University of the Philippines Diliman

September 28, 2018

Dear Mr. Ong:

This refers to your request dated September 25, 2018 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request :  financial statements the past three years, i.e., balance sheets, statement of cash flows, and income statements

Purpose of request: “… for the primary purpose of assisting local college councils, students formation and organizations, local college administrators, and the general UP Diliman system, in understanding how UP Diliman funds have historically been spent the past three years, in order for these parties to craft more targeted and efficient plans and projects moving forward.”

Since you did not submit the certification as required by the UP System FOI Manual, we regret that in the meantime we are constrained to DENY your request.
You must submit the following certification  as required by the UP System FOI Manual via email to fro.updiliman@up.edu.ph once you have re-filed your request via the eFOI portal. 


CERTIFICATION TO BE SIGNED BY REQUESTING PARTY WHO FILED VIA THE EFOI PORTAL AND/OR USED THE APPLICATION FORM IN THE EFOI PORTAL

I declare that:

a.       the information I provided in the eFOI  portal and/or the eFOI request form   is complete and correct;

b.      I agree that the abovementioned  information I provided,  including my personal information,  will be uploaded by the University in the eFOI portal https://www.foi.gov.ph/ so as to enable UP to efficiently process, monitor and track my request and enable me to view the processing of the same online.

c.       I have read the University of the Philippines System Privacy Notice for the Processing of Freedom of Information Requests aside from the Privacy Notice found in the eFOI request form and  the eFOI portal; and

d.     I understand that in the event my request is granted and information is provided by UP that I am duty bound to process or use the information only for the purpose(s) stated in my request pursuant to the provisions of EO 2 Series of 2016, RA 6713 and its IRR and the Philippine Data Privacy Act and related issuances and that I will hold UP free and harmless from all liabilities for the unauthorised use of the information provided to me.

I certify to the truthfulness of the information contained in the eFOI request form  application, including the information on my Filipino citizenship.

Signature:      ___________________________
                                                                                                                        					______________________________________                                                                                                                                                                  					Person Administering Oath


Once you are able to provide the certification you may re-file your request within a period of sixty (60) days from receipt of this letter.

Thank you

Very truly yours,

Stella A. Francisco
FOI Receiving Officer