Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD)

June 3, 2022 Dear Rodolfo III Achas, I refer to my letter of Jun 02, 2022 06:37:15 PM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for DSWD Manual of Operations. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance, we find your request to be incomplete. Thus, your FOI request did not meet the requisites of a valid FOI request. Section 9 of Executive Order No. 2 states that: SECTION 9. Procedure. The following procedure shall govern the filing and processing of requests for access to information: (a) Any person who requests access to information shall submit a written request to the government office concerned. The request shall state the name and contact information of the requesting party, provide valid proof of his identification or authorization, reasonably describe the information requested, and the reason for, or purpose of, the request for information: Provided, that no request shall be denied or refused acceptance unless the reason for the request is contrary to law, existing rules and regulations or it is one of the exceptions contained in the inventory or updated inventory of exception as hereinabove provided. X X X As emphasized, you indicated the requested information and purpose of the request, however, you have only attached the front side of your school I.D. Given the above, we request you to attach any government-issued I.D (front and back) for verification purposes. In order for us to work further on your request, we need more information from you regarding your query. It would be helpful to know what particular Manual of Operations are you requesting, kindly add more details to your request in order for us to identify what is being requested. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foimc1s2019-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEURTV0QtNDE5NzQyMTYwMTQ5DA, for request with ticket number #DSWD-419742160149, to respond. During the period of us awaiting your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before Aug 26, 2022 01:22:53 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Myrna Reyes FOI Officer

June 06, 2022 Dear Atty. Georgia Ruby B. Gascon, FOI Decision Maker Kindly see the attached proof of Identification of Mr. Rodolfo III Achas for your reference. Thank you. Respectfully, Myrna Reyes FOI Officer

June 6, 2022 Dear Rodolfo III Achas, Thank you for your request dated Jun 02, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for DSWD Manual of Operations. We received your request on Jun 02, 2022 and will respond on or before Jun 23, 2022 06:37:15 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://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEURTV0QtNDE5NzQyMTYwMTQ5DA, for request with ticket number #DSWD-419742160149. Thank you. Respectfully, Myrna Reyes FOI Officer