Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD)

Hi I would like to request the following information regarding: 

1. Number of abandoned, and neglected in the Philippines from year 2020-2025
2. Number of DSWD-accredited orphanage of these abandoned and neglected children in the Philippines.
3. Statistics of orphans for every region in the Philippines from year 2015-2025

4. Design guidelines in constructing and designing an orphanage in the Philippines

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 Orphans in the Philippines, dated yesterday.
After conducting an initial assessment, we have determined that some of the information you are seeking is already available online. For complete details, we have forwarded our response to your e-mail.
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Respectfully,
FOI Receiving Officer
Department of Social Welfare and Development