Dear eFOI user,
Thank you for your request dated yesterday, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
I am pleased to inform you that your FOI request has been approved. Kindly note that the available data in our Office pertaining to your areas of concern are the Published 1:250,000 Mapping Scale Geologic Map of Davao del Sur[1] and the Detailed 1:10,000 Scale Landslide and Flood Susceptibility Map of Padada, Hagonoy and Digos City, all in jpeg format. Moreover, the mentioned geohazard susceptibility maps are free and accessible/downloadable from the Georisk Philippines portal (https://hazardhunter.georisk.gov.ph/) and MGB Geohazard Portal link (https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/c48f83f81f1548bdb0a76c61638d52d6/).
With regards the other requested data, we recommend that you contact the Local Government Units (LGU)- Municipal/City Engineering Office for the geotechnical data and DOST-PHIVOLCS for the liquefaction data.
[1] Subject to corresponding fees and charges as stipulated in DAO 2005-08
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Thank you.
Respectfully,
FOI Officer
Mines and Geosciences Bureau
