Department of Health(DOH)

July 5, 2018 Dear Ser Gie Tabago, I refer to my letter of May 10, 2018 10:38:15 AM; about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Hospitalization: Cost and Reason. Our response to your request is due on May 31, 2018 10:38:15 AM. Unfortunately, it is taking longer than expected to deal with your request. I 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 Jul 10, 2018 10:38:15 AM. 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC04NjYzODU2OTQyNTkM, for request with ticket number #DOH-866385694259. Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Unit

July 23, 2018 Dear Ser Gie Tabago, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated May 10, 2018 10:38:15 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Hospitalization: Cost and Reason. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. The data for the top cause of mortality can be found in the DOH website . Kindly go to the home page of the DOH website then look for the "information resources" tab. Click it and choose "publications" then go to 'serials". From there, look for the Philippine Health Statistics. The DOH has the complete report regarding general mortality from 1960 to 2014. Although please take note that we were only able to provide the top leading cause of mortality statistics by disease. You may try to contact the Philippine Statistics Authority for general mortality statistics. As per your request for the items (1) to (3), the DOH, as of the moment does not have the data you are looking for, however, through our manual search, we were able to find a processed FOI request from PhilHealth that may be relevant to your query. Please view the eFOI Request #PH-345831861098 (1. Top Medical Cases (by number of claims & amount paid) by national level, NCR level & Quezon City) in the FOI portal (https://www.foi.gov.ph/) 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, Dr. Kenneth Ronquillo FOI Decision Maker