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Latest National and Regional Data of Number of Visually Impaired Students in the Philippines

Requested from PSA by Z. De La Cruz at 02:38 AM on Nov 28, 2022.
Purpose: Architectural Thesis
Date of Coverage: 11/28/2022 - 11/28/2022
Tracking no: #PSA-902893578061

De La Cruz 02:38 AM, Nov 28, 2022 

Good Day! I am taking up Architectural Thesis and I would want to request the following information/data:

-  Latest National (Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao) and Regional Statistics of the Visually Impaired in the Philippines in the years 2017- 2022
-  Region and Province(s) with the most population of persons with Visual Impairment (which includes: totally blind, partially blind, light perception, color blind, etc.)
-  Region and Province(s) with the most Number of Students with Visual Impairment
-  Any other related information

Nisperos 04:55 PM, Nov 28, 2022 

November 28, 2022

Dear Zsabelle Alyssa De La Cruz,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Nov 28, 2022 02:38:26 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for Latest National and Regional Data of Number of Visually Impaired Students  in the Philippines.

We were able to determine that this particular information is already available online and therefore cannot be counted as a valid FOI request. 

Please be informed that we have recently released data on disability based on our CPH 2020. However, our data are limited to the links below:

Functional Difficulty in the Philippines: For Household Population Five Years Old and Over (2020 Census of Population and Housing)
https://psa.gov.ph/population-and-housing/node/168274

TABLE C. Household Population 5 Years Old and Over by Age Group, Sex, Domain or Type of Functional Difficulty, and Level of Severity: Philippines, 2020
https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/%28approved%29Statistical%20Tables%20on%20Functional%20Difficulty_PMMJ_CRD.xlsx

For our 2010 CPH data, kindly check this link:
Persons with Disability in the Philippines (Results from the 2010 Census)
https://psa.gov.ph/content/persons-disability-philippines-results-2010-census 

Table 1. Household Population with Disability by Age Group, Sex, and Region: Philippines, 2010: https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/Disability%20by%20Age%20Group%20and%20Sex.pdf

You may also check results of our National Disability Prevalence Survey for more information on disability: https://psa.gov.ph/content/national-disability-prevalence-survey

For more specific data on this, you may try to coordinate with the Department of Social Welfare and Development. 

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

Noel G. Perez
(Information Technology Officer III)
Officer-in-Charge
Information Technology and Dissemination Service

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