Department of Labor and Employment(DOLE)

Hi! I would like to request an updated data on the ff: 

1. Percentage/number of PWDs working out of all working-age (15 above) PWD members. 

2. Percentage of PWDs working at minimum wage out of all PWD jobholders.

October 11, 2023

Dear Raquel May,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Oct 06, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Number or Percentage of PWD out of the Philippine Population.

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  Philippine Statistics Authority for the requested data.

You may also try to check the details on How to Acquire Data from PSA here:

https://psa.gov.ph/how-acquire-data-psa

You may also try to call them at:

STATISTICAL CONCERNS:
•	(02) 8462-6600 locals 820, and 823
•	[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 Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma at DOLE Building, Muralla St., Intramuros, Manila. 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 so much and keep safe!

Respectfully,

Zyra Glerica E. Perlora
FOI Officer