Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD)

Good day,

I would like to request a list of government programs on protection of women against violence from 2000-2020. I will also greatly appreciate it if you could provide the corresponding Administrative Orders and documentation of the said government programs and projects.

Thank you!

November 20, 2020

Dear Ken,

Thank you for your request dated Nov 20, 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Government programs on protection of women against violence.

We received your request on Nov 20, 2020 and will respond on or before Dec 11, 2020 12:58:02 AM, 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEURTV0QtOTc0NjQ3MzYxNDUzDA, for request with ticket number #DSWD-974647361453.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Myrna Reyes
FOI Officer

23 November 2020


Dear Ms. Ken Alquilos,


Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 20 November 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You requested information on the following for research purposes: (1) List of government programs on protection of women against violence from 2000-2020. You will also greatly appreciate it if we could provide the corresponding Administrative Orders and documentation of the said government programs and projects.

Response to your request

Unfortunately, the DSWD does not have the information you need. Thus, we are constrained to deny your request.

The Inter-Agency Council on Violence against Children and their Children (IACVAWC) was established by virtue of Republic Act (RA) 9262 to ensure effective implementation of the law and be the lead coordinator and monitoring body on VAWC initiatives. The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) is the secretariat of IACVAWC. Hence, you may wish to direct your request to the PCW by submitting a request via this portal or you may contact them by telephone at 8735-1654 / 8736-5249.

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 ROLANDO JOSELITO D. BAUTISTA 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. Sittie Raifah M. Pamaloy-Hassan
FOI Decision Maker