Department of Health(DOH)

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 Prevalence of Mental Illness. We will respond and process your request on or before Sept. 25, 2024, in compliance with the Executive Order’s implementing rules and regulations. Please be informed that we are endorsing your request to the DOH Disease Prevention and Control Bureau (DPCB) 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-616153373009.

Further, please be advised that this is a public site, and any information shared in this conversation thread will be visible to the public. Therefore, we kindly request that you refrain from disclosing any sensitive personal information or data in this thread.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Officer

Department of Health

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your request dated Sept. 4, 2024, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You have requested the number of Prevalence of Mental Illness

I am pleased to inform you that your FOI request has been approved.

In reference to the eFOI request of Ms. Pauline Giannah Macatangay requesting data on Acute Chronic Mental Illness and Prevalence of Mental Illness

The Mental Health Program Division (MHPD) has previously responded to Ms. Macatangay's requests regarding Mental Health and Neurological Diseases data in the Philippines. 

In this regard please refer to the emailed memo response to eFOI Requests, FOI Tracking Number: #DOH-573705901395 entitled “Mental Health and Neurological Diseases” dated August 9, 2024, and FOI-REQ-2024-2233 dated July 1, 2024, for Ms. Macatangay’s reference, as the information provided therein is consistent with the data she is requesting.

For further questions or concerns, please contact Ms. Kimberly Joy Dalit of the DPCB-Mental Health Program Division through local 1733 or e-mail at [email protected]. 

Thank you

Your right to request a review

If you are dissatisfied with our response to your FOI request, you have the option to request an internal review. To initiate this process, kindly submit your written appeal for review addressed to [email protected]. Please provide a detailed explanation of your dissatisfaction with our response within 15 calendar days from the date of receiving this response. We will conduct the review and communicate the outcome within 30 calendar days from the receipt of your review request.

Should you remain unsatisfied with the review outcome, you retain the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Foi Receiving Officer

FOI Officer

Department of Health

Mental Health data - FOI Receiving Officer - [email protected]