Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office(PCSO)

September 28, 2023 Dear Ms. Fernandez, I refer to my letter of Sep 23, 2023 06:25:00 PM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for List of Lotto Outlets and franchise nationwide as of August 31, 2023. In order for us to work further on your request, we need more information from you regarding your query and additional time to provide the request. The PCSO is currently going through a lotto system transition which will be effective on October 1, 2023. With this, there will be significant changes as to the operations of lotto outlets. We can only provide an accurate list of lotto agents after the system transition. Further, it would be more helpful for us if you can provide us with more background and information as to the purpose of the data request. In particular, it would be helpful to know more about your office, its function, and the use of the data being requested. Lastly, it would be greatly appreciated if you could provide us with an additional identification (ID). You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEVBDU08tNjM1NDk5MTEzMjkzDA, for request with ticket number #PCSO-635499113293, to respond. For the additional identification and information, you may directly send your response to [email protected]. During the period of us awaiting your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before Dec 21, 2023 03:52:36 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, PCSO Decision Maker FOI Officer

Nov 27, 2023 Dear Fe Redencion, I refer to my letter of Sep 28, 2023 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for List of Lotto Outlets and franchise nationwide as of August 31, 2023. In particular, I had requested specific information for you to clarify upon in order for us to proceed with the request. As we have not received a reply within the 60-day working period since the letter requesting for clarification was sent out, we regret to inform you that this request will be closed as of Dec 21, 2023. You may wish to submit a new request describing the specific information you are looking for, and we will be able to consider it under the guidelines as stated in Executive Order No. 2. 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 or visiting our central office. 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, PCSO FOI Officer