Department of Justice(DOJ)

February 14, 2017 Dear Rowegie Abanto, I refer to my letter of Feb 10, 2017 03:42:27 PM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Police-related rubout cases. In order for us to work further on your request, we need more information from you regarding your query. Considering the voluminous physical records of the Department of Justice, the broadness of the scope of time you wish to cover and the limited time and manpower of the Department, it would be impossible for us to manually go through each and every record in our office to look for all cases involving policemen. In this regard, please specify the parties involved or the titles of the cases that you wish to access. Furthermore, kindly define the specific crimes applicable since the term "rubout" is not a specific crime defined under the Revised Penal Code. These information will allow us to respond better to your query and address your concerns properly. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSi00MzI3NjE1MjEwMjUM, for request with ticket number #DOJ-432761521025, to respond. 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 May 09, 2017 09:11:57 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Erickson Balmes FOI Officer

May 09, 2017 Dear Rowegie, I refer to my letter of Feb 14, 2017 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Police-related rubout cases. 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 09, 2017. 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, Erickson FOI Officer