Department of Health(DOH)

Good day! I would like to request the following for my thesis

1. Number of individuals with down syndrome in NCR including ages
2. Distribution of individuals with down syndrome in NCR per city.
3. Distribution of intervention centers in NCR per city.
4. Projected number of people with Down Syndrome in the next 2 or more years.

Dear eFOI user, 
Thank you for your request, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
We have received your request on Down Syndrome in NCR. We will respond and process your request on or before Oct. 29, 2024, in compliance with the Executive Order’s implementing rules and regulations. Please be informed that we are endorsing your request to the Disease Prevention and Control Bureau (DPCB) and Metro Manila CHD for action. Kindly await for their response, thank you.
Should you have any questions regarding this request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal for request with ticket number #DOH-091672003350.
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Thank you.
Respectfully,
FOI Officer
Department of Health 

Dear eFOI user,
Mabuhay!
Thank you for utilizing the eFOI portal (www.foi.gov.ph) and exercising your right to information under Executive Order No. 2, s. 2016 on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
We have received your request on Down Syndrome in NCR, dated Oct. 8, 2024.
While our primary objective is to provide information whenever possible, we regret to inform you that our DOH Regional Office NCR does not have custody of the data that you are requesting. We ask that you coordinate with each LGU for the data that you need  Thank you 
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Thank you.
Respectfully,
FOI Receiving Officer
Department of Health