Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD)

2 March 2021 Dear Mr. Allan Carlo Torio, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 20 February 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You requested information on the following from 2009 – 2019 for your thesis: (1) The number of dependent, abandoned and neglected children in the Philippines from the year 2009-2019; (2) The number and list of DSWD-accredited orphanages for these abandoned and neglected children in the Philippines; (3) Statistics of orphans for every region in the Philippines from the year 2009-2019; (4) Statistics of the orphaned children remaining abandoned in the streets, placed in orphanages and licensed child care institutions, and adopted to foster families; and (5) Codes, rules and regulations for the planning layout of orphanages. Response to your request Unfortunately, the DSWD has limited data on numbers (1), (3) and (4). We only have data with respect to those dependent, abandoned and neglected children, those placed in orphanages and licensed care institutions and adopted to foster families processed by the DSWD and those dependent, abandoned and neglected children, those placed in orphanages and licensed care institutions and adopted to foster families in the care of our centers and institutions. We have data on numbers (2) and (5). Thus, the DSWD can only partially grant your request and we shall refer your request with respect to these matters to the proper DSWD offices. For numbers (1), (3) and (4), the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) may have the complete data you require. Under Republic Act 10625 (the “Philippine Statistical Act of 2013”), the PSA is the government agency responsible for preparing and conducting periodic censuses on population, housing, agriculture, fisheries, business, industry and other sectors of the economy. Hence, you may wish to direct your request to the PSA by submitting a request to the PSA via this portal. You may also contact the PSA by telephone at 462-6600 locals 839, 833 and 834 or via email at [email protected]. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Sittie Raifah M. Pamaloy-Hassan FOI Decision Maker

9 March 2021 Dear Mr. Allan Carlo Torio, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 20 February 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You requested information on the following from 2009 – 2019 for your thesis: (1) The number of dependent, abandoned and neglected children in the Philippines from the year 2009-2019; (2) The number and list of DSWD-accredited orphanages for these abandoned and neglected children in the Philippines; (3) Statistics of orphans for every region in the Philippines from the year 2009-2019; (4) Statistics of the orphaned children remaining abandoned in the streets, placed in orphanages and licensed child care institutions, and adopted to foster families; and (5) Codes, rules and regulations for the planning layout of orphanages. Response to your request We have partially granted your request as seen from the previous communication. We have sent the partial requested information to the e-mail address you have provided. Further responses will be sent to your e-mail address directly. Respectfully, Atty. Sittie Raifah M. Pamaloy-Hassan FOI Decision Maker