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Details about the first EVALI patient in the country

Requested from DOH by T. Mañalac at 05:02 PM on Feb 27, 2020.
Purpose: Journalism; a story about vaping in the Philippines
Date of Coverage: 10/01/2019 - 12/31/2019
Tracking no: #DOH-257055627983

Mañalac 05:02 PM, Feb 27, 2020 

Hi! I'd like to request whatever information is possible about the first recorded EVALI patient in the country. I had heard word that there were issues with the diagnosis but haven't been able to see documentation of it online. Would there be a document detailing the original diagnosis and the problems that arose upon further investigation?

Thank you!

Receiving Officer 09:00 AM, Dec 22, 2020 

December 22, 2020

Dear Tristan Cesar,

Thank you for your request dated Feb 27, 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Details about the first EVALI patient in the country.

We received your request on Feb 27, 2020 and will respond on or before Mar 19, 2020 05:02:28 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC0yNTcwNTU2Mjc5ODMM, for request with ticket number #DOH-257055627983.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer


December 22, 2020

Dear Tristan Cesar Mañalac,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Feb 27, 2020 05:02:28 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Details about the first EVALI patient in the country.

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. In response to your request, we regret to inform you that we could not provide you the data that you requested. We could only provide you the previous press release on the CASE REPORT OF E-CIGARETTE OR VAPE-ASSOCIATED LUNG INJURY (EVALI) on this link: https://www.doh.gov.ph/press-release/DOH-FDA-recieves-first-PH-case-report-of-E-Cigarette-or-Vape-Associated-Lung-Inury%28EVALI%29

For further assistance you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://pcoomaster02162017181000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/help.

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Thank you.

Respectfully,
FOI Officer

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