Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD)

5 December 2019 Dear Mr. Channun Suan, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 4 December 2019 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You requested for information on the following: (1) Rate of children separated from their families; (2) Rate of children with disabilities separated from their families; (3) Rate of children in residential care; (4) Rate of children aged 0–2 in residential care; (5) Percentage of children with disabilities in public residential care; (6) Percentage of children placed in foster care out of the total number of children separated from their families; (7) Percentage of children with disabilities placed in foster care out of the total number of children 0–17 placed in foster care. Response to your request The DSWD only has information on numbers (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7), but not on numbers (1) and (2). Thus, we shall partially grant your request and we shall refer your request with respect to this matter to the proper DSWD office. Under Republic Act 10625 (the “Philippine Statistical Act of 2013”), the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is the government agency responsible for preparing and conducting periodic censuses on population, housing, agriculture, fisheries, business, industry and other sectors of the economy. The PSA may have the complete data you need for numbers (1) and (2). Hence, you may wish to direct your request to the PSA by submitting a request to the PSA via this portal. You may also contact the PSA by telephone at 462-6600 locals 839, 833 and 834 or via email at [email protected]. The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) may also have the data you require. Pursuant to Presidential Decree 1509, as amended, the NCDA is the national government agency mandated to formulate policies and coordinate the activities of all agencies, whether public or private, concerning disability issues and concerns. They may have the data you need. Hence, you also may wish to direct your request to the NCDA. You may contact them by telephone at 932-6422 or via email at [email protected]. Respectfully, Atty. Maria Cassandra M. Urbiztondo FOI Decision Maker

15 January 2020 Dear Mr. Channun Suan, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 4 December 2019 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You requested for information on the following: (1) Rate of children separated from their families; (2) Rate of children with disabilities separated from their families; (3) Rate of children in residential care; (4) Rate of children aged 0–2 in residential care; (5) Percentage of children with disabilities in public residential care; (6) Percentage of children placed in foster care out of the total number of children separated from their families; (7) Percentage of children with disabilities placed in foster care out of the total number of children 0–17 placed in foster care. Response to Request Your FOI request was partially approved as we explained in the previous communication. We e-mailed the reply to the e-mail address you have provided. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Sittie Raifah N. Pamaloy-Hassan FOI Decision Maker