.5.​ Current Contraceptive Users - Sum of the current users at the end of
the month/ quarter (Formula: New acceptor of the previous month +
Other acceptors of the present month - Drop-out of the present month)

3.6.​ Women who gave birth with four or more prenatal visits - Number of
pregnant women 10-49 years old with at least four prenatal check-ups

3.7.​ Deliveries attended by skilled health professionals - Refers to the

number of deliveries of women attended by a physician, nurse, or
midwife.

3.8.​ Skilled Health Professionals - These are licensed midwives, doctors, or

nurses who have been educated and trained to proficiency in the skills
needed to manage normal and complicated pregnancies, childbirth and
the immediate postnatal period, and in the identification, management,
and referral of complications in women and newborns.

3.9.​ Access to Basic Safe Water Supply - Refers to the number of

households with access to improved water supply, such as Level I, II,
and III.

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VIII.​ BARANGAY UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED AREAS PROFILING
QUESTIONNAIRE GUIDE
Fill out all required sections; do not abbreviate and/or use shortcuts.
Take note of specific considerations and means of verification (MOV) per item
in the profiling tool.

A.​ GENERAL INFORMATION

G1​ NAME OF REGION

G2​ NAME OF PROVINCE
G3​ NAME OF MUNICIPALITY
G4​ NAME OF BARANGAY
Considerations: ​ No abbreviations or shortcuts
Source of Data:​ Barangay Record

G5​ NO. OF PUROKS/SITIOS/ZONE IN BRGY

Considerations: ​ Use whichever term is used to identify the next lower
level of geographical subdivision of the barangay.
Source of Data:​ Barangay Record
MOV:​ Barangay Certification

G6​ TOTAL NO. OF HOUSEHOLDS

Considerations: ​ If there is no actual household count, use the formula:
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑃𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
Number of Households: 4
Source of Data:​ Barangay Record
MOV:​ Barangay Certification
Note:​ According to PSA (2022), the Average household size
declined to 4.1 persons in 2020; therefore, in writing the
formula, the value to be used is 4.

G7​ TOTAL ACTUAL POPULATION OF BRGY

Considerations: ​ Write the total actual population of the barangay based
on the reference year
Source of Data:​ Barangay Record
MOV:​ Barangay Certification

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B.​ SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS

S1 NO. OF PUROKS/SITIOS THAT ARE >1 HOUR AWAY FROM THE

NEAREST RHU OR HOSPITAL (BY ANY MEANS OF TRAVEL)
Required Answer:​ Write the total number of puroks/sitios/zones with more
than 1 hour of travel from the nearest rural health unit or
hospital.
Considerations: ​ Use whichever term is used as the basis to identify the
next lower level of geographical subdivision of the
barangay. Travel includes any means of traveling,
including by foot.
Data Source/ MOV:​ Barangay Record & Barangay Certification

S2 DOES THE BARANGAY HAVE ANY INDIGENOUS CULTURAL

COMMUNITIES/INDIGENOUS PEOPLES?
Required Answer:​ YES: ​Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous
Peoples are present in the barangay.
NO: There is none
Considerations: ​ If the answer is NO, skip to S3.
Data Source/ MOV:​ Barangay Record & Barangay Certification

S2A IF YES TO S2, INSERT NO. OF IP POPULATION.

Required Answer:​ Write the total IP/ICC population
Considerations: ​ If the total population is unsure, write the projected
population instead
Data Source/ MOV:​ Barangay Record & Barangay Certification

S3 DOES THE BARANGAY HAVE ANY POPULATION/ COMMUNITY

AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICT?
Required Answer:​ YES: ​There are communities affected by armed conflict
in the barangay.
NO: There is none. (If the answer is NO, skip to S4.)
Data Source/ MOV:​ Barangay Record & Barangay Certification

S3A IF YES TO S3, INSERT NO. OF THE POPULATION AFFECTED BY

ARMED CONFLICT
Required Answer:​ Write the number of purok/sitio/zone in the barangay
affected by the conflict.
Considerations: ​ Use whichever term is used as basis to identify the next
lower level of geographical subdivision of the barangay.
Data Source/ MOV:​ Barangay Record & Barangay Certification

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 S4 DOES THE BARANGAY HAVE AN INTERNALLY DISPLACED
PERSON/S (IDP)?
Required Answer:​ YES: ​There are Internally Displaced Persons in the barangay.
NO: There is none; (if the answer is NO, skip to S5)
Source of Data:​ Barangay Record
MOV:​ Barangay Certification

S4A IF YES TO S4, INSERT NO. OF IDP.

Required Answer:​ Write the total IDPs.
Considerations: ​ If the total population is unsure, write the projected
population instead
Source of Data:​ Barangay Record
MOV:​ Barangay Certification

S5 NO. OF THE POPULATION ENROLLED IN 4PS/CCT/MCCT

Required Answer:​ Total number of Households Enrolled in 4Ps/CCT/MCCT
Considerations: ​ The number should not be higher than G6; see definition
of terms: 4Ps/CCT/MCCT
Source of Data:​ DSWD data as the basis
MOV:​ Certification from MSWD or DSWD Municipal Link

C.​ HEALTH INDICATORS

H1. INFANT MORTALITY RATE (IMR)
Required Answer:​ Calculated Infant Mortality of Barangay:
𝑁𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑠 (𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 12 𝑚𝑜𝑠 𝑜𝑟 0 𝑢𝑝 𝑡𝑜 11 𝑚𝑜𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 29 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑜𝑙𝑑)
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑖𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑠
x 1000

Considerations: ​ See definition of terms: Infant Mortality Rate

Data Source/ MOV:​ RHU (FHSIS)/ Barangay

H2. UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY RATE (UFMR)

Required Answer:​ Calculated Under Five Mortality of Barangay:
𝑁𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑠 𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 5 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑔𝑒 (0 − 59 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑠 𝑜𝑙𝑑)
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑖𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑠
x
1000
Considerations: ​ See definition of terms: Under five Death Mortality Rate
Data Source/ MOV:​ RHU (FHSIS)/ Barangay

H3. FULLY IMMUNIZED CHILD (FIC)

Required Answer:​ Calculated Number of Fully Immunized Children in the
Barangay:
𝑁𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝐹𝑢𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝐼𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑑 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑
𝐸𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑃𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 (0 − 12 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑠)
Considerations: ​ See definition of terms: Fully Immunized Child
Data Source/ MOV:​ RHU (FHSIS)/ Barangay

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H4. ADOLESCENT BIRTH RATE (ABR)
Required Answer:​ Calculated Number of Adolescent Birth Rate (10 - 19 years
old) in the Barangay:
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑖𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑔𝑒 (10 − 19 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑙𝑑)
𝐸𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 (10 − 19 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑙𝑑)
Considerations: ​ See definition of terms: Adolescent Birth Rate
Data Source/ MOV:​ RHU (FHSIS)/ Barangay

H5. CURRENT CONTRACEPTIVE USERS (CU)

Required Answer:​ Calculated Number of Current Contraceptive Users in the
Barangay:
(CU of previous months + New acceptors of previous month + Other
acceptors of present month) - Drop out of the present month
Considerations: ​ See definition of terms: Family Planning - Current User
Data Source/ MOV:​ RHU (FHSIS)/ Barangay

H6. PROPORTION OF WOMEN WHO GAVE BIRTH WITH AT LEAST 4

PRENATAL CHECK-UPS (PNCU)
Required Answer:​ Calculated number of pregnant women who gave birth with
at least four (4) prenatal check-ups in the Barangay:
𝑁𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛 (10− 49 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑙𝑑) 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑔𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑖𝑟𝑡ℎ 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑡 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑡 4 𝑃𝑁𝐶𝑈
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 (10 − 49 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑙𝑑)
Considerations: ​ See definition of terms: Pregnant Women Who Gave
Birth With 4 Or More Prenatal Visits
Data Source/ MOV:​ RHU (FHSIS)/ Barangay

H7. PROPORTION OF DELIVERIES ATTENDED BY SKILLED BIRTH

ATTENDANT (SBA)
Required Answer:​ Calculated number of deliveries attended by skilled health
professionals in the Barangay:
𝑁𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑛𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑖𝑑𝑤𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠
Considerations: ​ See definition of terms: Skilled Birth Attendant
Data Source/ MOV:​ RHU (FHSIS)/ Barangay

H8. PROPORTION OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH ACCESS TO BASIC SAFE

WATER SUPPLY (BSWS)
Required Answer:​ Calculated number of households with access to basic safe
water supply in the Barangay::
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑠 𝐿𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙 𝐼, 𝐼𝐼, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼𝐼𝐼
𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑛𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟
Considerations: ​ See definition of terms: Basic Safe Water Supply
(BSWS)
Data Source/ MOV:​ RHU (FHSIS)/ Barangay

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 D.​ SIGNATORIES (PRINTED NAME OVER SIGNATURE, DESIGNATION AND
DATE)
1.​ Person to accomplish the form: Rural Health Midwife/Nurse
2.​ Person to attest to the veracity of the data provided: Barangay
Chairman and IP Tribal Leader/Indigenous Peoples Mandatory
Representatives (IPMR), if applicable
3.​ Person to approve the data to be encoded: Municipal/City Health
Officer (M/CHO)
4.​ Person to encode the accomplished form: LGU encoder
5.​ Person to validate data: DMO/DOH Representative assigned to
Municipality

See Annex A for the Printable Barangay Profiling Tool.

IX.​ PROVINCIAL UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED AREAS PROFILING

QUESTIONNAIRE GUIDE

A.​ GENERAL INFORMATION

G1. REGION NAME
G2. PROVINCE NAME
Considerations: ​ No abbreviations or shortcuts; write the complete name
of the Region and Province.
Source of Data:​ Provincial Record

B.​ HEALTH INDICATORS

H1. INFANT MORTALITY RATE (IMR)
Required Answer:​ Calculated Infant Mortality of Province:
𝑁𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑠 (𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 12 𝑚𝑜𝑠 𝑜𝑟 0 𝑢𝑝 𝑡𝑜 11 𝑚𝑜𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 29 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑜𝑙𝑑)
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑖𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑠
x 1000

Considerations: ​ See definition of terms: Infant Mortality Rate

Data Source/ MOV:​ National FHSIS

H2. UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY RATE (UFMR)

Required Answer:​ Calculated Under Five Mortality of Province:
𝑁𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑠 𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 5 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑔𝑒 (0 − 59 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑠 𝑜𝑙𝑑)
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑖𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑠
x
1000
Considerations: ​ See definition of terms: Under Five Mortality Rate
Data Source/ MOV:​ National FHSIS

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H3. FULLY IMMUNIZED CHILD (FIC)
Required Answer:​ Calculated Number of Fully Immunized Children in the
Province:
𝑁𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝐹𝑢𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝐼𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑑 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑
𝐸𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑃𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 (0 − 12 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑠)
Considerations: ​ See definition of terms: Fully Immunized Child
Data Source/ MOV:​ National FHSIS

H4. ADOLESCENT BIRTH RATE (ABR)

Required Answer:​ Calculated Number of Adolescent Birth Rate (10 - 19 years
old) in the Province:
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑖𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑔𝑒 (10 − 19 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑙𝑑)
𝐸𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 (10 − 19 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑙𝑑)
Considerations: ​ See definition of terms: Adolescent Birth Rate
Data Source/ MOV:​ National FHSIS

H5. CURRENT CONTRACEPTIVE USERS (CU)

Required Answer:​ Calculated Number of Current Contraceptive Users in the
Province:
(CU of previous months + New acceptors of previous month + Other
acceptors of present month) - Drop out of the present month
Considerations: ​ See definition of terms: Family Planning - Current User
Data Source/ MOV:​ National FHSIS

H6. PROPORTION OF WOMEN WHO GAVE BIRTH WITH AT LEAST 4

PRENATAL CHECK-UPS (PNCU)
Required Answer:​ Calculated number of pregnant women who gave birth with
at least four (4) prenatal check-ups in the Barangay:
𝑁𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛 (10− 49 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑙𝑑) 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑔𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑖𝑟𝑡ℎ 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑡 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑡 4 𝑃𝑁𝐶𝑈
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 (10 − 49 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑙𝑑)
Considerations: ​ See definition of terms: Pregnant Women Who Gave
Birth With 4 Or More Prenatal Visits
Data Source/ MOV:​ National FHSIS

H7. PROPORTION OF DELIVERIES ATTENDED BY SKILLED BIRTH

ATTENDANT (SBA)
Required Answer:​ Calculated number of deliveries attended by skilled health
professionals in the Barangay:
𝑁𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑛𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑖𝑑𝑤𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠
Considerations: ​ See definition of terms: Skilled Birth Attendant
Data Source/ MOV:​ National FHSIS

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 H8. PROPORTION OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH ACCESS TO BASIC SAFE
WATER SUPPLY (BSWS)
Required Answer:​ Calculated number of households with access to basic safe
water supply in the Barangay:
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑠 𝐿𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙 𝐼, 𝐼𝐼, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼𝐼𝐼
𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑛𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟
Considerations: ​ See definition of terms: Improved water supply
Data Source/ MOV:​ National FHSIS

C.​ SIGNATORIES (PRINTED NAME OVER SIGNATURE, DESIGNATION AND

DATE)
1.​ Person to accomplish the form: Provincial Health Officer
2.​ Person to encode the accomplished form: PHO or LGU encoder
3.​ Person to validate the veracity of the data provided: Provincial
Department of Health Office
4.​ Person to approve data: Regional Director

See Annex B for the Printable Provincial Profiling Tool.

X.​ MEANS OF VERIFICATION AS ATTACHMENTS TO THE BARANGAY AND

PROVINCIAL PROFILING TOOL

The identification of the 2025 list of Unserved and Underserved Areas will be
subjected to a validation process done by either the Coordinator, the Development
Manager Officer (DMO)/DOH Representative, or the Provincial DOH Office as stated
in Section III and V of this toolkit. This validation will include a review of physical and
encoded data supported by documents such as a fully accomplished and signed
Barangay/Provincial Profiling tool, Barangay/Municipal/Provincial Certification, and a
copy of the Rural Health Unit or National Field Health Service Information System
(FHSIS). These attachments will serve as a means of verification to attest to the
veracity of the submitted data. See Annex C for samples of MOVs.

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XI.​ TIMELINES FOR THE 2025 UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED AREAS
PROFILING, VALIDATION, AND ENCODING PROCESS AND RELEASE OF
OFFICIAL LIST

From December 2024 to May 2025, local health units are primed and oriented
on the 2025 profiling tool. Starting January 2025 or after the orientation, CHDS/MOH
BARMM or LGUs will gather data on their respective barangays or provinces using
the 2025 Profiling tool. From June to August 2025, the collected data will be encoded
and submitted to regional coordinators/DOH representatives for initial validation. The
submitted data will be reviewed for accuracy and completeness before consolidating
and submitting it to the Bureau of Local Health Systems Development (BLHSD).

From July to September 2025, the BLHSD will start accepting submissions
and thoroughly review the consolidated data to ensure its quality and consistency. In
the third quarter of 2025, the 2025 List of Unserved and Underserved Areas will be
finalized and concurred upon by relevant stakeholders. The official list, released in
the fourth quarter of the current year, will then provide a comprehensive overview of
areas requiring targeted health interventions.

This systematic process will ensure that the profiles of unserved and
underserved areas are accurately identified.

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ANNEX A: BARANGAY PROFILING TOOL

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ANNEX B: PROVINCIAL PROFILING TOOL

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 ANNEX C: SAMPLE MEANS OF VERIFICATION

A.​ Sample DSWD 4Ps Certification B.​ Sample Barangay Certification

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C.​ Template for Barangay Certification

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