Department of Health(DOH)

Dear eFOI user,

About my letter, regarding your request made under Executive Order No. 2, s. 2016 on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch; specifically your request on Anonymized and Aggregated Data on Terminally Ill Patients in Davao City.

To effectively address your request, we kindly request additional information from you. This will enable us to provide you with the best possible service. Specifically, we require you to specify the "terminal illness data" that you need, as this request is too broad. Your prompt response will allow us to proceed with your request on time.

To respond to the request with ticket number #DOH-703730294348, please use the reply function located on the eFOI portal at https://savethedatev211152018-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyIAsSB0NvbnRlbnQiE0ZPSVBNTy01OTM3NzM2Njg1NjcM.

You will have 60 calendar days from the time of response to provide the requested information. We kindly request that you respond as soon as possible.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Officer

Department of Health

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your request made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

We have received your request on Anonymized and Aggregated Data on Terminally Ill Patients in Davao City. We will respond and process your request on or before Aug. 29, 2025, in compliance with the Executive Order’s implementing rules and regulations. Please be informed that we endorsed your request to the Davao Center for Health Development (CHD) and Hospitals in Region 11 include: Davao Occidental General Hospital, Davao Regional Medical Center (DRMC), and Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) for action. Kindly wait for their response, thank you.

Should you have any questions regarding this request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal for request with ticket number #DOH-703730294348.

Further, please be advised that this is a public site, and any information shared in this conversation thread will be visible to the public. Therefore, we kindly request that you refrain from disclosing any sensitive personal information or data in this thread.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Foi Receiving Officer

FOI Officer

Department of Health

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your request dated Aug. 8, 2025, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You have requested the Anonymized and Aggregated Data on Terminally Ill Patients in Davao City.

I am pleased to inform you that your FOI request has been approved. Davao Occidental General Hospital (DOGH) respectfully submits its reply to the memorandum issued on August 11, 2025, requesting a response to eFOI Request #DOH-922898708102 & #DOH-703730294348. Attached herewith is the document related to Aggregated Data on Terminally Ill Patients in Magsaysay, Davao del Sur, for the years 2020-2025.

Please be advised that we also referred this FOI request to the DOH Regional Office 11 Davao and DOH Hospitals such as Davao Regional Medical Center and Southern Philippines Medical Center.

We shall send response once data is available, thank you.

Your right to request a review

If you are dissatisfied with our response to your FOl request, you have the option to request an internal review. To initiate this process, kindly submit your written appeal for review addressed to the Central Appeals and Review Committee (CARC) at [email protected]. Please provide a detailed explanation of your dissatisfaction with our response within 15 calendar days from the date of receiving this response. We will conduct the review and communicate the outcome within 30 calendar days from the receipt of your review request.

Should you remain unsatisfied with the review outcome, you retain the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Foi Receiving Officer

FOI Officer

Department of Health