Department of Labor and Employment(DOLE)

March 31, 2020 Dear Alaine Garcia, I refer to my letter of Mar 13, 2020 08:57:31 AM; about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Employee's City of Residence. Our response to your request is due on Apr 03, 2020 08:57:31 AM. Unfortunately, it is taking longer than expected to deal with your request because we are experiencing technical difficulties in the the data generation from the PESO Employment Information System (PEIS). I apologize for this delay but have applied for an extension so we could work further on your request. We hope to be able to send you a response on or before May 01, 2020 08:57:31 AM. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://pcoomaster01052017111500-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEURPTEUtOTM3ODgxODY0MTg4DA, for request with ticket number #DOLE-937881864188. Thank you. Respectfully, John Christopher Lapiz FOI Officer

June 29, 2020 Dear Alaine Garcia, I refer to my letter of Mar 13, 2020 08:57:31 AM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Employee's City of Residence. In order for us to work further on your request, we need more information from you regarding your query. The requested information will be extracted from the PESO Employment Information System (PEIS) administered by the Department of Labor and Employment. It can be noted that BPO is under the major industry group of Administrative and Support Service Activities. In particular, it would be helpful to know the exact name of positions for easier data processing. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEURPTEUtOTM3ODgxODY0MTg4DA, for request with ticket number #DOLE-937881864188, 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 Sep 21, 2020 02:41:58 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, John Christopher Lapiz FOI Officer

Sep 21, 2020 Dear Alaine, I refer to my letter of Jun 29, 2020 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Employee's City of Residence. 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 Sep 21, 2020. 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, Ruth FOI Officer