Department of Energy(DOE)

Hi, 

This is to request the following documents from your Department: 
1. The status of the preparation of Devolution Transition Plans pursuant to EO 138, 2021. 
2. A copy of the Devolution Transition Plan that the Department submitted to the Committee for Devolution. 

This is for academic research purposes. 

Regards, 
Lawrence Velasco

January 12, 2023

Dear Mr. Velasco,

Thank you for your request dated Jan 03, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Devolution Transition Plan.

We received your request on Jan 03, 2023 and will respond on or before Jan 24, 2023 01:37:48 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://zcwd20190208-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPRS04Mzk5MjQzNTg2NjQM, for request with ticket number #DOE-839924358664.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Joyanne Faye S. Angeles 
FOI Receiving Officer
DOE - Records Management Division

While the Department fully supports the National Government's decentralization policy, we are constrained to deny your request under Section 6 (b) of Office of the President Memorandum Circular No. 89, which exempts from the right to access to information such information which a premature disclosure would be likely to frustrate the implementation of a proposed official action.

Moving forward, the DOE is taking necessary actions to ensure that we are consistently on the right track in implementing Executive Order (EO) 138. Nevertheless, we believe that the preparation of the Department's Devolution Transition Plan will procees through a comprehensive review of all pertinent Government directives and be guided by harmonizing existing energy laws and policies.

If you are unhappy with our response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review by writing a letter or email addressed to Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla of the Department of Energy and sending it through the email address: [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with the response and should be made within 15 working days from the date when you received this response. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 working days from the date when we receive your request for review.

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