Philippine Postal Corporation

Abelardo 11:09 AM, Sep 29, 2022

September 29, 2022

Dear Fred Jordan Mikhail,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Sep 26, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Clarifications on Provided Data on Post Office Statistics in Bohol.

Response to your request

We are denying this request for the same does not actually pertain to any existing document.

We will just provide answers to your query directly in this reply.

1. What are the differences/definitions of mail posted, delivered, and undelivered?

Mails posted - are mails posted in the different Post Offices for delivery by Letter Carriers in designated delivery Post Offices

Mails delivered - are mails received from the Post Office of posting / mailing and which were delivered by Letter Carriers 

Mails undelivered - are mails which are received for delivery by a particular Post Office but which were not successfully delivered for several reasons: either the addressee moved, office is closed, addressee is deceased, addressee is unknown at the given address, etc. These undelivered mails will then be returned to the sender (RTS)

2. In tab “Top availed postal services in Bohol”, what do the numbers signify? Is it number of mails sent? And as of what date/CY is the data collected?

        -The numbers signify in pieces and this top availed postal services is based on Mail Volume Posted. The data collected is as of CY 2021.

3. In tab “List of Bohol Post Office”, why is Corella, Dauis, Sikatuna, Danao, Sagbayan fall under Tagbilaran PO? And why is San Isidro under Antequera, so on and so forth.

Post Offices under a certain Post office as in the case of Dauis, Sikatuna, etc which are under Tagbilaran P.O. means that these Post Offices are considered as extension Post Offices and do not have any Postmaster. In the example, their mother Post Office is Tagbilaran City Post Office.  These extension Post Offices are manned by Letter Carriers. Their financial accountability (stamps) is not given directly to them from the Area Stamp Custodian but are from their mother Post Office. These extension Post Offices also do not offer Money Order Service.   

4. In tab "No. of LC Bohol", as of what date/CY is the data collected?
        -The No. of LC in Bohol is as of JUNE 2022.

We hope we have answered your query.

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 PHLPost Central Appeals and Review Committee. You may address the same to:

The Postmaster General & CEO
Philippine Postal Corporation
3F Manila Post Office Bldg.
Liwasang Bonifacio, Magallanes Drive
1000 Manila City, Metro Manila
Email – pmg@phlpost.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 further to the Office of the Board of Directors of PHLPost, whose decision is appealable to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).


Thank you.

Respectfully,


Atty. Mark Joseph Abelardo
FOI Receiving Officer