Department of Agriculture(DA)

November 17, 2021 Dear Maricar Piedad, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Nov 11, 2021 05:34:17 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Report on the Implementation of ALPAS COVID-19. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. The ALPAS-Covid 19 program is DA's initial proposal as response to the impact of Covid-19 (please see our past releases: https://www.da.gov.ph/?s=ALPAS+Covid-19), which eventually funded under Bayanihan I and Bayanihan II. The Department of Agriculture provided free seeds with consumers, urban agriculture, established Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita, SURE Covid-19 program, and Financial Subsidy for Rice Farmers. Since the programs were handled by various key personnel, I am providing their contact details so you can directly asked for the data. https://www.da.gov.ph/infographics/da-hotlines/. For complete list of our Covid-19 response, please coordinate with the Office of Undersecretary Ariel T. Cayanan at LOCAL 2437 / 2438 / 2439 FACSIMILE 8441.1602 / 8920.4079 / 8929.8186 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 Secretary William D. Dar. 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, AFID FOI Receiving Office