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Date: March 10, 2022, 3:08 p.m.
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Date: 2022-03-10 16:43:17.000000
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Date: 2022-03-16 09:40:42.000000
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Published by Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD) on March 10, 2022.
Requested from DSWD by A. Tao at 03:08 PM on
March 10, 2022.
Purpose: Academic Research
Date of Coverage: 03/08/2017 - 03/08/2020
Tracking no: #DSWD-305652935577
Good day! I am a researcher looking for the following data on the number of teenage pregnancies BEFORE the pandemic in the: 1.) nationwide (Philippines) 2.) Region 1 3.) La Union 4.) Municipality of Bauang
March 10, 2022 Dear Kyla, Thank you for your request dated Mar 10, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for The Number of Reported Teenage Pregnancies in La Union Before the Pandemic. We received your request on Mar 10, 2022 and will respond on or before Mar 31, 2022 03:08:11 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEURTV0QtMzA1NjUyOTM1NTc3DA, for request with ticket number #DSWD-305652935577. Thank you. Respectfully, Myrna Reyes FOI Officer
March 16, 2022 Dear Kyla Collado, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 10 March 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for the number of teenage pregnancies BEFORE the pandemic in the: 1.) Nationwide (Philippines) 2.) Region 1 3.) La Union 4.) Municipality of Bauang Response to your request Unfortunately, the DSWD does not have the information you need. Thus, we are constrained to deny your request. It is the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) that may have the data you require for item no. 1. Under Republic Act 10625 (the “Philippine Statistical Act of 2013”), the PSA is the government agency responsible for preparing and conducting periodic censuses on population, housing, agriculture, fisheries, business, industry and other sectors of the economy. Hence, you may wish to direct your request to the PSA by submitting a request to the PSA via this portal. You may also contact the PSA by telephone at 462-6600 locals 839, 833 and 834 or via email at [email protected]. Further, you may contact the Local Government of La Union/Bauang for your concern. 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 ROLANDO JOSELITO D. BAUTISTA at DSWD-Central Office, IBP Road Batasan Pambansa Complex, Constitution Hills, Quezon City. 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, Atty. Georgia Ruby B. Gascon FOI Decision Maker