Department of Labor and Employment(DOLE)

April 14, 2023 Dear Louella Unilongo, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Apr 14, 2023 02:21:34 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for The number of construction sites in Metro Manila. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. I enclose a copy of some of the information you requested. Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested for as the Labor Force Survey conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority only provides estimates by major industry group and is not cross tabulated to the specific professions under the corresponding major industry group. Hence, the attached data reflects the number of total employed workers under the construction sector regardless of occupation. For more information, you may visit https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/survey/labor-and-employment/labor-force-survey/title/Employment%20Rate%20in%20February%202023%20is%20Estimated%20at%2095.2%20Percent. 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 Bienvenido E. Laguesma 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 Baldozaa FOI Receiving Officer