Philippine Council for Health Research and Development

Gonzales 02:45 PM, Mar 29, 2023

March 29, 2023

Dear Ms. Lindayao, 

Thank you for your request dated March 27, 2023, under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. You are requesting information regarding the increase and decrease of Premarital Sex Activities in the Philippines from the year 2021-2022.

The Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD), a sectoral council under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), is mandated to: (1) formulate policies, plans, programs, projects, and strategies for health S&T development; (2) program and allocate government and external funds for research and development (R&D); (3) monitor R&D projects; and (4) generate external funds.

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, we regret that our office does not have the information you have requested. However, we referred your request to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

You may also directly coordinate with the aforementioned institution at:

Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Telephone number: (02) 8462 6600 loc. 833/834/839, 8938-5267
Email address: info@psa.gov.ph, ons@psa.gov.ph

For more information, we also highly suggest you connect with the University of the Philippines - Population Institute (UPPI), the proponent of the Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study. You may reach them using this contact information (tel no.: +63 8981 8500 loc. 2457/2468/2477 and email address: popinst@up.edu.ph).

Kindly accomplish the PCHRD FOI Request Feedback Form at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMmMunhzF0c-LOOzzfZn3agWBcBbAAdYTqZAHJ4xcQ-TFyyg/viewform

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact us using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://pcoomaster11222017130000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHwsSB0NvbnRlbnQiElBDSFJELTY4NzkwMjczNDE2OAw, with ticket number #PCHRD-687902734168.

Thank you,

Respectfully yours,

Alec Benjamin M. Gonzales
DOST-PCHRD FOI Receiving Officer