Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration(PAGASA)

September 14, 2020 Dear Richard Mel Caplis, I refer to my letter of Sep 04, 2020 10:56:31 PM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Data on Average Temperature and Rainfall and Number of Typhoons Passing Directly Through Region 1. Good day! In order for us to process your request, kindly send us the following documents: 1. Formal request letter stating the purpose of your request and is addressed to Dr. Vicente B. Malano, PAGASA Administrator 2. A copy of your thesis/research proposal. 3. Signed Terms and Conditions of use for Climatological Data (kindly see attached file). You can send the documents to this email address, [email protected]. 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 Dec 07, 2020 08:36:41 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Decision Maker FOI Officer

Dec 07, 2020 Dear Richard Mel, I refer to my letter of Sep 14, 2020 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Data on Average Temperature and Rainfall and Number of Typhoons Passing Directly Through Region 1. In particular, I had requested specific information for you to clarify upon in order for us to proceed with the request. As we have not received a reply within the 60-day working period since the letter requesting for clarification was sent out, we regret to inform you that this request will be closed as of Dec 07, 2020. You may wish to submit a new request describing the specific information you are looking for, and we will be able to consider it under the guidelines as stated in Executive Order No. 2. 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 or visiting our central office. 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, FOI Decision FOI Officer