Department of Budget and Management(DBM-)

December 16, 2016 Dear William Benedict Alava, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Nov 28, 2016 06:55:57 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Priority Development Assistance Fund scam. Response to Request Considering that your request entails factual validation, we can only provide you the DBM releases on the PDAF during the subject fiscal year which may be found under the following link: http://pdaf.dbm.gov.ph/index.php May we likewise refer you to the Supreme court decision in the case of Greco Antonious Beda B. Belgica, et al., vs. Honorable Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., et al. (G.R. No. 208566 ), declaring PDAF as unconstitutional. 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 Undersecretary Gertrudo De Leon at DBM General Solano St. San Miguel, Manila. 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, Rosemarie Pagala FOI Action Officer