Department of Health(DOH)

Dear eFOI user,

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

We have received your request on Snake Bite deaths and hospitalizations, on February 12, 2025. We will respond and process your request on or before March 4, 2025, in compliance with the Executive Order’s implementing rules and regulations.

Please be informed that we have endorsed your request to the 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-874543527949.

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,

Good day!

Please be advised that we have endorsed your request to the selected DOH Hospitals:

1. San Lazaro Hospital

2. Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital

3. Cagayan Valley Medical Center

4. RITM

5. EAMC

6. Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center

7. Western Visayas Sanitarium and General Hospital

8. Cebu South Medical Center

9. Camiguin General Hospital

We'll send you the feedback once available.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Officer

Department of Health

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your request dated Feb. 11, 2025, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You have requested Snake Bite deaths and hospitalizations

I am pleased to inform you that your FOI request has been approved. Please visit the Google drive link below for the available data. We are currently consolidating the data submitted to us by concerned DOH offices and we ask that you regularly visit the said link, as this is where we shall upload the data. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1B9S5p1VbVrVKyEk9OTkBIgGZuysgEdYb?usp=sharing

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