Department of Public Works and Highways(DPWH)

January 18, 2023 Dear Areej Akmad, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Jan 17, 2023 02:41:39 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Strength & Durability Test and Water Absorbency Test for Cement Bricks. Response to Request Please be informed that upon verification with the Bureau of Research and Standards, this Department, we do not have any test for cement bricks, however we conduct cement test such as: compressing strength, air content, and time settings. For more information you may contact them at (02) 531-71358 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 Receiving Officer