National Kidney and Transplant Institute(NKTI)

October 30, 2020 Dear Noreen Batuhan, I refer to my letter of Oct 14, 2020 09:19:07 AM; about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Philippine Renal Disease Registry Annual Report. Our response to your request is due on Nov 04, 2020 09:19:07 AM. Unfortunately, we may only be able to give you information up to 2016. We have forwarded your request to the PRDR office for processing and you may email them for further clarifications and certain requirements for the release of information. Pls address your email to Dr. Teresita Susan Jorge, Program Manager, REDCOP at [email protected] 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 Dec 02, 2020 09:19:07 AM. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEU5LVEktMzY5ODgzNjQwNTQ5DA, for request with ticket number #NKTI-369883640549. Thank you. Respectfully, Dr. Ernesto Que FOI Decision Maker

December 1, 2020 Dear Noreen Batuhan, I refer to my letter of Oct 14, 2020 09:19:07 AM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Philippine Renal Disease Registry Annual Report. As stated in our response last October 30, 2020, we have forwarded your request to the PRDR for initial processing and have extended it up to Dec. 2. We have requested you to communicate with PRDR through email regarding the processing requirments of you request. We were informed, that you have not communicated with PRDR since then. In order for us to work further on your request, we need more information from you regarding your query. should you still be interested in your requested information, please communicate with PRDR through their email at [email protected] and address your letter to Dr. Teresita Susan Jorge. During the period of us awaiting your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before Feb 23, 2021 02:37:18 PM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Dr. Ernesto Que FOI Decision Maker

Feb 23, 2021 Dear Noreen, I refer to my letter of Dec 01, 2020 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Philippine Renal Disease Registry Annual Report. 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 Feb 23, 2021. 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, Dr. Ernesto FOI Officer