Bureau of Soils and Water Management(BSWM)

November 17, 2022 Dear Mr. Herrera, Thank you for your request dated November 12, 2022, under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for proportion of land that is degraded over total land area. We received your request on November 17, 2022 and will respond on or before December 8, 2022 in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations. 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEUJTV00tMjgxNDE4OTczNDk2DA/reply Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Receiving Officer

December 1, 2022 Dear Marvin Herrera, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Nov 12, 2022 11:44:41 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. I enclose a copy of [some/most/all] of the information you requested. 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 Dr. Gina P. Nilo, OIC, Director of the Bureau of Soils and Water Management. 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, FOI Receiving Officer