Department of Justice(DOJ)

September 26, 2019 Dear Kevin Bricia, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Sep 18, 2019 02:51:52 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for a copy of this Department’s Opinion signed in November 2012 which pertained to a ban on open pit mining by Local Government Units (LGU). Response to Request While this Department did not find an Opinion involving a ban on open pit mining by LGU’s, it however found an Opinion about said subject matter issued in September 2012. I enclose a copy of this Department’s Opinion No. 87, Series of 2012, dated 18 September 2012 for your perusal. 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 FOI Receiving Officer