Department of Justice(DOJ)

20 March 2019 Dear Joan Alcantara, I refer to your letter dated 18 March 2019, 12:58:34 PM, with tracking number #DOJ-331276246752, made pursuant to Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, requesting a copy of DOJ Circular No. 61 or the New Rules on Inquest. We need to clarify the details of your request. Upon perusal of our records, we have confirmed that DOJ Circular No. 61 does not pertain to the rules on inquest. May we know what specific information you need in order to proceed? To respond, you may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSi0zMzEyNzYyNDY3NTIM. Pending clarification, we shall put your request on hold. We shall await your reply until 11 June 2019; otherwise, your request will be automatically closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Decision Maker FOI Officer

Jun 12, 2019 Dear Joan, I refer to my letter of Mar 20, 2019 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for DOJ Dept. Circular No. 61 New Rules on Inquest. 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 Jun 12, 2019. 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