Published by Department of Foreign Affairs(DFA) on Dec. 4, 2018.
Requested from DFA by J. Mora at 11:01 AM on
Dec. 4, 2018.
Purpose: Research and Development
Date of Coverage: 12/04/2018 - 12/04/2018
Tracking no: #DFA-685897319529
J.MORA
Dec. 4, 2018, 11:01 a.m.
Hi!
I would like to request for the DFA Legal Opinion regarding land acquisition in the Philippines by foreign embassies.
In addition, may I request for some of the bilateral agreements which allows embassies to own lands in the Philippines.
Thank you.
Best regards,
JB
J.MORA
Dec. 5, 2018, 4:17 p.m.
Greetings,
We refer to your email dated December 5, 2018 our request of the DFA legal opinon regarding the purchase of land by Embassies. I would like to clarify that, upon inquiry with the DFA office, there is an existing DFA legal opinion pertaining to the acquisition of land. As such, may I kindly request for a copy of the DFA legal opinion.
With regard to the second request, the research is to know if there are any treaties pertaining to the right of embassies to acquire lands. As such, this request is to seek clarification as we cannot locate the said agreements.
Thank you.
Best regards,
JB
F.OFFICER
Dec. 28, 2018, 4:03 p.m.
28 December 2018
Dear Jemannoel,
Thank you for your request dated 04 December 2018 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for a Legal Opinion on the Acquisition of Land by Foreign Embassies.
For further clarification, kindly specify the DFA office you are referring to in your reply to us dated 05 December 2018. It may be recalled that your associate visited the DFA’s Office of Strategic Communications and Research on the same day and mentioned a document on acquisition of lands in the Philippines by foreign embassies which your office sourced from the Korean Embassy in Manila. She was advised to specify this document in your reply to give the DFA a clearer idea of your request. She was not specifically informed that an “existing DFA legal opinion pertaining to the acquisition of land” existed.
We will respond on or before 23 January 2019, 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERGQS02ODU4OTczMTk1MjkM, for request with ticket number #DFA-685897319529.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Officer
J.MORA
Dec. 28, 2018, 4:14 p.m.
Greetings,
Thank you for accepting our request.
The DFA Office that I was referring to were the DFA Legal Affairs Division and DFA Office of Protocol. I was informed that there was an existing legal opinion in relation to our request.
Thank you.
Best regards,
JB
F.MAKER
Feb. 4, 2019, 9:10 a.m.
February 4, 2019
Dear Jemannoel Mora,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated Dec 04, 2018 11:01:41 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You asked for Legal Opinion (re: acquisition of land by foreign embassies).
Response to Request
Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested for- as per phone conversation with a representative from the Office of Treaties and Legal Affairs.
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 [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
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