Department of Foreign Affairs(DFA)

hi permission to have a copy of his pass ports any picture of it for the records only from the said year of  2015 to 2018

January 22, 2019

Dear herbert,

Thank you for your request dated Jan 18, 2019 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for track Records Sample Pic of the Passports for the Ailien  Korean National Choong Ho Lee.

We received your request on Jan 18, 2019 and will respond on or before Feb 08, 2019 04:38:16 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERGQS0zMDMyMTI5ODE0MTkM, for request with ticket number #DFA-303212981419.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Officer

Dear Herbert,

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance please be advised that the information falls under the inventory of exceptions to the right to access to information. 

Section 4(a) of the Memorandum from the Executive Secretary on Executive Order No. 02 s. 2016 states that the following is exempted from FOI:

“Information of a personal nature where disclosures would constitute or clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, personal information or records, including sensitive personal information, birth records, school records, or medical or health records…”

“However personal information may be disclosed to the extent that the requested information… shall not meddle with or disturb the private life or family relations of the individual…”

The need to keep personal information inviolable is recognized in international law as well as in the inventory of Exceptions to Executive Order No. 02. Therefore , the DFA is constrained by law from issuing copies of the subject to the public. 

Sincerely, 
FOI Decision Maker