Department of Health

Receiving Officer 04:18 PM, Oct 26, 2023

October 26, 2023

Dear Jenina,

Thank you for your request dated Oct 26, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for The prevalence of diabetic patients with diabetic foot ulcers in the Philippines.

We received your request on Oct 26, 2023 and will respond on or before Nov 16, 2023 09:59:54 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC05MjUzMDE5NzQ3NTYM, for request with ticket number #DOH-925301974756.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Officer

Maker 08:02 AM, Oct 27, 2023

October 27, 2023

Dear Jenina Baniqued,

I refer to my letter of Oct 26, 2023 09:59:54 AM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for The prevalence of diabetic patients with diabetic foot ulcers in the Philippines.

Please be informed that we do not have this specific data on the prevalence of diabetic patients with diabetic foot ulcers; we only gather the number of people with diabetes. Can we provide this data instead?

You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC05MjUzMDE5NzQ3NTYM, for request with ticket number #DOH-925301974756, 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 Jan 18, 2024 11:59:30 PM, your request will be closed.

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

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Decision Maker
FOI Officer

Maker 08:05 AM, Dec 26, 2023

Dec 26, 2023

Dear Jenina,

I refer to my letter of Oct 27, 2023 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for The prevalence of diabetic patients with diabetic foot ulcers in 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 19, 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,

FOI Decision
FOI Officer