Department of Transportation(DOTr)

Dear Grace, I refer to my letter of March 03, 2020 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for LRT 2 West Extension. Per memorandum released by our Legal Affairs Office last 24 August 2018, any person who request information or documents in DOTr via the eFOI portal should "reasonably describe the information requested, and the reason for, or purpose of, the request for information." This also in accordance to E.O No. 2, s. 2016. In order for us to work further on your request, we would like to request a letter of intent and also indicating to what extent you will use the information that you are requesting. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEURPVHItOTM1NjczOTEzODQyDA, for request with ticket number #DOTr-935673913842, to respond. During the period of us awaiting your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply within 60 calendar days your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Kriscia Mallari FOI Officer

May 26, 2020 Dear Grace, I refer to my letter of Mar 03, 2020 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for LRT 2 West Extension. 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 May 26, 2020. 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, DOTR-DM FOI Officer