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Date: July 18, 2023, 8:12 a.m.
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Published by University of the Philippines Los Banos(UPLB) on July 18, 2023.
Requested from UPLB by J. Villalobos at 08:12 AM on
July 18, 2023.
Purpose: Health Workforce Planning and Policy Development
Date of Coverage: 07/18/2023 - 07/18/2023
Tracking no: #UPLB-756595642368
Dear colleagues in the National Government, We humbly ask your assistance in providing us with the LATEST DATA on the number of licensed medical and allied health professionals, regardless of their position or designation, who are employed by your respective agency/office. Kindly disaggregate your data according to current position, gender, age, and profession (doctor, nurse, midwife, medtech, psychologist, psychometrician, social worker, among others). This information will be used to address the current challenges on Philippine health workforce. Thank you very much.
July 20, 2023 Dear Kaycee Manuel, Good day! An email was sent to you regarding your FOI request. Thank you very much. Best regards, FOI Receiving Officer
28 July 2023 MS. KAYCEE G. MANUEL DOH, San Lazaro Compound, Rizal Avenue Sta. Cruz, Manila Dear Ms. Manuel: Warm greetings! This refers to your request dated 18 July 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. You asked for information on the number of employees who are licensed health professionals working in UPLB. Since you did not provide Form F which needs your signature and should be administered under oath as required under the UP FOI Manual, we regret that we are constrained to DENY your request. Article III Section 7 of the 1987 Constitution, which is the basis for the requirement under the UP FOI Manual, states: “The right of the people to information on matters of public concern shall be recognized. Access to official records, and to the documents, and papers pertaining to official acts, transactions, or decisions, as well as to government research data used as basis for policy development, shall be afforded the citizen, subject to such limitations as many be provided by law.” Refer also to the FAQ at https://www.foi.gov.ph/help Once you are able to submit the documentary requirement mentioned, you may re-file your request within a period of sixty (60) days from receipt of this letter. Thank you very much. With commitment and passion to serve, FOI Receiving Officer