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Date: June 30, 2020, 2:45 a.m.
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Date: 2020-07-01 12:05:47.000000
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Published by Department of Foreign Affairs(DFA) on June 30, 2020.
Requested from DFA by M. Lumbera at 02:45 AM on
June 30, 2020.
Purpose: Research/Thesis
Date of Coverage: 03/16/2020 - 06/30/2020
Tracking no: #DFA-512773997556
Good day! I am Maxine Andrea N. Lumbera from the Ateneo de Davao Unviersity currently doing my research on “A Proposed New Davao International Airport”. In line with this academic endeavor, I would like to ask for any relevant information in relation to the number of sweeper flights to the Philippines due to COVID-19. 1. Number of passengers per country of origin 2. Number of sweeper flights Rest assured that there will be no misuse in the information obtained from DFA as it shall be used for academic purposes only.
July 1, 2020 Dear Maxine Andrea, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Jun 30, 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for Number of sweeper flights due to the COVID-19. Response to your request While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office does not have the information you have requested. However, you may wish to contact the Bureau of Immigration at http://www.immigration.gov.ph/ and the Maritime Industry Authority at https://marina.gov.ph/, since their office would have the complete statistics pertaining to sweeper flights and sea vessels arriving from overseas, or resubmit your request addressed to the correct agency on the eFOI portal. For further assistance you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://savethedatev211152018-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/help. 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 [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). Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Receiving Officer FOI Officer