Public-Private Partnership Center(PPPC)

September 18, 2023 RIZZA MAE ACO Dear Ms. Aco, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated September 6, 2023under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for the following information about the New Metro Manila Food and Transport Hub Project: 1.Exact outlines of the site boundaries for the proposed Food and Transit Hub within the former Pandacan oil Depot; 2.Information in the categories of perishable goods intended for storage in the cold storage facility; and 3.A detailed description of the proposed transportation modes and their destinations,including both cities and provinces, that will be integrated into the transport hub. Response to your request Public information and description about the project can be accessed through this link: https://ppp.gov.ph/ppp_projects/new-metro-manila-food-and-transport-hub/. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide you with further details on the site selection or criteria of the location of the New Metro Manila Food and Transport Hub Project. The requested information can be found in the project’s Feasibility Study which is considered confidential pursuant to the Freedom of Information Guidelines. As such, we refer you to the implementing agency of the project as they are in the best position to provide you with the information you are requesting. You may contact them through thedetails below: Department of Transportation Kriscia Erika MallariFOI Receiving Officer / Transportation Regulation Officer II [email protected] 790-8300 local 305/ 723 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 Office of the Executive Director. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 working days from the date you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 working days from the date we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the Secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority and thereafter, to the Office of the President pursuant to Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, ELEAZAR E. RICOTE FOI Decision Maker