Department of Public Works and Highways(DPWH)

We would like to request your good office to allow us to have a copy of the Structural Plans of the Rock Shed Tunnel in Marcos Highway

September 7, 2023

Dear Ms. RUTH CACHERO,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Aug 20, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Structural Plans of Shed Tunnel in Marcos Highway.

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 as per our Coordination with DPWH-Cordillera Administrtive Region, Bureau of Design and Roads Management Cluster I (RMC), Unified Project Management Office. We apologize to inform you that we no longer have the files requested as the Project was completed about 22 years ago (September 2001). Our retention policy is to keep files for a period of 10 years. You may try to contact the company that completed the project: CM PANCHO Construction, Inc. and Sargasso Construction & Development Corporation.

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 Manuel M. Bonoan and [email protected]. 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