Philippine Children Medical Center(PCMC)

Dear eFOI user,

We are respectfully requesting an extension to respond to your FOI request as the data owner of the information you are seeking informed us that it is not possible for them to supply the data within the initial time frame. The extension will add 20 working days to the initial deadline. We will then be responding to your request on or before February 19, 2025.

Should you have any questions regarding this request, kindly contact us using the reply function on the eFOI portal for request with ticket number #PCMC-451272092554.

Furthermore, 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 very much.

Sincerely,

FOI Decision Maker

Philippine Children Medical Center

February 4, 2025

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your request dated December 27, 2024, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You requested information on the “types of cancer diagnosed among pediatric patients aged 0-19, along with the corresponding number of cases for each cancer type (e.g., Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Central Nervous System Tumors, and other types) from 2020 to 2024.”

We are pleased to inform you that your request has been processed. You may download the requested data here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19aF8rxxnz2lsTXiumqAcMKSip09PMgKY/view?usp=sharing

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date you received this email. We will complete the review and inform you of the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

To help us improve our services, we'd like to hear your thoughts and suggestions. We would greatly appreciate it if you could spare a moment to answer our FOI Service Evaluation Form by clicking this link: https://forms.gle/YxgXhKx3sEu5xFNZ7

Thank you very much.

Respectfully,

FOI Decision Maker

Philippine Children's Medical Center