Philippine Council for Health Research and Development(PCHRD)

October 19, 2022 Dear Ms. Bercasio, Thank you for your request dated October 19, 2022, under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. You requested for the raw data of the National Health Literacy Survey in NCR. The Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD), one of the sectoral councils of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), is mandated to: (1) formulate policies, plans, programs, project, and strategies for health S&T development; (2) program and allocate government and external funds for research and development (R&D); (3) monitor R&D projects; and (4) generate external funds. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, we regret that our office does not have the information you have requested. However, we referred your request to the Department of Health (DOH). You may also directly coordinate with the following institutions: at 1.) Department of Health’s Health Promotion Bureau (DOH-HPB) Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 8651 7800 local 2830/2832 2.) Department of Health’s Health Policy Development & Planning Bureau (DOH-HPDPB) Telephone number: 8651 7800 local 1326/1328 For more information, you may also contact Dr. Ma. Carmen Cornelia-Tolabing at [email protected], the principal investigator of National Health Literacy Survey (NHLS). Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact using the reply function on the eFOI portal at: https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHwsSB0NvbnRlbnQiElBDSFJELTY4MDQ4MTI2NzY4NQw, for request with ticket number #PCHRD-680481267685. Thank you. Respectfully, Alec Benjamin M. Gonzales DOST-PCHRD FOI Receiving Officer