Department of Health(DOH)

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your requestFebruary 19, 2025d today, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

We have received your request on Geriatric, February 19, 2025. We will respond and process your request on or before March 12, 2025, in compliance with the Executive Order’s implementing rules and regulations.

Please be informed that we have endorsed your request to the Health Facility Development Bureau (HFDB), National Center for Geriatric Health (NCGH), and Epidemiology Bureau (EB) for action. We'll send you feedback once available.

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-056399657846.

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Officer

Department of Health

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your request dated Feb. 19, 2025, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You have requested the Geriatric data.

Below are the responses from the Health Facility Development Bureau to your request for the Guidelines for Designing and Planning a Geriatric Center:

The HFDB provides a copy of 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 Geriatric Care, kindly refer to the Resource Stratified Framework for Geriatric Care as an Annex in the guidelines.

You may access the said issuance through this link: http://tinyurl.com/DOSpecialtyCenters

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

Department of Health