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Date: June 19, 2023, 9:39 p.m.
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Date: 2023-06-22 14:18:43.000000
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Published by National Privacy Commission(NPC) on June 19, 2023.
Requested from NPC by J. Ancheta at 09:39 PM on
June 19, 2023.
Purpose: Stop harassment and threats using personal data and invading privacy of a person
Date of Coverage: 06/04/2023 - 06/18/2023
Tracking no: #NPC-141453964619
I would like to report harassing messages and threats from these numbers+639853288921, +639482344935,+639461652924,09460972638. They threatened me that they will post in the school's fb page that I am a scammer. They have also message the persons in my phonebook contacts. They have hacked my phone contacts and use it against me. They give me stress and anxiety that I can’t even sleep thinking about the harassing messages and threats that they have sent me.
Dear Jackie Lou Ancheta, Greetings from the National Privacy Commission (NPC)! Thank you for your request dated 19 June 2023 at 09:39 P.M. under Executive Order No. 2, s. 2016, on Freedom of Information (FOI) in the Executive Branch. Your request You seek assistance to file a complaint due to harassment and threats you received from unknown numbers, which resulted from unauthorized access to your personal information. Response to your request While we aim to provide information whenever possible, in this instance, your inquiry is not a valid FOI request but a complaint to which the filing should follow our process under the NPC citizen’s charter. Under Executive Order No. 2, s. 2016, it provides for the guidelines on full public disclosure and transparency in the public service which covers only access to information, official records, public records, and to documents and papers pertaining to official acts, transactions or decisions, as well as to government research data used as basis for policy development. In this regard, complaints and request for clarification on data privacy violation should follow the guidelines provided in the citizen’s charter of our agency, which you may access here: https://www.privacy.gov.ph/citizens-charter/filing-a-complaint/ Nonetheless, to assist you with your concern, we have forwarded your inquiry, name, and email address to our Public Information and Assistance Division ([email protected]) for the drafting of an appropriate response. You may expect our written response within 3-7 working days. However, if the concerned office determines that this may be a subject of an advisory opinion, the same will be released to you not later than 20 working days, unless the complexity and novelty of the subject matter require a longer period of time for further evaluation. 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 Privacy Commissioner and Chairman Atty. John Henry D. Naga 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 you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you about the result within 30 calendar days from the date we receive your review request. Thank you. Respectfully, https://www.foi.gov.ph/help FOI Officer