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Number of Transgender death cases in the Philippines

Requested from DOJ by J. Zafra at 09:07 PM on Aug 17, 2020.
Purpose: Research purposes
Date of Coverage: 08/17/2020 - 08/17/2020
Tracking no: #DOJ-084246691200

Zafra 09:07 PM, Aug 17, 2020 

Hi I would like to request for a statistics of total transgender women deaths from January 2015 to August 2020 including the ff:

- reason of their death/killing
- number of cases resolved
-number of cases unsolved
- Age demographics of transgender women who died/killed 
- area/region in the country where most of the death cases happened
- specific number cases of transgender deaths in Olongapo.

Dulin 08:47 AM, Aug 18, 2020 

August 18, 2020

Dear Jericho,

Thank you for your request dated Aug 17, 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Number of Transgender death cases in the Philippines.

We received your request on Aug 17, 2020 and will respond on or before Sep 07, 2020 09:07:06 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSi0wODQyNDY2OTEyMDAM, for request with ticket number #DOJ-084246691200.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Irene Dulin
FOI Officer


March 8, 2021

Dear Jericho Zafra,

Greetings!

Per this Department's National Prosecution Service - Docket Section, the data on killing of transgender women cannot be derived from the current system of filing in the Department.

Pursuant to the People’s Freedom of Information (FOI) Manual of this Department, a denial may be administratively appealed, in writing, to this Department’s Central FOI Committee within fifteen (15) calendar days, either from notice of denial, or from the lapse of the period to respond to the instant request. The appeal shall be decided by the Secretary of Justice, within thirty (30) calendar days from filing of said appeal, based on the recommendations of the above-said Committee. Note that the lapse of the thirty-day period without any decision having been rendered shall be deemed denial of the appeal.

If the decision on the appeal is unfavorable to the requester, or that the appeal was not acted upon within the thirty-day period, the requester may lodge an administrative appeal before the Office of the President pursuant to Administrative Order No. 22, s. 2011.

Upon exhaustion of administrative remedies, judicial action may be resorted by the requester in accordance with the Rules of Court.

Thank you.

Respectfully,
GEORGE O. ORTHA II
Chief State Counsel 
FOI Decision Maker

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