Philippine Institute for Development Studies(PIDS)

To Whom It May Concern;

I am requesting information on the number of cases of individuals not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the Philippines for the calendar years 2017 to 2024 as well as detailed information for the NCR and CALABARZON regions, including each province.

Thank you.

Dear eFOI user, 
Thank you for your requestJanuary 17, 2025d today, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
We have received your request on Number of cases in not in education, employment or training in the Philippines,dated January 17, 2025. We will respond and process your request on or before Feb. 7, 2025, in compliance with the Executive Order’s implementing rules and regulations.
Should you have any questions regarding this request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal for request with ticket number #PIDS-490865308851.
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Thank you.
Respectfully,
FOI Officer
Philippine Institute for Development Studies 

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 Number of cases in not in education, employment or training in the Philippines, dated Jan. 17, 2025. 
While our primary objective is to provide information whenever possible, we regret to inform you that the requested information is not available at this Office. 
For the specific data you require, we recommend reaching out directly to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) (https://psa.gov.ph/) and PSA OpenSTAT (https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/). They are the primary source for many official statistical datasets in the Philippines and would be better equipped to assist you in obtaining the information you need.
For further assistance, you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://www.foi.gov.ph/help.
Also, please feel free to check other PIDS publications that are available on our website (https://www.pids.gov.ph/publications). Also, you may want to visit the Socioeconomic Research Portal for the Philippines (SERP-P) website (https://serp-p.pids.gov.ph/) to access research papers produced not only by PIDS, but also by other academic and research institutions.For additional support, we encourage you to consult the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://www.foi.gov.ph/help.
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Respectfully,
Novie Salcedo
FOI Officer
Philippine Institute for Development Studies