Department of Agriculture(DA)

February 4, 2019 Dear Maria Teresita Baliga, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Feb 02, 2019 06:13:39 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for Banana Production (metric tonnes) and Land Area used for banana production in Compostela Valley. 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 www.countrystat.psa.gov.ph under the Other Crops: Volume of Production by Region and by Province http://countrystat.psa.gov.ph/?cont=10&pageid=1&ma=A60PNVOP under the Other Crops: Area Planted/Harvested by Region and by Province http://countrystat.psa.gov.ph/?cont=10&pageid=1&ma=P00LUAHO 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 Manny F. Piñol. 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, AFID FOI Receiving Officer