Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD)

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December 27, 2023

Dear Ariel,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Dec 22, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Financial/Burial Assistance.

Response to your request

Unfortunately, we determined that your request is a frontline service transaction and not a valid Freedom of Information (FOI) Request. Thus, we are constrained to deny your request.

However, for your concern, you may contact the following for financial/burial assistance under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation Program:

DSWD – Central Office:
Contact Information: https://aics.dswd.gov.ph/contact-us/

For more information regarding the said program, you may visit:
https://www.dswd.gov.ph/aics/

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 GATACHALIAN 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,
Myrna Reyes
FOI Officer