Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD)

To whom it may concern;

Good Day!

I am Roda P. Lucenio, and I would like to request a copy of DSWS-SAP Beneficiaries with address at Maryland Homes, Barangay Landayan, San Pedro City, Laguna since I reported a grievances on our Homeowners Board of Trustees and Officials with regards to SAC Form distribution and informing us to split the said cash assistance. I want to verify the names of the beneficiaries if they are qualified recipients of the cash aid.

Hoping for your immediate response with regards to this matter.

Respectfully yours;

RODA P. LUCENIO

June 1, 2020

Dear RODA,

Thank you for your request dated May 30, 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for SAP List of Beneficiaries in Maryland Homes, Barangay Landayan, San Pedro City,Laguna.

We received your request on May 30, 2020 and will respond on or before Aug 21, 2020 10:42:58 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEURTV0QtMTY5OTQ2Mzk4NDgxDA, for request with ticket number #DSWD-169946398481.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Myrna Reyes
FOI Officer

18 June 2020


Dear Ms. Roda Lucenio,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 30 May 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) SAP List of Beneficiaries in Maryland Homes, Barangay Landayan, San Pedro City, Laguna for verification of qualified SAP beneficiaries and transparency purposes because you reported a grievance on our Homeowners Board of Trustees and Officials with regards to SAC Form distribution and informing you to split the said cash assistance.

Response to your request

Unfortunately, this is not a valid Freedom of Information (FOI) Request. Thus, we are constrained to deny your request.

However, you may contact the DSWD Social Amelioration Program Hotline Numbers at telephone  number 16545 or by cellular phones through calling 09474822864 (Smart), 09162471194 (Globe) or 09329333251 (Sun) or texting 09189122813 or by e-mail at [email protected] to inquire about your concerns and/or report irregularities about the Social Amelioration Program brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to MC 009, s. 2020 entitled Omnibus Guidelines in the Implementation of the Emergency Subsidy Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development and is available at https://www.dswd.gov.ph/issuances/MCs/MC_2020-009.pdf, it is the barangay that chooses the SAP beneficiaries. Specifically:

X.	Role of the LGUs

	The LGU shall perform the following: xxx

		2.	Prepare the list of target beneficiaries/clients as stated above; xxx

Further, as to the publication of names, the Department of Interior and Local Government has already ordered each barangay to publish the SAP beneficiaries. Thus, you could inquire at your barangay regarding this matter.

Further still, for other related concerns, you may wish to direct your concern to the DILG by submitting a request to them via this portal. You may also contact them by telephone at 8876-34-54 or fill-out the form located at their Public Assistance Center page at https://www.dilg.gov.ph/public-assistance-center.

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