Insurance Commission

Ignacio 11:50 AM, Dec 09, 2020

December 9, 2020

Dear Riza,

Thank you for your request dated Dec 08, 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Number of Licensed Financial Advisor/ Insurance Agents in the Phillipines.

We received your request on Dec 08, 2020 and will respond on or before Dec 29, 2020 05:18:36 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://pcoomaster09182018110000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHAsSB0NvbnRlbnQiD0lDLTMwMTM0ODkwMzE4OQw, for request with ticket number #IC-301348903189.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Edmar Ignacio
FOI Officer

Espejon 02:55 PM, Dec 11, 2020

December 11, 2020

Dear Riza Gonzales,

I refer to my letter of Dec 08, 2020 05:18:36 PM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Number of Licensed Financial Advisor/ Insurance Agents in the Phillipines.

In order for us to work further on your request, we need more information from you regarding your query. Please note that in your request you stated on one part that you need information on the number Number of Licensed Financial Advisor/ lnsurance Agents in the Phillipines, while on the other part your are referring to a list of licensed financial advisor/insurance agents. These two (2) things are entirely different, as in case of a list, there may be confidentiality issues since these are individuals who may have rights under the law to be protected with their privacy. In particular, it would be helpful to know if your are interested in the number of agents/advisors only. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://dataprivacyact10052018-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHAsSB0NvbnRlbnQiD0lDLTMwMTM0ODkwMzE4OQw, for request with ticket number #IC-301348903189, 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 Mar 05, 2021 06:50:54 AM, your request will be closed.

We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Tranquilino Espejon
FOI Officer

Espejon 03:43 PM, Mar 05, 2021

Mar 05, 2021

Dear Riza,

I refer to my letter of Dec 11, 2020 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Number of Licensed Financial Advisor/ Insurance Agents in the Phillipines. 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 Mar 05, 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,

Tranquilino
FOI Officer