Department of Health(DOH)

March 22, 2017 Dear Joselv Albano, This refers to your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for HIV Prevalence Quezon City Districts and Barangays. Our response to your request is due on Mar 21, 2017 10:35:10 PM. Unfortunately, it is taking longer than expected to deal with your request. We apologize for this delay but have applied for an extension so we could work further on your request. We hope to be able to send you a response on or before Apr 18, 2017 10:35:10 PM. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at http://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC01NjgzNTE0MDcxMzAM, for request with ticket number #DOH-568351407130. Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Unit

November 20, 2017 Dear Joselv Albano, In accordance with the Executive Order No. 2, s. 2016 Freedom of Information (FOI), the Department of Health recognizes the indispensable right of Filipinos to access information and the duty of the government to disclose information on matters of public concern. However, due to the transition of FOI internal program management, some of the FOI requests, including this transaction were lost to follow up and were not processed within the prescribed timeline. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you and would like to clarify if you still need the data you requested. Kindly respond to this message if you still want to pursue or terminate the request. If you would not response in 60 calendar days, the FOI Registry System will close your request. Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Unit

Feb 12, 2018 Dear Joselv, I refer to my letter of Nov 20, 2017 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for HIV Prevalence Quezon City Districts and Barangays. In particular, I had requested specific information for you to clarify upon in order for us to proceed with the request. As we have not received a reply within the 60-day working period since the letter requesting for clarification was sent out, we regret to inform you that this request will be closed as of Feb 12, 2018. You may wish to submit a new request describing the specific information you are looking for, and we will be able to consider it under the guidelines as stated in Executive Order No. 2. 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 or visiting our central office. 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, Dr. Kenneth FOI Officer