Department of Labor and Employment(DOLE)

December 6, 2021 Dear Mikaela Dichoso, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Nov 15, 2021 09:45:56 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Updated List of Beneficiaries of Barangay San Jose Lipa City. Response to Request Greetings! In relation to the implementation of TUPAD, as mentioned in our previous communication, the proponent or DOLE partners like LGU, in coordination with our Provincial Offices identifies the number of beneficiaries based on their proposal or request. We reiterate that it is also the partner LGU/Barangay that identifies the area and schedule of implementation of TUPAD. In this regard, we recommend that you coordinate with the LGU, City Government of Lipa or Barangay Government for the schedule of TUPAD implementation, if any to determine the number of beneficiaries are participating per month. Further, in the event that this Office has the list being requested, we regret to inform you that the same cannot provided pursuant to Section VII: Exceptions of the DOLE Manual on Freedom of Information which provides that access to official records, documents and information pertaining to official acts, transactions, or decisions, as well as government generated data/information and researches used as basis for policy development shall be afforded the public, subject to such limitations as may be provided under Executive Order No. 2, series of 2016: xxx 5. Information, documents or records known by reason of official capacity and are deemed as confidential, including those submitted or disclosed by entities to government agencies, tribunals, boards, or officers, in relation to the performance of their functions, or to inquiries or investigation conducted by them in the exercise of their administrative, regulatory and quasi-judicial powers xxx We hope we have clarified the matter. Thank you. Respectfully, Celia G. Ariola FOI Receiving Officer