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    Date: 2020-10-31 11:14:47.776880

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SWAB TEST RESULT

Requested from DOH by J. ABARCA at 11:14 AM on Oct 31, 2020.
Purpose: TO KNOW TEST RESULT SWAB TEST
Date of Coverage: 10/29/2020 - 10/31/2020
Tracking no: #DOH-925552449722

ABARCA 11:14 AM, Oct 31, 2020 

I am OFW who arrived in the PH on 29 Oct 2020 together with my wife & kids. We came from Singapore. May I know the result of our test because until now we haven't got aby result yet?

Thank you.

Receiving Officer 08:47 AM, Nov 03, 2020 

November 3, 2020

Dear JAMES,

Thank you for your request dated Oct 31, 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for SWAB TEST RESULT.

We received your request on Oct 31, 2020 and will respond on or before Nov 20, 2020 11:14:47 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://2018midyear08242018-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC05MjU1NTI0NDk3MjIM, for request with ticket number #DOH-925552449722.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer


November 4, 2020

Dear JAMES ABARCA,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Oct 31, 2020 11:14:47 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for SWAB TEST RESULT.

Response to your request

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office does not have [some of]* the information you have requested. Please be informed that test results may not be requested from and released through the FOI portal as this constitutes a violation of the Data Privacy Act. Release and dissemination of the requested results is prohibited because it contains personal information of patients not for public consumption.

For follow ups regarding the results of swab tests, the testing center which conducted the swabbing would be the appropriate office to address this request. 

For further assistance you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://dataprivacyact10052018-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/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

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