Department of Labor and Employment(DOLE)

September 5, 2018 Dear Charlene Dela Cruz, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Sep 02, 2018 05:44:11 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for employment and unemployment statistics for PWDs in year 2015-2017. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. I enclose a copy of some of the information you requested. Kindly note that the Philippine Statistics Authority is in the process of integrating items related to PWD employment in the Labor Force Survey. Said survey is the main source of key employment indicators (i.e. employment rate, unemployment rate, etc.). However, we are sharing the PWD report of PSA based on the 2010 Census. You may access it through this link http://psa.gov.ph/tags/persons-disability. 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 Silvestre H. Bello III at [email protected]. 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 Rodriguez FOI Receiving Officer