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Date: June 23, 2021, 11:40 a.m.
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Date: 2021-06-23 17:33:19.000000
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Date: 2021-07-16 20:00:11.000000
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Published by Presidential Management Staff(PMS) on June 23, 2021.
Requested from PMS by O. Lim at 11:40 AM on
June 23, 2021.
Purpose: Statistics of licensed health professionals who are working in other non-health government offices
Date of Coverage: 01/01/1990 - 06/23/2021
Tracking no: #PMS-951352905259
Dear colleagues in the National Government, We are gathering data on the number of LICENSED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, also known as the Human Resources for Health, who are working in other government sectors outside of the health sector, regardless of their position. In line with this, may we ask how many among your employees are licensed medical and allied health professionals by profession, regardless of their current position? Please disaggregate per profession. Kindly let us know if your Department is able to tag employees if they are licensed health professionals or not. Thank you.
June 23, 2021 Dear MARY JOY, Thank you for your request dated Jun 23, 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for REQUEST FOR THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES WHO ARE LICENSED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN YOUR DEPARTMENT. We received your request on Jun 23, 2021 and will respond on or before Jul 14, 2021 11:40:05 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEFBNUy05NTEzNTI5MDUyNTkM, for request with ticket number #PMS-951352905259. Thank you. Respectfully, Dominga R. Flores FOI Officer
June 25, 2021 Dear MARY JOY PADILLA, I refer to my letter of Jun 23, 2021 11:40:05 AM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for REQUEST FOR THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES WHO ARE LICENSED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN YOUR DEPARTMENT. May we note that the ID you have presented is already invalid. In order for us to work further on your request, we have sent a message to your number provided herein regarding the submission of your valid ID. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foipmo11182019094952-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEFBNUy05NTEzNTI5MDUyNTkM, for request with ticket number #PMS-951352905259, to respond. During the period of us awaiting your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before Sep 17, 2021 06:27:16 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Dominga R. Flores FOI Officer
June 29, 2021 Dear MARY JOY PADILLA, Thank you for your response dated June 28, 2021, with regard to my letter regarding clarifying your request on REQUEST FOR THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES WHO ARE LICENSED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN YOUR DEPARTMENT, dated Jun 25, 2021 02:33 PM. We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until Jul 16, 2021 11:40 AM to respond regarding our findings. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEFBNUy05NTEzNTI5MDUyNTkM, for request with ticket number #PMS-951352905259. Thank you. Respectfully, Dominga R. Flores FOI Officer
July 16, 2021 Ms. MARY JOY C. PADILLA Department of Health Health Human Resource Development Bureau Building 12, DOH Compound Sta. Cruz, Manila Dear Ms. Padilla: This refers to your request lodged through the eFOI portal on June 23, 2021, regarding the number of licensed health professionals employed in the Office of the President-Presidential Management Staff (OP-PMS). Please be informed that your request does not fall within the purview of Executive Order no. 02, series of 2016, in line with Section 7, Article III of the Constitution, which guarantees the right of the people to information on matters of public concern. Given this, your request is hereby denied. However, since your request, being official in nature, involves the Department of Health’s data-gathering initiative as you claim, you may course the same through proper official channels, i.e., a formal correspondence from the Secretary of Health addressed to the Head, OP-PMS. For guidance. Thank you. Very truly yours, MA. VIVIAN R. PUNO Assistant Secretary and Acting Deputy Head