Philippine Institute for Development Studies(PIDS)

March 30, 2022 Dear Kristine Racho, I refer to my letter of Mar 18, 2022, 09:38:32 AM; about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Dataset of the Study: Baseline Study on Policy and Governance Gaps for the LGSF-AM Program. Our response to your request is due on Apr 08, 2022, 09:38:32 AM. Unfortunately, it is taking longer than expected to deal with your request becauseas we need to prepare the necessary data and clear it with our Data Privacy Officer. 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 May 06, 2022 09:38:32 AM. 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEVBJRFMtMDcwMjg5ODc1NzA0DA, for request with ticket number #PIDS-070289875704. Thank you. Respectfully, Novie Salcedo FOI Officer

April 27, 2022 Dear Kristine Racho, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated March 18, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You requested for data on the following topic: Data set of the project titled “PIDS-DILG Local Government Support Fund-Assistance to the Municipalities (LGSF-AM)”, specifically the following question items and sections: A1 - A2 A7 - A8.2 All data sets for Section 1,4 and 6 C2.1 - C2.4 C3.1 - C3.7 C5.1 - C5.2.2.2. Response to your request Your FOI request is approved. The anonymized version of the requested data and dictionary are now accessible via this short URL: https://tinyurl.com/nkbkc7mm. Please note that this is a secure link and you will be asked to input a code that will be sent to your email address. You may access this link until May 3, 2022. For reference, the long URL is https://pidsgovph-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/g/personal/igalang_pids_gov_ph/EdU9HXOPA69MrTrgTK0tW7cBR1dDSLi-C-c7RRy6yVJwPg?email=kmracho%40cprm.com.ph&e=IUDGUc. In case you encounter trouble in accessing the link, please feel free to email us at [email protected]. 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 Novie D. Salcedo/[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, Novie Salcedo FOI Receiving Officer