Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD)

Good day!

I am Stacey Lee, a student of the Ateneo Law School. I would like to kindly request to be furnished with a copy/copies of the deliberations of the Family Code Commission, as well as the Civil Code Commission as well; to further research and understand the intention of the Codes' framers with respect to the provisions therein.

Specifically the provisions involving age requirements, as the debate the research will be used for proposes a change to the age requirement, and thus needs context as to why the ages have been set as they currently are.

Thank you!

November 3, 2020

Dear Stacey,

Thank you for your request dated Nov 03, 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Deliberations of Family Code Commission.

We received your request on Nov 03, 2020 and will respond on or before Nov 24, 2020 12:11:54 AM, 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://2018midyear08242018-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEURTV0QtMjY1ODA4ODM3ODQ4DA, for request with ticket number #DSWD-265808837848.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Myrna Reyes
FOI Officer

11 November 2020


Dear Ms. Stacey Lee,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 3 November 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You requested information on the following for research purposes: (1) Copy/copies of the deliberations of the Family Code Commission, as well as the Civil Code Commission.

Response to your request

Unfortunately, the DSWD does not have the information you need. Thus, we are constrained to deny your request.

Since the Family Code is a law, the requested documents might be found at the Archives Section/Legislative Library of the House of Representatives or the Senate of the Philippines.

Further, some libraries, including the UP College of Law Library, might have a copy of the requested documents.

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 Secretary ROLANDO JOSELITO D. BAUTISTA at DSWD-Central Office, IBP Road Batasan Pambansa Complex, Constitution Hills, Quezon City. 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,

Atty. Sittie Raifah M. Pamaloy-Hassan
FOI Decision Maker