Department of Health

Browse over 22029 requests from this government agency

Go Back

  • REQUEST SUBMITTED

    You have submitted an FOI request

    Date: 2019-06-18 15:51:37.287305

  • PROCESSING REQUEST

    Your request is already in review

    Date: 2019-06-25 11:27:50.133903

  • REQUEST DENIED

    Your request was denied

    Date: 2019-06-26 17:34:55.836866

  • 4

    RATE YOUR REQUEST

    How was your request?

Heat-related deaths or illnesses

Requested from DOH by M. De Vera at 03:51 PM on Jun 18, 2019.
Purpose: Research and Development
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2011 - 08/01/2018
Tracking no: #DOH-719378105548

De Vera 03:51 PM, Jun 18, 2019 

Hi! I would like to request for the following data:

The number of daily heat-related deaths/illnesses in the Philippines from January 2011 to August 2018

Receiving Officer 11:27 AM, Jun 25, 2019 

June 25, 2019

Dear Michie,

Thank you for your request dated Jun 18, 2019 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Heat-related deaths or illnesses.

We received your request on Jun 18, 2019 and will respond on or before Jul 09, 2019 03:51:37 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC03MTkzNzgxMDU1NDgM, for request with ticket number #DOH-719378105548.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer

De Vera 12:14 PM, Jun 25, 2019 

Hi!

Thank you so much for the speedy response! If possible, may the data include regional specific observations, i.e. the number of heat-related deaths or illnesses in Region I, II, etc.?

Thank you!

Sincerely,

Michie De Vera


June 26, 2019

Dear Michie De Vera,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Jun 18, 2019 03:51:37 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Heat-related deaths or illnesses.

Response to your request

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office does not have the information you have requested. The DOH conducts data collection for infant mortality, maternal mortality, neonatal tetanus mortality rate which is posted in the Field Health Service Information System (FHSIS) annual reports posted at the DOH website: https://www.doh.gov.ph/publications/serials  

However, you may want to contact the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) at their website http://psa.gov.ph  for the data you are requesting.

For further assistance you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://www.foi.gov.ph/help.

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 Undersecretary Lilibeth C. David, Chair of Data Governance Oversight Committee/ 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 Officer

Is this request offensive?

Requests for personal information and vexatious requests are not considered valid requests for Official Information.

If you believe this request is not suitable, you can report it for attention by the site administrators.