Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD)

August 30, 2022 Dear Mr. Junard Arpia, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 30 August 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request 1. Number of cases of abandoned senior citizen in the Philippines (year 2017 or 2021) 2. number of cases of abandoned senior citizen this pandemic 3. List of provinces that had a most a most abandoned senior citizen in the Philippines 4. List of programs implemented by DSWD for elderly. Response to your request We are currently processing your request. We shall send it to the e-mail address you provided once we have received the response from the office responsible. 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 ERWIN T. TULFO 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. Megan Therese Y. Manahan FOI Decision Maker

September 21, 2022 Dear Junard Arpia, I refer to my letter of Aug 30, 2022 10:27:54 AM; about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for number of abandoned senior citizen. Our response to your request is due on Sep 20, 2022 10:27:54 AM. Unfortunately, it is taking longer than expected to deal with your request because agency may need more time to review your request . I apologize for this delay but have applied for an extension so we could work further on your request. We hope to be able to send you a response on or before Oct 18, 2022 10:27:54 AM. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEURTV0QtNjcxMDgzMjkxMDEyDA, for request with ticket number #DSWD-671083291012. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Megan Therese Y. Manahan FOI Decision Maker

September 28, 2022 Dear Junard Arpia, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 30 August 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request 1. Number of cases of abandoned senior citizen in the Philippines (year 2017 or 2021) 2. number of cases of abandoned senior citizen this pandemic 3. List of provinces that had a most a most abandoned senior citizen in the Philippines 4. List of programs implemented by DSWD for elderly. Response to your request Your FOI request was approved as we explained in the previous communication. We have sent the requested information to the e-mail address you have provided. Further responses will be sent to your e-mail address directly. We would love to hear your Feedback so we can improve our services. Kindly fill out the Customer feedback form from this link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSczFnilLByGiihY4HpktLYfMVUxA9tx7WyncDQAXd2_PUOvbg/viewform Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Megan Therese Y. Manahan FOI Decision Maker