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Date: Aug. 8, 2018, 5:17 a.m.
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Date: 2018-08-09 13:29:10.000000
How was your request?
Published by Bureau of Customs(BOC) on Aug. 8, 2018.
Requested from BOC by J. Issa at 05:17 AM on
Aug. 8, 2018.
Purpose: Analyze import data for Merck Sharpe & Dohme (MSD) Philippines and its subsidiaries.
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2017 - 04/30/2018
Tracking no: #BOC-404797134100
Dear Sir/Madame, My name is Joseph Issa. I am an Associate Director in Global Trade Compliance at MSD. I would like to request detailed Import Entry Data for MSD and its subsidiaries as shown below (Entity Name & Importer ID) Merck Sharp & Dohme IA LLC (004-474-947-000) Essex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (005-376-872-000) Organon Philippines, Inc. (001-504-548-000) Schering-Plough Animal Health Inc. (000-418-848-000) I found Import Entry Data on http://customs.gov.ph/import-reports/ but the reports don't have a data field (like Importer Name) that would help identify the importer.
August 9, 2018 Dear Joseph, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Aug 08, 2018 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for Import Entry Data for MSD. Response to your request We were able to determine that this particular information is already available online and therefore cannot be counted as a valid FOI request. You may retrieve your requested information from http://customs.gov.ph/import-reports/, We also like to tell you that the information you requested for Merck Sharp, Dohme IA LLC, Essex Pharmaceuticals inc., Organon Philippines Inc., and Schering-Plough Animal health Inc. is confidential and we cannot give any details regarding their importation. 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 our Commissioner Isidro S. lapena with email address [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 Receiving Officer FOI Officer