Department of Health(DOH)

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your requestMarch 14, 2025d yesterday, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

We have received your request on DOH Eye Center,March 14, 2025d March 14, 2025. We will respond and process your request on or before April 3, 2025, in compliance with the Executive Order’s implementing rules and regulations. Please be informed that we endorsed your request to the DOH Health Facility Development Bureau (HFDB) for item 3 and East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) for items 1-2 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-836317482935.

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 Officer

Department of Health

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your request dated March 13, 2025, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You have requested the number of FOI Users from 2016 to the present.

I am pleased to inform you that your FOI request has been approved. This pertains to your request on any available Design and Planning Guidelines for Eye Centers in the Philippines The DOH Health Facility Development Bureau (HFDB) provides you a copy of the Department Order No. 2021-0001 and its amendments which designate DOH hospitals for 17 Specialty Centers. For related information on the Design and Planning Guidelines for Eye Care, kindly refer to the Resource Stratified Framework for Eye Care as an Annex in the Guidelines. You may access the said issuance through this link: https://bit.ly/DO20210001-SpecialtyCenters

Please be informed that your request for data on DOH Eye Center has been endorsed to the East Avenue Medical Center.

We have yet to receive a response from EAMC and shall provide the data to your email once available. For queries or clarifications, kindly contact HFDB at telephone number (02) 8651-7800 local 1401 or through [email protected]

Kindly accomplish the FOI Request Feedback form at the link: https://bit.ly/DOHFOIFeedbackForm

Your right to request a review

If you are dissatisfied with our response to your FOI request, you have the option to request an internal review. To initiate this process, kindly submit your written appeal for review addressed to [insert name of Secretary and postal/e-mail address]. 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

Department of Health