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Published by Philippine Institute for Development Studies(PIDS) on Nov. 23, 2022.
Requested from PIDS by I. Oblenida at 03:43 PM on
Nov. 23, 2022.
Purpose: Research and Data Studies
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2019 - 11/22/2022
Tracking no: #PIDS-019508293396
Hello! I am a Development Communication student from the University of the Philippines Los Baños, and I would like to request data on LGUs' local health expenditures from 2018-2022 in the whole country, and what is the Top 5 regions that have the highest expenditure.
November 24, 2022 Dear Ms. Curioso: Thank you for your request dated November 23, 2022, under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. We received your request on November 23, 2022, and will respond on or before December 16, 2022, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations. Thank you, NOVIE D. SALCEDO FOI Receiving Officer
December 13, 2022 Dear Ma. Princess Anne Curioso, I refer to my letter of Nov 23, 2022 03:43:37 PM; about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Philippine LGUs local health expenditures from 2018-2022. Our response to your request is due on Dec 14, 2022 03:43:37 PM. Unfortunately, it is taking longer than expected to deal with your request because we need to prepare the necessary data and clear it with our Data Privacy Officer. I apologize for this delay but have applied for an extension so we could work further on your request. We hope to be able to send you a response on or before Jan 11, 2023 03:43:37 PM. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foipmo04082020015559-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEVBJRFMtMDE5NTA4MjkzMzk2DA, for request with ticket number #PIDS-019508293396. Thank you. Respectfully, Novie Salcedo FOI Officer
December 15, 2022 Dear Ma. Princess Anne Curioso, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Nov 23, 2022 03:43:37 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for Philippine LGUs local health expenditures from 2018-2022. Response to your request While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance, this Office does not produce the data you have requested. PIDS makes use of administrative data from other agencies for its research studies. However, you may want to get in touch directly with the Department of Health (https://doh.gov.ph/), the Department of Budget and Management (https://www.dbm.gov.ph/), or the Department of the Interior and Local Government (https://www.dilg.gov.ph/) to request the data that you need. Also, you may want to look at the following PIDS publications related to the data that you are requesting: • PIDS Discussion Paper 2020-06: Efficiency of Local Governments in Health Service Delivery: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis (https://pidswebs.pids.gov.ph/CDN/PUBLICATIONS/pidsdps2006.pdf); and • PIDS Discussion Paper 2017-58: Decentralization and Health in the Philippines: A Systematic Review of Empirical Evidences (https://pidswebs.pids.gov.ph/CDN/PUBLICATIONS/pidsdps1758.pdf) Kindly check other PIDS publications available on our website (https://www.pids.gov.ph/publications), as well as various research papers from other academic and research institutions, which are downloadable from the Socioeconomic Research Portal for the Philippines (SERP-P) website (https://serp-p.pids.gov.ph/). For further assistance, you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://www.foi.gov.ph/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 the Central Appeals and Review Committee through [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). Please help us improve our service by answering this feedback form: https://forms.gle/tg4MxTnGz9zVUkgs8. Thank you. Respectfully, Novie D. Salcedo FOI Officer