Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration(PAGASA)

February 20, 2023 Dear Martha Bernaldez, I refer to my letter of Feb 17, 2023 06:12:09 AM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Rainfall Report from December 2022-January 2023 in Zamboanga City. In order for us to process your request, kindly send us the following documents: 1. Request letter (kindly fill-up attached CADS-06 Form) 2. Signed Terms and Conditions of use for Climatological Data (kindly fill-up attached CADS-07 Form). 3.A copy of your thesis/research proposal. You can send the documents to this email address, [email protected]. 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 15, 2023 06:27:45 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, CADS FOI Decision Maker FOI Officer

May 16, 2023 Dear Martha, I refer to my letter of Feb 20, 2023 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Rainfall Report from December 2022-January 2023 in Zamboanga City. 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 15, 2023. 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, CADS FOI Officer