Metals Industry Research and Development Center(MIRDC)

October 14, 2020 Dear John Cedrick Rivera, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Oct 05, 2020 02:06:08 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for The average number of Visitors in the Center. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested. Kindly see details below: 1) Average visitors related to research and development and prototyping facilities such as other companies, developer, government visits, and trainees. - We do not have the information you requested, because we do not monitor the number of visitors. 2) Average visitors such as student tour and normal visits who inquires in MIRDC Plant tours: Schools - 24 Companies/Organizations - 13 Normal visits: 2,184 (from Feb 16, 2020 - Oct. 5, 2020) This count is lower than the usual number of visitors we accommodate due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We are now in contract with a different security agency. The logbooks prior to Feb 16, 2020 are not available anymore. 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 the Department Central Appeals and Review Committee, Department of Science and Technology, General Santos Avenue, Bicutan, Taguig 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. The Committee will complete the review and tell you the result within thirty (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, Abigail M. Casas FOI Receiving Officer