Mines and Geosciences Bureau

Officer 07:41 AM, Oct 23, 2023

October 23, 2023

Dear Ms. Yacat,

Thank you for your request dated Oct 20, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Shapefile of the Geologic Map of the Philippines.

We received your request on Oct 20, 2023 and will respond on or before Nov 10, 2023 05:11:01 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://pcoomaster07052018110000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEE1HQi0wMTA0OTgwNjk1MTQM, for request with ticket number #MGB-010498069514.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Officer

Office 01:56 PM, Oct 25, 2023

October 25, 2023

Dear Ms. Yacat,

I refer to my letter of Oct 20, 2023 05:11:01 PM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Shapefile of the Geologic Map of the Philippines.

Kindly see the attached reply from the MGB - Lands Geological Survey Division (LGSD) which was also sent to your email address on October 04, 2023 at 8:00 AM.

You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEE1HQi0wMTA0OTgwNjk1MTQM, for request with ticket number #MGB-010498069514, to respond or you may directly coordinate with our LGSD at telephone number (02) 8667-6700 local 180.

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 Jan 17, 2024 05:52:48 AM, your request will be closed.

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

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Central  Office
FOI Officer

Attachments:
 Geologic map of the Philippines_(10.24.23).png

Office 02:00 PM, Dec 24, 2023

Dec 24, 2023

Dear Cherry Ann,

I refer to my letter of Oct 25, 2023 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Shapefile of the Geologic Map of the Philippines. 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 Jan 17, 2024.

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,

Central 
FOI Officer