Office of the Solicitor General(OSG)

Hello. May I request a copy of adoption case from Tarlac primarily its content on the submitted psychological report of a psychologist as a result on evaluating the capacity to adopt of the adoptive couples. Kindly send me just one which was not granted by the court. Thank you.

August 2, 2021

Dear Irish Dale Quilantic,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Jul 30, 2021 12:56:08 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for A Petition for Child Adoption in Tarlac (Court Denied).

Response to your request

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office cannot provide “a copy of adoption case from Tarlac …” .
The information/documents requested are included in the Exceptions to Right of Access to Information under the INVENTORY OF EXCEPTIONS TO EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 2 (S. 2016), dated November 24, 2016, link: https://www.foi.gov.ph/downloads/inventory-of-exceptions-to-eo-2.pdf, which provides,: 

4. Information deemed confidential for the protection of the privacy of persons and certain individuals such as minors, victims of crimes, or the accused. These include:
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c. Records of proceedings and processes deemed confidential by law for the privacy and/or protection of certain individuals, such as children, victims of crime, witnesses to a crime or rehabilitated drug offenders, including those pertaining to the following:
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(9) records, documents and communications of proceedings involving domestic and inter-country adoptions, including the identity of the child, natural parents and adoptive parents,.

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 Office of the Solicitor General 134 Amorsolo St., Legazpi Village, Makati City. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you 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).

Thank you.

Respectfully,
Edsel Camazo
FOI Officer