Department of Health

Receiving Officer 01:07 PM, Sep 11, 2023

September 11, 2023

Dear Brandon,

Thank you for your request dated Sep 08, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for DOH Cancer Incidence.

We received your request on Sep 08, 2023 and will respond on or before Sep 29, 2023 01:55:28 AM, 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC01MDQxMjQxNTE3MDcM, for request with ticket number #DOH-504124151707.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Officer

Maker 02:46 PM, Sep 11, 2023

Good day!

Please be informed that we have endorsed your request to Epidemiology Bureau (EB) for action. Kindly await for their response.

Thank you!

Maker 02:15 PM, Sep 24, 2023

September 24, 2023

Dear Brandon Cachapero,

I refer to my letter of Sep 08, 2023 01:55:28 AM; about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for DOH Cancer Incidence.

Our response to your request is due on Sep 29, 2023 01:55:28 AM. Unfortunately, it is taking longer than expected to deal with your request because we are awaiting for the response from Epidemiology Bureau

We also would like to inform you that the mandate of HFSRB is to provide licensing and accreditation of health facilities and does not do data gathering on different forms of cancer,

For further assistance, you can also contact the DOH disease Prevention and Control Bureau at telephone number (02) 8651-7800 local 1732-1734 or email at dpcbscd@doh.gov.ph

I apologize for this delay but have applied for an extension so we could work further on your request. We hope to be able to send you a response on or before Oct 27, 2023 01:55:28 AM.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC01MDQxMjQxNTE3MDcM, for request with ticket number #DOH-504124151707.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Decision Maker
FOI Officer

Maker 08:24 AM, Jan 31, 2024

January 31, 2024

Dear Brandon Cachapero,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Sep 08, 2023 01:55:28 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for DOH Cancer Incidence.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

We are sending you the 2023 partial data on 20 years old and above found positive or suspect with cervical cancer among those screened reported in the Field Health Services Information System (FHSIS). However, data are only available starting 2019, which can be found at the DOH website: https://www.doh.gov.ph/publications/serials (FHSIS Annual Reports > Non-Communicable Disease). Also, other data requests are not available in the FHSIS reports.

Thank you

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  DOH Central Appeals and Review Committee, at foi@doh.gov.ph. 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,

FOI Decision Maker
FOI Receiving Officer

Attachments:
 2023 Cancer Prevention & Control.zip
 b. LRF_14Sept2023 (1).pdf