Javier 06:31 PM, Oct 04, 2023
Greetings! I am Justin Nicole Javier, a 3rd-year Architecture student of Mapua University, Intramuros.
In compliance with the course requirements, I would like to request for your permission in obtaining a
copy of the documents relevant to my study, Adaptive Reuse of El Hogar Building listed below.
Floor Plans of El Hogar Filipino Building
Thank you.
Justin Nicole S. Javier
justinnicolesj@gmail.com
Undergraduate student
Officer 03:32 PM, Oct 05, 2023
October 5, 2023
Dear Citizen,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated Oct 04, 2023 06:31:21 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You asked for Floor Plan of El Hogar Filipino Building.
Response to Request
Response to Request
Your FOI request is approved. Significant details about the El Hogar Filipino building may be accessed from a court decision, accessible at https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1927/jul1927/gr_l-26649_1927.html. The United States and its Territories 1870-1825: The Age of Imperialism website (https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/philamer) is also rich with information and articles regarding the said structure. A supplementary article featuring a glimpse of the El Hogar Filipino Building is also available on the Arquitectura Manila website at http://arquitecturamanila.blogspot.com/2014/04/el-hogar-filipino-building.html. We also suggest exploring the Manila Nostalgia and Nostalgia with Old Manila Facebook groups for old photographs collected and preserved by various history, cultural, and heritage enthusiasts.
Please be informed that we do not have access and copy of the structure's plans since it is privately owned. Due to the Data Privacy Act of 2012, we are not authorized to disclose the whereabouts of the property owner. Moreover, you may wish to contact the Department of Tourism, Culture, and Arts of Manila of the City of Manila LGU through the following:
Rm. 140, Ground Floor, Manila City Hall
A. Villegas St., Manila, Philippines.
Tel. Nos.: 5310-2048, 5310-5224, 5310-5158
dtcam@manila.gov.ph
Your right to request a review
If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to conduct an internal review of the response by writing to Ms. Carminda R. Arevalo through the e-mail address records@nhcp.gov.ph. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response and should be made within 15 calendar days of receiving this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days of receiving 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,
ROSCELLE C. CRUZ, RL, MLIS
FOI Receiving Officer
