Department of Justice

Servallos 11:34 PM, Sep 26, 2020

Good day and greetings in the name of St. Thomas Aquinas!

I am a graduate student researching (for an academic requirement) about the government response against OSAEC in the country and would like to ask for:

1.) The number of reported cases of the said crime under the DOJ's Office of Cybercrime or Child Protection Office for the past 10 years.

2.) Number of children victimized in the past 10 years

3.) Official estimates of unreported cases of the past 10 years

4.) Budget and spending documents of the Office of Cybercrime and Child Protection Office during the past 10 years

Servallos 10:24 PM, Oct 01, 2020

Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Servallos 01:16 AM, Oct 15, 2020

Good day! following up on my request ahead of the 15th day of processing on Saturday as per the FOI EO of the President. Thank you!

Servallos 07:36 PM, Oct 22, 2020

Good day! following up on my request since it's been more than 17 days since processing started as per the required 15 day period under the FOI EO of the President. Thank you!

Servallos 08:48 PM, Nov 08, 2020

Good day! following up on my request since it's been more than a month since processing started as per the required 15 day period under the FOI EO of the President. Reminding you that I am entitled to write a complaint letter to Secretary Menardo Guevarra's office regarding this and I will if inaction continues. Thanks and hoping for your most immediate and favorable response.

03:55 PM, Dec 01, 2020

28 October 2020



Dear Neil Jayson Servallos,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 26 September 2020 at 11:34 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.


Your Request

You requested for data or information on government’s response against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) specifically the number of reported cases, number of victimized children for the period 2010 to 2020, official estimates of unreported cases for the period 2010 to 2020, and documents on budget and spending of the Office of Cybercrime for OSAEC.


Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. Enclosed is a copy of data on online sexual exploitation against children for violations of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 (RA Number 9208, as amended by RA 10364) filed before the Prosecutor’s Offices and the Regional Trial Courts in the country; and the number of children victimized since the enactment of RA Number 9208 in 2003. Unfortunately, this Office does not have available data on the number of estimated unreported cases on online sexual exploitation cases of children, as well as specific budget allocation of the Office of Cybercrime for OSAEC.

Nothing herein shall be construed as an endorsement of the use, or purpose for use, of the foregoing document.


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 Hon. Menardo I. Guevarra, Secretary, Department of Justice, Padre Faura Street, Ermita, Manila. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date when you have received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of receipt of 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 Maker
FOI Receiving Officer

Attachments:
 FOI_OSAEC Data.pdf