Department of Foreign Affairs(DFA)

27 December 2018 Dear Mr. John de Jesus, We refer to our letter of 04 December 2018 02:37:08 PM; about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for signed Memorandum of Agreements between the Philippines and Russia starting 2017. Our response to your request is due on 26 December 2018. Unfortunately, it is taking longer than expected to deal with your request. In order for us to continue processing your request, we would like to convey the following information: 1. That no agreements were signed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation; 2. That the agreements concluded between the Philippines and Russia may be classified as government-to-government or agency-to-agency, on a specific agenda (i.e., tourism, agriculture, trade and industry, transportation, et. al); 3. That in order for the Department to respond adequately to the stated research purpose, you may wish to review the attached news article from the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) so that you may identify which specific bilateral agreement you wish to obtain. We apologize for this delay but have applied for an extension so we could work further on your request. We hope to be able to send you a response on or before 29 January 2019. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERGQS03NTY4MTUzMDU4NTYM, for request with ticket number #DFA-756815305856. Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Decision Maker FOI Officer

January 29, 2019 Dear John cristopher De jesus, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Nov 30, 2018 01:29:09 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for The letter of memorandum agreements between Philippines and Russia. Response to Request Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you requested, as we have not received clarification from you on the specific treaty/ bilateral agreement you wish to acquire. 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 [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, FOI Decision Maker FOI Receiving Officer