Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD)

17 January 2020 Dear Ms. Diane Bantaya, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 7 January 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You requested information on the following: (1) Reception and Study Center for Children (RSCC) a.) Statistics of Children who are listed there b.) Information regarding RSCC c.) How long do these children stay (2) Haven for Children a.) Statistics of Children who are listed there b.) What are the reported cases of abuse c.) How long do these children stay d.) Information regarding Haven of Children Response to your request Unfortunately, your query is a bit vague. We would like to clarify if you are asking for information about all RSCCs and Haven for Children or if you are looking for information regarding RSCCs and Haven for Children only for a more specific location. Thank you. Very Truly Yours, Atty. Sittie Raifah M. Pamaloy-Hassan FOI Decision Maker

Apr 10, 2020 Dear Diane, I refer to my letter of Jan 17, 2020 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Residential Care Facilities 1/2. 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 Apr 10, 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, Atty. Sittie Raifah FOI Officer