Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD)

I would like to request information regarding:
1. Programs and services of DSWD-ISSO for migrants and OFWs;
2. Annual budgetary allocations for said programs and services for the last five years (from 2016 to 2019).

The information will be needed in an ongoing research of our organization that aims to look at the programs and services that are available for OFWs and migrants, including OFWs living with HIV, and how these programs are being allocated for.

Thank you very much.

Mar 05, 2020

Dear Phillip Fiar-od,

Thank you for your request dated Mar 05, 2020 01:50:46 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Annual budget for programs and services for migrants.

We received your request on Mar 05, 2020 01:50:46 PM and will respond on or before Mar 26, 2020 01:50:46 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foipmo03032020124659-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEURTV0QtNDA3MTY1NDI5Mjk5DA, for request with ticket number #DSWD-407165429299.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Myrna Reyes
FOI Officer

6 March 2020

Dear Mr. Philip Fiar-od,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 5 March 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You requested information on the following: (1) Programs and services of DSWD-ISSO for migrants and OFWs and (2) Annual budgetary allocations for said programs and services for the last five years (from 2016 to 2019).

Response to your request

We were able to determine that this particular information is already available online and therefore cannot be counted as a valid FOI request. You may retrieve your requested information from https://www.dswd.gov.ph/issuances/AOs/AO_2016-007.pdf for (1) and https://www.dswd.gov.ph/issuances/MCs/MC_2019-022.pdf for (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 Secretary ROLANDO JOSELITO D. BAUTISTA at DSWD-Central Office, IBP Road Batasan Pambansa Complex, Constitution Hills, Quezon 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,

Atty. Sittie Raifah M. Pamaloy-Hassan
FOI Decision Maker