Department of Agriculture(DA)

I would like to request for the annual budget allocation for the promotion of alternative livelihood programs and projects to tobacco farmers pursuant to Section 33 of the Republic Act No. 9211 or the Tobacco Regulation Act (e.g., Tobacco Grower's Assistance Program, Tobacco Growers Cooperative Program), from 2004 to 2018.

November 7, 2018

Dear Allan Chester,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Nov 07, 2018 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Budget allocation for alternative livelihood to tobacco farmers under R.A. 9211.

Response to your request

Kindly resubmit your FOI request to National Tobacco Administration at http://nta.da.gov.ph/home.html, or you may contact them at (632)374-3987

NTA, an attached corporation under DA, is the government body that will handle anything and everything that has to do with the Philippine tobacco industry, especially in ensuring its growth and development.

For further assistance you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://www.foi.gov.ph/help.

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 Sec. 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,
Kristel Merle
FOI Receiving Officer