Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office(PCSO)

February 10, 2020 Dear PAOLYN VALMORES, I refer to your letter dated February 10, 2020 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for board resolution No. 0504. In order for us to work further on your request, we need more information from you regarding your query. In particular, on the addressee, signatory and particular subject of the Letter being requested. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEVBDU08tMDQzMjU5Nzc5NTM4DA, for request with ticket number #PCSO-382901202592, to respond. During the period of us awaiting your reply, your request will be put on hold. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, LARRY R. CEDRO FOI Decision Maker

February 11, 2020 Dear Ms. Valmores, This refers to your reply to our request for clarification on February 10, 2020. In order to facilitate the retrieval of the document being requested, may we further inquire on the details of the letter, such as the specific addressee and the name of the PCSO official who was the signatory of the said document. This would greatly assist us in identifying the office or department responsible for preparing and transmitting the document in question and in locating the same in our Records. Thank you. Very truly yours, LARRY R. CEDRO FOI Decision Maker

May 04, 2020 Dear Paolyn, I refer to my letter of Feb 10, 2020 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for PCSO Letter Dated Oct. 18, 2018. In particular, I had requested specific information for you to clarify upon in order for us to proceed with the request. As we have not received a reply within the 60-day working period since the letter requesting for clarification was sent out, we regret to inform you that this request will be closed as of May 04, 2020. You may wish to submit a new request describing the specific information you are looking for, and we will be able to consider it under the guidelines as stated in Executive Order No. 2. 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 or visiting our central office. 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, PCSO FOI Officer