Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD)

24 February 2023 Dear Ms. Tenebro, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 16 February 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request 1. The number and list of PUBLIC and PRIVATE orphanages/child-care institutions in CALABARZON for the Children in Need of Special Protection and CICL w/ location, clientele, number of residents, bed capacity and vacant beds. 2. Number of CNSP for every city in CALABARZON served by DSWD from the year 2016-2022 by age, sex, cases, and socio-economic status. 3. Statistics of these children remaining in the streets, placed in orphanages and licensed childcare institutions, adopted to foster families, and who age out without being adopted. Response to your request We are currently processing your request. We shall send it to the e-mail address you provided once we have received the response from the office responsible. 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, Rex Gatchalian 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. Megan Therese Y. Manahan FOI Decision Maker

28 March 2023 Dear Ms. TENEBRO, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 16 February 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request 1. The number and list of PUBLIC and PRIVATE orphanages/child-care institutions in CALABARZON for the Children in Need of Special Protection and CICL w/ location, clientele, number of residents, bed capacity and vacant beds. 2. Number of CNSP for every city in CALABARZON served by DSWD from the year 2016-2022 by age, sex, cases, and socio-economic status. 3. Statistics of these children remaining in the streets, placed in orphanages and licensed childcare institutions, adopted to foster families, and who age out without being adopted. Response to your request Your FOI request was approved as we explained in the previous communication. We have sent the requested information to the e-mail address you have provided last March 7, 2023. Further responses will be sent to your e-mail address directly. We would love to hear your Feedback so we can improve our services. Kindly fill out the Customer feedback form from this link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSczFnilLByGiihY4HpktLYfMVUxA9tx7WyncDQAXd2_PUOvbg/viewform Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Megan Therese Y. Manahan FOI Decision Maker