Department of Agriculture(DA)

February 16, 2022 Dear Benedict Ella, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Feb 15, 2022 12:00:49 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Vanilla Importation & Exportation in the Philippines. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. Currently, according to DA High Value Crops Development Program, our Department do not have data on vanilla production. The newly organized Vanilla Growers Association of the Philippines (VGAP), still to apply for SEC registration, is spearheaded by a Core Planning Group led by Basil Bolinao and is developing the 2022-2026 Philippine Vanilla Industry Roadmap. It is also a new program under DA. For more information on Vanilla production, please coordinate with Vanilla Growers Association of the Philippines (VGAP) thru Mr. Basil Bolinao at [email protected] 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 William D. Dar. 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, AFID FOI Receiving Office