Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD)

August 13, 2022 Dear Daniel Joseph Benito, I refer to my letter of Aug 12, 2022 04:40:58 PM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Malnutrition and feeding program. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance, we find your request to be incomplete. Thus, your FOI request did not meet the requisites of a valid FOI request. Section 9 of Executive Order No. 2 states that: SECTION 9. Procedure. The following procedure shall govern the filing and processing of requests for access to information: (a) Any person who requests access to information shall submit a written request to the government office concerned. The request shall state the name and contact information of the requesting party, provide valid proof of his identification or authorization, and reasonably describe the information requested, and the reason for, or purpose of, the request for information: Provided, that no request shall be denied or refused acceptance unless the reason for the request is contrary to law, existing rules and regulations or it is one of the exceptions contained in the inventory or updated inventory of exception as hereinabove provided. X X X Given the above, we request you to accomplish the FOI request form we send to your email address provided or edit your contact information in this Portal to immediately facilitate your request. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://pcoomaster04202017100000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEURTV0QtMjU3NjAxOTMwODk5DA, for request with ticket number #DSWD-257601930899, to respond. 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 Nov 04, 2022 07:28:34 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Myrna Reyes FOI Officer