Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD)

12 October 2020 Dear Ms. Teri Del Rosario, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 28 July 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You requested information on the following from the years 2019 to 2020 for your graduate thesis: (1) Total number of reported cases / handled cases in facilities under DSWD handling CICL in the Philippines; (2) Total number of CICL cases in Region 6 alone; and (3) Programs implemented by the DSWD for CICL. Response to your request The DSWD has limited information, especially for numbers (1) and (3). Thus, the DSWD can only partially grant your request and we shall refer your request with respect to these matters to the proper DSWD offices. For number (2), it is the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC) that may have the data that you require. Under Republic Act 10630 (the “Juvenile Justice Welfare Act”), the JJWC oversees the implementation of the law. Hence, you may wish to direct your request to the JJWC by submitting a request to them via this portal. You may also contact them by telephone at 921-0565 or via email at [email protected]. Further, the data might be available at the Philippine National Police (PNP), specifically the Women Children Protection Center (WCPC), since people report crimes, even those committed by children including heinous crimes, to the PNP directly. Hence, you may wish to direct your request to the PNP by submitting a request to the PNP via this portal. You may contact them by telephone at 8723-0401. 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 ROLANDO JOSELITO D. BAUTISTA at DSWD-Central Office, IBP Road Batasan Pambansa Complex, Constitution Hills, Quezon City. 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, Atty. Sittie Raifah M. Pamaloy-Hassan FOI Decision Maker

16 November 2020 Dear Ms. Teri Del Rosario, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 28 July 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You requested information on the following from the years 2019 to 2020 for your graduate thesis: (1) Total number of reported cases / handled cases in facilities under DSWD handling CICL in the Philippines; (2) Total number of CICL cases in Region 6 alone; and (3) Programs implemented by the DSWD for CICL. Response to your request We have partially granted your request as was seen in the previous communication. We have sent the same to the e-mail address you have provided. Respectfully, Atty. Sittie Raifah M. Pamaloy-Hassan FOI Decision Maker