Department of National Defense(DND)

March 7, 2023 Dear Ms. Tomacruz, Greetings! Thank you for your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for a copy of the appointment papers of Senior Undersecretary/ Officer-in-Charge, DND Sec. Carlito G. Galvez, Jr. and AFP Chief of Staff General Andres Centino. Response to your request We are pleased to inform you that your FOI request has been approved. A copy of the information you have requested will be sent through your email. May we also request you to provide us your feedback on this transaction through our client survey form: http://tiny.cc/dndfoifeedback 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 Undersecretary of National Defense who heads the Central Appeals and Review Committee. 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). Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Receiving Officer

March 7, 2023 Dear Ms. Tomacruz, Greetings! Thank you for your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for a copy of the appointment papers of Senior Undersecretary/ Officer-in-Charge, DND Sec. Carlito G. Galvez, Jr. and AFP Chief of Staff General Andres Centino. Response to your request We are pleased to inform you that your FOI request has been approved. A copy of the information you have requested will be sent through your email. May we also request you to provide us your feedback on this transaction through our client survey form: http://tiny.cc/dndfoifeedback 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 Undersecretary of National Defense who heads the Central Appeals and Review Committee. 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). Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Receiving Officer