Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD)

Good day! I am a student currently taking B.S Architecture and with an ongoing thesis project.  I would like to request the following:

- statistics/number of street children being taken from the streets by the DSWD from Laguna and CALABARZON (monthly/yearly)

Any possible assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Feb 11, 2020

Dear Jane Aira Bustamante,

Thank you for your request dated Feb 08, 2020 01:44:16 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Information on Street Children.

We received your request on Feb 08, 2020 01:44:16 AM and will respond on or before Feb 29, 2020 01:44:16 AM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEURTV0QtODQxOTg0MDk1NDUyDA, for request with ticket number #DSWD-841984095452.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Myrna Reyes
FOI Officer

11 February 2020

Dear Ms. Jane Aira Bustamante,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 8 February 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You requested information on the following: (1) Statistics/number of street children being taken from the streets by the DSWD from Laguna and CALABARZON (monthly/yearly)

Response to your request

Unfortunately, the DSWD does not have the information you need. Thus, we are constrained to deny your request.

It is the Local Government Unit (LGU) that is directly involved in the rescuing of street children. Thus, it is the LGUs of Laguna and CALABARZON that may have the data you require. 

Additionally, the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC) may have the data you require. Under Republic Act 10630 (the “Juvenile Justice Welfare Act”), the JJWC oversees the implementation of the law. Hence, you may wish to direct your request to the JJWC by submitting a request to them via this portal. You may also contact them by telephone at 921-0565 or via email at [email protected].

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 Secretary ROLANDO JOSELITO D. BAUTISTA at DSWD-Central Office, IBP Road Batasan Pambansa Complex, Constitution Hills, Quezon City. 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,

Atty. Sittie Raifah M. Pamaloy-Hassan
FOI Decision Maker