Dear eFOI user,
Thank you for your request dated Feb. 22, 2024, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
You have requested The Number of Obesity in Adults in Metro Manila, Caloocan, and Quezon City.
For the data on obesity rates in the Philippines, you may access the Nutrition Facts and Figures through https://enutrition.fnri.dost.gov.ph/. For studies related to obesity, you may inquire from the Philippine Association for the Study of Overweight and Obesity. You may also visit the Nutrition/Health offices of the LGUs concerned or resubmit your request to the correct agency on the eFOI portal.
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Should you remain unsatisfied with the review outcome, you retain the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).
Thank you.
Respectfully,
FOI Officer
National Nutrition Council
