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Number of Individuals Rehabilitated from Prostitution in the Philippines

Requested from PCW by M. Mercene at 01:08 PM on Dec 10, 2021.
Purpose: For a Data Journalism Project that would analyze the situation of prostitution in the Philippines
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2009 - 12/10/2021
Tracking no: #PCW-201406055400

Mercene 01:08 PM, Dec 10, 2021 

Good day!

I am Mark Vincent R. Mercene, a BS Development Communication student from the University of the Philippines Los Baños. I would like to request your available data about the number of individuals rehabilitated from prostitution from 2009-2021 for every region in the Philippines. I would like to use this data for our project in my data journalism class, where I would like to analyze the situation of prostitution in the country.

If you have any concerns, you can contact me through my email address, mrmercene@up.edu.ph. Thank you so much!

Calma 11:13 AM, Dec 15, 2021 

December 15, 2021

Dear Mark Vincent Mercene,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Dec 10, 2021 01:08:02 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Number of Individuals Rehabilitated from Prostitution in the Philippines.

Response to your request

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office does not have the information you have requested. However, you may wish to contact DSWD.

We have been informed that the data you are seeking may be requested to each RCFs (Residential Care Facility) across the country. But to get this information, you should consider writing a formal letter of request addressed to the Policy Development and Planning Bureau (PDPB).

The directory of DSWD Residential Care Facilities can be accessed in this link: https://www.dswd.gov.ph/standards-bureau/

Also here is the details of DSWD's Policy Development and Planning Bureau that the letter should be addressed to:

Ms. Joseline P. Niwane
Concurrent Head
Policy Development and Planning Bureau
Email: pdpb@dswd.gov.ph
Contact number: 8-931-81-01 to 07 Locals:  317, 318, 319, 325, 329, 320

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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,
Franz Dela Cruz
FOI Officer


I greatly appreciate this. Thank you so much!

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