National Kidney and Transplant Institute(NKTI)

August 15, 2020 Dear RJ Claude Niones, Thank you for your request dated Oct 04, 2019 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Reported Cases of Urinary Tract Infection for Children aging 0-12 Years Old. Sir, relative to your FOI request, we would like to inquire if you still need the requested information. Kindly reply to this message, your expectation to your FOI request so that the necessary actions, from our end, will be undertaken. We sincerely apologize for this delay as we have recently reorganized our FOI Committee, rest assured that all FOI requests and the corresponding actions will now be managed and monitored more properly and promptly. Should you have any questions regarding your request, you may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEU5LVEktNjI1MTA2MjY1MDYyDA, for request with ticket number #NKTI-625106265062. 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 Nov 06, 2020 08:36:05 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Dr. Ernesto Que FOI Decision Maker

Nov 06, 2020 Dear RJ Claude, I refer to my letter of Aug 15, 2020 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Reported Cases of Urinary Tract Infection for Children aging 0-12 Years Old. 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 Nov 06, 2020. 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, Dr. Ernesto FOI Officer