Department of Health(DOH)

As part of our research, I require the following information related to psychiatric disorders among 
elderly individuals in Cebu:

1. Number of psychiatric patients of 60 years old and above per psychiatric disorder.

2. Number of foreign psychiatric patients of 60 years old and above per psychiatric disorder.

3. Projected or estimated growing number of psychiatric patients in the following 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 Number of psychiatric patients that are 60 years old and above. We will respond and process your request on or before Dec. 20, 2024, in compliance with the Executive Order’s implementing rules and regulations. Please be informed that we endorsed your request to the Central Visayas Center for Health Development for action. Kindly wait for their response, thank you.
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Respectfully,
FOI Officer
Department of Health 

Thankyou so much for your assistance and please please please update me if there is anything I can do to make the process for the study is already defended and these data are the only missing information I need for my revisions as my panelists stated for them to finally approve my study and graduation. Once, again, I am very grateful for your help and God bless.

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 Number of psychiatric patients that are 60 years old and above, dated Nov. 29, 2024.
 We regret to inform you that our DOH Regional Office 7 does not have custody of this information 
DOH-945511685372 - FOI Receiving Officer - [email protected]
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Respectfully,
FOI Officer
Department of Health