National Commission on Indigenous Peoples(NCIP)

October 28, 2021 Dear Justine Siriban, This refer to your letter dated Oct 26, 2021 02:33:51 PM; about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Certificate of Non Overlap for OceanaGold Mining in Nueva Vizcaya. Please be informed that your request has already been endorsed to the Ancestral Domains Office for reply. However, considering that we are still under a General Community Quarantine (GCQ Alert Level 3) and we are operating on a strict skeletal workforce due to COVID-19 pandemic, we would like to inform you that it may take longer than expected to respond your request. I apologize for this delay but have applied for an extension so we could work further on your request. We hope to be able to send you a response on or before Dec 14, 2021 02:33:51 PM. 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEU5DSVAtMzMwNTk5Mzk5OTY0DA, for request with ticket number #NCIP-330599399964. Thank you. Respectfully, Jennifer Tanginan FOI Officer

November 5, 2021 Dear Justine Siriban, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Oct 26, 2021 02:33:51 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Certificate of Non Overlap for OceanaGold Mining in Nueva Vizcaya. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. I enclose a copy of [some/most/all] of the information you requested. 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 Rogelio Francisco M. Bantayan Jr./[email protected]. 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, Jennifer Tanginan FOI Receiving Officer