Philippine Council for Health Research and Development(PCHRD)

August 24, 2021 Dear Napoleon Mui, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Aug 20, 2021 05:12:46 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. You requested information on Pre-Feasibility Studies for the Virology Institute of the Philippines (VIP). The Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) is one of the sectoral funding agencies of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) that provides R&D funding for research institutions in the Philippines. PCHRD funds research proposals that are aligned with the National Unified Health Research Agenda (NUHRA) and Harmonized National Research and Development Agenda (HRNDA). The establishment of the proposed Virology Institute of the Philippines will be under Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI) of DOST. If there are additional questions or need for further clarifications regarding this e-FOI request, please contact Dir. Annabelle Briones at [email protected] or Ms. Maricar Carandang of DOST-Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI) at [email protected]. You may also resubmit your request addressed to then on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests?agency=ITDI 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 Dr. Jaime C. Montoya, PCHRD Executive Director at [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). Thank you. Respectfully, Janneth Coleto FOI Receiving Officer