Department of Justice(DOJ)

Hi ! I would like to request a data per region in the Philippines needed in my study entitled "PHILIPPINE WOMEN EMPOWERMENT: MEASURING REGIONAL WOMEN’S PEACE AND SECURITY INDEX IN THE PHILIPPINES" : 

1. Parliamentary Representation - Percentage of seats held by women in lower and upper houses of national parliament

Jan 14, 2020

Dear SHANNEN KIRSTEN VITOR,

Thank you for your request dated Jan 13, 2020 05:10:55 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Data on Parliamentary Representation per region.

We received your request on Jan 13, 2020 05:10:55 PM and will respond on or before Feb 03, 2020 05:10:55 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSi04OTQzNzEwODA3MDkM, for request with ticket number #DOJ-894371080709.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Irene Dulin
FOI Officer

15 January 2020



Dear Shannen Kristen Vitor,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 13 January 2020 at 05:10 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.


Your request

You requested for data on parliamentary representation, specifically the percentage of seats held by women in lower and upper houses of national parliament.


Response to your request

Unfortunately, your request cannot be granted as its subject falls outside the mandate of this Department. For your concerns and query on representation in the Philippine Congress, please contact the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines. 


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 Hon. Menardo I. Guevarra, Secretary, Department of Justice, Padre Faura Street, Ermita, Manila. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date when you have received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of receipt of 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 Maker