Department of Public Works and Highways(DPWH)

Good day!

I would like to request from your respective office the following data on the Soil Properties of Mountains in Tacloban City, Leyte from year 2000-2023. This is in pursuant to our undergraduate research on landslide prediction modeling based on geotechnical and hydrological parameters.

Thank you and God bless!

November 7, 2023

Dear Mary Althea Dominique,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Nov 06, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Soil Properties of Mountains in Tacloban City.

Response to your request

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office does not have the information you have requested. This Department only conduct soil/geotechnical testing in the area at the start of every project implementation. However, you may wish to contact Bureau of Soil and Water Management at +63(2) 273 2474 loc. 3202, or resubmit your request addressed to the correct agency on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests?agency=BSWM.

For further assistance you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://www.foi.gov.ph/help.

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 DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan. 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,
Andro Santiago
FOI Officer