Department of Labor and Employment(DOLE)

January 27, 2021 Dear Farrah Bangalando, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Jan 26, 2021 04:06:34 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for The number of Businesses (MSMEs) that remain closed due to Covid-19 Pandemic. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. I enclose a copy of the information you requested. It may be noted that the Department develops job displacement report using cumulative data. Hence, no monthly breakdown is readily available. Alternatively, you may send your request at [email protected]. Please refrain from publishing the actual document. Thank you. 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 Silvestre H. Bello III at electronic mail address [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, Grace Baldoza FOI Receiving Officer