Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD)

03 October 2023 Dear Ms. John Domiric Leoncio, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 26 September 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request 1. Number of elderly being admitted in retirement care facilities annually; 2. Number of elderly in retirement care facilities within Metro Manila; 3. Number of homeless and neglected elderly within the Philippines; and 4. Estimated number of LGBT elderly in retirement facilities within Metro Manila Response to your request We are currently processing your request. We shall send it to the e-mail address you provided once we have received the response from the office responsible. 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, REX GATCHALIAN 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. JANUS G. SIDDAYAO FOI Decision Maker

08 November 2023 Dear Mr. John Domiric Leoncio, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 26 September 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request 1. Number of elderly being admitted to retirement care facilities annually; 2. Number of elderly in retirement care facilities within Metro Manila; 3. Number of homeless and neglected elderly within the Philippines; and 4. Estimated number of LGBT elderly in retirement facilities within Metro Manila Response to your request Your FOI request was approved as we explained in the previous communication. We have sent the requested information to the e-mail address you have provided. We would love to hear your Feedback so we can improve our services. Kindly fill out the Customer feedback form from this link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSczFnilLByGiihY4HpktLYfMVUxA9tx7WyncDQAXd2_PUOvbg/viewform. Thank you. Respectfully, ATTY. GINA V. WENCESLAO FOI Decision Maker