Dear eFOI user,
Thank you for your request dated Oct. 26, 2024, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
You have requested Design standards of Nayon ng Kabataan and Bahay Pag Asa Residential Care facility.
After conducting a comprehensive review, we have determined that the information you are seeking is already available online. Therefore, it cannot be considered a valid request under the Freedom of Information (FOI).
The Agency does not have design guidelines and site selection criteria for establishing its facilities. However, the Department is guided by the following building laws, regulations and guidelines:
Republic Act 9415 or the Fire Code of the Philippines
https://bfp.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/RA9514-RIRR-rev-2019.pdf
Amended Administrative Order No. 11, s.2007 Entitled Revised Standards on Residential Care Service
https://www.dswd.gov.ph/issuances/AOs/AO_2012-015.pdf
Presidential Decree No. 1096 or the National Building Code of the Philippines
https://www.dpwh.gov.ph/DPWH/files/nbc/PD.pdf
Batas Pambansa Bilang 344 or the Accessibility Law
https://www.dpwh.gov.ph/dpwh/references/laws_codes_orders/bpb344
Occupational Health Standards
https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2018/12dec/20181206-IRR-RA-11058-RRD.pdf
RA 1378 – The Plumbing Code of the Philippines
https://philconprices.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/188541488-Revised-National-Plumbing-Code-of-the-Philippines.pdf
You may also refer to the following books for additional reference:
Time Saver Standards for Building Types; and
Planning and Design Handbook.
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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 the DSWD Secretary. 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,
Department of Social Welfare and Development
