Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD)

Hi, I would like to request information regarding:

- Mental Health Cases Demographic Data in Region 3

I promise to be responsible for handling this data. Thank you!

February 15, 2021

Dear Margaret Corinne,

Thank you for your request dated Feb 15, 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Mental Health cases.

We received your request on Feb 15, 2021 and will respond on or before Mar 08, 2021 02:34:56 PM, 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://foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEURTV0QtMjA0MTAyMjM3MDE2DA, for request with ticket number #DSWD-204102237016.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Myrna Reyes
FOI Officer

Any update po?

26 February 2021


Dear Ms. Margaret Corinne Dizon,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 15 February 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You requested information on the following for your architectural thesis: (1) Mental Health Cases Demographic Data in Region 3.

Response to your request

Unfortunately, the DSWD has no data regarding your request. Thus, we are constrained to deny the same.

The Department of Health (DOH) might have the data you need because mental health is under its purview. Hence, you may wish to direct your request to the DOH. You may make another request via this portal. You may also contact them by telephone at 651-7800 local 5001-5006 or via email at [email protected].

Further, pursuant to Presidential Decree 1509, as amended, the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) is the national government agency mandated to formulate policies and coordinate the activities of all agencies, whether public or private, concerning disability issues and concerns. As mental health is classified as a disability, they may have additional data. Hence, you also may wish to direct your request to the NCDA. You may contact them by telephone at 932-6422 or via email at [email protected].

You may also inquire with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The PSA may have the data you require. Under Republic Act 10625 (the “Philippine Statistical Act of 2013”), the PSA is the government agency responsible for preparing and conducting periodic censuses on population, housing, agriculture, fisheries, business, industry and other sectors of the economy. Hence, you may wish to direct your request to the PSA by submitting a request to the PSA via this portal. You may also contact the PSA by telephone at 462-6600 locals 839, 833 and 834 or via email at [email protected].

Finally, as you are requesting for data in a particular region – Region 3, the respective provinces, cities and municipalities of Region 3, might be in a better position to provide the data you requested.

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 ROLANDO JOSELITO D. BAUTISTA 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. Sittie Raifah M. Pamaloy-Hassan
FOI Decision Maker