Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD)

Good day. I would like to request for the complete list of approved beneficiaries of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) in Polangui, Albay. Despite the nod from the DILG urging barangay captains to publicly post said list of beneficiaries, only one (1) barangay (to my knowledge) out of the 44 barangays of the municipality of Polangui, has complied to the said directive. Anticipating for an immediate and favorable response. Thanks and God bless.

April 28, 2020

Dear Joel,

Thank you for your request dated Apr 28, 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Social Amelioration Program - Polangui, Albay.

We received your request on Apr 28, 2020 and will respond on or before Jul 21, 2020 09:25:44 AM, 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEURTV0QtOTkzMzAyNzczNTg4DA, for request with ticket number #DSWD-993302773588.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Myrna Reyes
FOI Officer

28 April 2020


Dear Mr. Joel Sabio,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 28 April 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) Complete list of approved beneficiaries of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) in the 44 barangays of Polangui, Albay for public information and dissemination because, to your knowledge, only 1 out of the 44 barangays has complied with the DILG order to publicly post said list.

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 texting/calling 09474822864 (Smart), 09162471194 (Globe) or 09329333251 (Sun) 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.

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 each barangay in Polangui, Albay regarding this matter.

Further, since barangay chairmen are under the direct supervision of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), you may also 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