Philippine Institute for Development Studies

Salcedo 11:20 AM, Nov 23, 2022

November 23, 2022

Dear Mr. Ordonio:

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

We received your request on November 23, 2022, and will respond on or before December 15, 2022, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Thank you,

NOVIE D. SALCEDO
FOI Receiving Officer

Salcedo 06:46 AM, Dec 13, 2022

December 13, 2022

Dear Oliver Jayson Ordonio,

I refer to my letter of Nov 23, 2022 10:53:02 AM; about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for General Election years (2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and 2022) and LGU local health expenditures.

Our response to your request is due on Dec 14, 2022 10:53:02 AM. Unfortunately, it is taking longer than expected to deal with your request because we need to prepare the necessary data and clear it with our Data Privacy Officer.

I apologize for this delay but have applied for an extension so we could work further on your request. We hope to be able to send you a response on or before Jan 11, 2023 10:53:02 AM.

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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEVBJRFMtMjkzOTQ3NDkwMjAwDA, for request with ticket number #PIDS-293947490200.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Novie Salcedo
FOI Officer

Salcedo 04:17 PM, Dec 14, 2022

December 14, 2022

Dear Oliver Jayson Ordonio,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Nov 23, 2022 10:53:02 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for General Election years (2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and 2022) and LGU local health expenditures.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. Below are some of the PIDS publications related to your topic of interest:
1.	PIDS DP 2020-06: Efficiency of Local Governments in Health Service Delivery: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis (https://pidswebs.pids.gov.ph/CDN/PUBLICATIONS/pidsdps2006.pdf); and
2.	DP 2017-58: Decentralization and Health in the Philippines: A Systematic Review of Empirical Evidences (https://pidswebs.pids.gov.ph/CDN/PUBLICATIONS/pidsdps1758.pdf).

Kindly check other PIDS publications that are available on our website (https://www.pids.gov.ph/publications). Also, you may want to visit the Socioeconomic Research Portal for the Philippines (SERP-P) website (https://serp-p.pids.gov.ph/) to access research papers produced not only by PIDS, but also by other academic and research institutions.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response, by writing to the Central Appeals and Review Committee through nsalcedo@pids.gov.ph. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response,  and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result, within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. 

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).

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Respectfully,
Novie D. Salcedo
FOI Officer