January 18, 2023
Dear Ruby Hazel,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated Jan 17, 2023 11:35:48 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You asked for Number of Libraries.
Response to Request
Per your request, we can only provide you with data on public libraries in the Philippines. Here's the link to view the figures per public library category and to download the directory of affiliated public libraries with the National Library of the Philippines: http://web.nlp.gov.ph/nlp/?q=node/10266
As to your request for school and university libraries, you may contact the following: 1. Ms. Charito Basagre, President, Philippine Association of School Libraries, Inc. (PASLI) at
[email protected] 2. Ms. Sharon M. Samaniego, President, Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians, Inc. (PAARL) at
[email protected]
Please don’t hesitate to email me back if you need further assistance at
[email protected].
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 NLP Central Appeals and Review Committee at
[email protected]. 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).
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Thank you.
Respectfully,
Blesila P. Velasco, Ed.D.
Chief, Public Libraries Division
National Library of the Philippines
Tel. No.: (632) 53105035 local 204/205
