Department of Labor and Employment(DOLE)

Dear Mr. Sio: Greetings! Thank you for your request for information filed in this portal on 03/26/2023, 3:25 PM on: 1. List of business/establishment names with a Certificate of Authority exempting them from minimum wage coverage under Republic Act No. 9178 in the Municipality of Balatan. 2. List of business/establishment names exempt from minimum wage coverage under NWPC Guidelines No. 03 Series of 2020 in the Municipality of Balatan. 3. List of business/establishment names registered for legitimate contractors/subcontractors under Department Order No. 174, Series of 2017, in the Municipality of Balatan. We will respond on or before April 19, 2023, 3:25 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEURPTEUtMTcwMzQ5NzQ1NzY4DA, for request with ticket number #DOLE-170349745768. Thank you. Respectfully, RIZALIZ A. VARGAS FOI Receiving Officer DOLE RO5

Dear J. Sio: Greetings! Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information (Excutive Order No. 2 s. 2016) filed in the eFOI Portal on 26/03/2023. You requested for: 1. List of business/establishment names with a Certificate of Authority exempting them from minimum wage coverage under Republic Act No. 9178 in the Municipality of Balatan; 2. List of business/establishment names exempt from minimum wage coverage under NWPC Guidelines No. 03 Series of 2020 in the Municipality of Balatan; and 3. List of business/establishment names registered for legitimate contractors/subcontractors under Department Order No. 174, Series of 2017, in the Municipality of Balatan. We regret to inform you that we do not have the information for items 1 & 2. However, we referred your request to the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board 5 (RTWPB 5) and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), particularly through their Barangay Micro-Business Enterprise (BMBE) Registration System. You may contact RTWPB 5 through Tel. No. (052) 742-4172 or through their email address: [email protected] and DTI RO5 at Tel Nos. (052) 742-0513 or (052) 742-6791 or through their email address: [email protected]. They may be able to assist you with your requests. For Item No. 3, attached is a Certification that there is no business/establishment registered under Department Order No. 174 in the Municipality of Balatan, Camarines Sur. If you are not satisfied with the respose to your FOI request, you may request for an internal review of the response, by writing to the DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma, DOLE Building, Muralla Wing cor. General Luna St., Intramuros, Manila, 1002, Philippines or through their email address at [email protected]. Your request for review should explain why you are dissatisfied with the response, the filing of which should be made within 15 calendar days from date of receipt of the response. You will be informed of the result within 30 calendar days from date of receipt of your review request. Help us to continuously improve our FOI Program Implementation by accomplishing the DOLE RO5 FOI Request Feedback Form through this link: https://bit.ly/3MB8I4B. Thank you. Very truly yours, MA. ZENAIDA A. ANGARA-CAMPITA Regional Director