University of the Philippines Manila

Officer 03:27 PM, Apr 14, 2023

April 14, 2023

Dear Zach,

Thank you for your request dated Apr 12, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Scheduling Policy - Philippine General Hospital.

We received your request on Apr 12, 2023 and will respond on or before May 03, 2023 03:16:31 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEFVQTS0xODc5MDAwNTI1NDUM, for request with ticket number #UPM-187900052545.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Officer

Vice-Chancellor for Administration 07:16 AM, Apr 19, 2023

April 19, 2023

Dear Zach Balasta,

I refer to my letter of Apr 12, 2023 03:16:31 PM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Scheduling Policy - Philippine General Hospital.

As advised by the UPM-PGH, to proceed with this FOI request, please be guided by the following:
1) The requester shall seek endorsement first from the UP Manila Research Ethics Board (UPMREB) prior to the approval of this request. There are forms to be filled out and instructions are given in the UPMREB website (reb.upm.edu.ph).
2) Subsequently, the requester shall register with the Research Grants Administration Office (RGAO) via online.
3) Once clearance has been obtained, the PGH Expanded Hospital Research Office (EHRO) will issue a permit for the request to proceed and be acted upon by the PGH HRDD.
4) For clarification and other inquiries pertaining to the conduct of research in PGH, the EHRO can be reached at telephone number 8554-8400 local 2064. Its office is located on the second floor of UP PGH.


Once you have the permit you may send it to using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://pcoomaster11222017130000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEFVQTS0xODc5MDAwNTI1NDUM, for request with ticket number #UPM-187900052545, to respond.

During the period of us awaiting your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before Jul 11, 2023 11:14:59 PM, your request will be closed.

We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Decision Maker, Vice-Chancellor for Administration
FOI Officer

Vice-Chancellor for Administration 10:36 AM, Jun 18, 2023

Jun 18, 2023

Dear Zach,

I refer to my letter of Apr 19, 2023 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Scheduling Policy - Philippine General Hospital. In particular, I had requested specific information for you to clarify upon in order for us to proceed with the request.

As we have not received a reply within the 60-day working period since the letter requesting for clarification was sent out, we regret to inform you that this request will be closed as of Jul 12, 2023.

You may wish to submit a new request describing the specific information you are looking for, and we will be able to consider it under the guidelines as stated in Executive Order No. 2.

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 or visiting our central office. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive 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 Officer