Department of Education(DepEd)

February 16, 2021 Dear Joseph Bernard Marzan, I refer to my letter of Feb 15, 2021 05:45:28 PM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Accessibility of teachers to their learners amid the COVID-19 pandemic from March 2020 to present. In order for us to work further on your request, we need more information from you regarding your query. In particular, it would be helpful to send us a formal request letter that outlines the specific information you need and the purpose of your study, a SHORT ABSTRACT as well as the intended output of your project (a paper, video, radio production, or whatever you have. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://realinagencies11072018-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHwsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEkRlcEVkLTc3OTE1NjM4MDE1OQw, for request with ticket number #DepEd-779156380159, to respond. During the period of us awaiting your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before May 11, 2021 03:29:29 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Public Assistance Action Center FOI Receiving Office

February 22, 2021 Dear Joseph Bernard Marzan, Thank you for your response dated February 15, 2021, with regard to my letter regarding clarifying your request on Accessibility of teachers to their learners amid the COVID-19 pandemic from March 2020 to present, dated Feb 16, 2021 11:29 AM. We would still need to request you to further clarify your request. Please provide us the purpose of your request. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHwsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEkRlcEVkLTc3OTE1NjM4MDE1OQw, for request with ticket number #DepEd-779156380159, to respond. You would still have until May 17, 2021 01:53:48 AM to provide the information. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Public Assistance Action Center FOI Receiving Office

May 11, 2021 Dear Joseph Bernard, I refer to my letter of Feb 16, 2021 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Accessibility of teachers to their learners amid the COVID-19 pandemic from March 2020 to present. In particular, I had requested specific information for you to clarify upon in order for us to proceed with the request. As we have not received a reply within the 60-day working period since the letter requesting for clarification was sent out, we regret to inform you that this request will be closed as of May 11, 2021. You may wish to submit a new request describing the specific information you are looking for, and we will be able to consider it under the guidelines as stated in Executive Order No. 2. 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 or visiting our central office. 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, Public Assistance FOI Officer