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Date: Feb. 13, 2017, 10:10 p.m.
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Date: 2017-02-28 10:21:32.000000
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Published by Philippine Statistics Authority(PSA) on Feb. 13, 2017.
Requested from PSA by M. Vargas at 10:10 PM on
Feb. 13, 2017.
Purpose: Research
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2007 - 02/13/2017
Tracking no: #PSA-942992474520
Hi! I would like to request for information regarding: 1. The number of abandoned or neglected children in the Philippines 2. Their profiles 3. The care centers currently housing them Thank you!
February 28, 2017 Dear Mariel Amor Vargas, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Feb 13, 2017 10:10:49 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for Number of abandoned or neglected children in the Philippines. Response to your request We were able to determine that this particular information is already available online and therefore cannot be counted as a valid FOI request. You may retrieve your requested information from http://www.psa.gov.ph/products-and-services/publications/philippine-statistical-yearbook Please select Chapter 12 SOCIAL SERVICES and download Table 12.6 NUMBER OF REPORTED CASES OF CHILD ABUSE SERVED BY THE DSWD BY TYPE OF ABUSE AND BY SEX. Further searching found out that the data you need can be obtained through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF). Thank you. Respectfully, Knowledge Management and Communications Division FOI Officer