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Wild Edible Plants of the Philippines

Requested from BPI by J. Española at 02:11 AM on Dec 23, 2022.
Purpose: Undergraduate Thesis
Date of Coverage: 11/01/2022 - 12/23/2022
Tracking no: #BPI-971359268679

Española 02:11 AM, Dec 23, 2022 

I am Joshua Ian Española, a 4th Year student in PUP Sta. Mesa Campus, studying  Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. I humbly inquire if  has image datasets of wild local plants that are safe for human consumption and would like to request permission in obtaining them if possible. They will be used for our Undergraduate thesis about using image recognition of wild edible plants where the datasets will be used to train an ai model.

Some examples I found online are: 
Acacia farnesiana
Portulaca oleracea
Trifolium pratense
Pandanus
Rubus rosifolius Linn

Officer 02:20 PM, Dec 28, 2022 

December 28, 2022

Dear Joshua Ian,

Thank you for your request dated Dec 23, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Wild Edible Plants of the Philippines.

We received your request on Dec 23, 2022 and will respond on or before Jan 13, 2023 02:11:43 AM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foipmo04082020015559-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEEJQSS05NzEzNTkyNjg2NzkM, for request with ticket number #BPI-971359268679.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI  Receiving Officer
FOI Officer

Division 01:45 PM, Jan 06, 2023 

January 6, 2023

Dear Joshua Ian Española,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Dec 23, 2022 02:11:43 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Wild Edible Plants of the Philippines.

Response to Request

This refers to your inquiry for the image datasets of wild local plants that are safe for human consumption which will be used in your Undergraduate thesis. Sorry to inform you that our office doesn’t have datasets that you are requesting. We don’t grow wild plants also. But, we have Indigenous Plants that you can also use as samples for your study. Alugbati, Pako (ferns), Talinum and other Indigenous Fruit/Vegetable Crops.
You can visit our office located at 692 San Andres St. Malate, Manila if you wish to get pictures of this and to get some samples for your study!
Thank You!

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Crop Research and Production Support Division
FOI Receiving Officer

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