Public Attorneys Office(PAO)

May 5, 2021 Dear Jannah Santos, I refer to my letter of Apr 24, 2021 01:57:11 PM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for The number of reported VAWC cases since Covid-19. In order for us to work further on your request, we need more information from you regarding your query as we handle VAWC and other gender-related cases for both the victim-complainant and the accused. In particular, it would be helpful to know if you only need data on cases where PAO represents the victims, the accused, or both. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://pcoomaster09142017140000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEFBBTy03OTEyMTI4NjE1NjAM, for request with ticket number #PAO-791212861560, to respond. During the period of us awaiting your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before Jul 28, 2021 06:59:43 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, PAO-FOSS-DM PAO FOI Officer

Jul 28, 2021 Dear Jannah, I refer to my letter of May 05, 2021 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for The number of reported VAWC cases since Covid-19. In particular, I had requested specific information for you to clarify upon in order for us to proceed with the request. As we have not received a reply within the 60-day working period since the letter requesting for clarification was sent out, we regret to inform you that this request will be closed as of Jul 28, 2021. You may wish to submit a new request describing the specific information you are looking for, and we will be able to consider it under the guidelines as stated in Executive Order No. 2. 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 or visiting our central office. 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, PAO-FOSS-DM FOI Officer