University of the Philippines Manila(UPM)

November 10, 2023 Dear Seth Jared Saluta, I refer to my letter of Nov 04, 2023 04:57:48 PM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Colonoscopy Images of Patients in the Philippines. In order for us to work further on your request, we need more information from you regarding your query. In particular, it would be helpful to know if the data being requested is Philippine data or data limited to PGH?. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEFVQTS01MzY5ODU5NjUxNTcM, for request with ticket number #UPM-536985965157, to respond. During the period of us awaiting your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before Feb 01, 2024 11:23:58 PM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Decision Maker, Vice-Chancellor for Administration FOI Officer

November 24, 2023 Dear Seth Jared Saluta, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Nov 04, 2023 04:57:48 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. You asked for Colonoscopy Images of Patients in the Philippines. Upon endorsement of your request to the Division of Gastroenterology of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), you are advised to coordinate with the said division in order to have a collaborative approach to your study, as this may benefit not just the patients it caters to, but contribute to the education of our fellows-in-training. We were advised that since videos stored in the Central Endoscopy Unit (CENDU) are not catalogued by disease, the fellows of the division will have to manually search for the videos, which may involve certain amount of time and resources. The said division is hoping that once their specialists have reviewed the deep learning model, the fellows-in-training may be able to work with you and assist you in your research, by way of co-authorship. The Division of Gastroenterology can be reached through phone number 8554-8400 local 3307 or 2275. 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 Dr. Jose V. Tecson III at [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). Also, Your opinion of our service matters. Please help us improve our service by sparing a few minutes of your time to answer our Client Satisfaction Survey using this link: https://bit.ly/UPMFOISurvey Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Decision Maker, Vice-Chancellor for Administration FOI Receiving Officer