Department of Health(DOH)

March 3, 2022 Dear Mark Reniel Amarila, I refer to my letter of Feb 28, 2022 08:56:57 PM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Historical data of daily reported COVID-19 cases in the Philippines. In order for us to work further on your request, we need more information from you regarding your query. Kindly submit the following requirements and send to our email address: [email protected] 1. Complete address 2. Contact information (landline/ email address) 3. Valid ID or proof of identification You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC02ODUxMDE5Mzc5NTYM, for request with ticket number #DOH-685101937956, 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 May 26, 2022 08:23:28 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Decision Maker FOI Officer

March 8, 2022 Dear Mark Reniel Amarila, Thank you for your response dated 3 March 2022, with regard to my letter regarding clarifying your request on Historical data of daily reported COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, dated Mar 03, 2022 04:29 PM. We have now continued processing your request and have endorsed this request to the Epidemiology Bureau for action. Kindly give us until Mar 21, 2022 08:56 PM to respond regarding our findings. 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC02ODUxMDE5Mzc5NTYM, for request with ticket number #DOH-685101937956. Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Decision Maker FOI Officer

March 9, 2022 Dear Mark Reniel Amarila, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Feb 28, 2022 08:56:57 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Historical data of daily reported COVID-19 cases in the Philippines. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. The data for the COVID-19 cases is known as the COVID-19 Data Drop of the COVID Tracker. Visit the DOH COVID tracker for the number of COVID-19 cases that is now accessible at the website: https://www.doh.gov.ph/covid19tracker Requested data can be deduced from the case information file that's published in the DOH Data Drop. You may also visit the COVID-19 Case Bulletin at https://doh.gov.ph/bulletin DOH Data drop direct link: http://bit.ly/DataDropPH Thank you 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 Undersecretary Lilibeth C. David, Chair of Data Governance Oversight Committee/ DOH Central Appeals and Review Committee, 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, FOI Decision Maker FOI Receiving Officer