April 28, 2023
Dear Mr. Sarmiento,
Thank you for your request dated April 26, 2023, under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. You are requesting for the information of the following:
1.) The number of Invasive Cosmetic Procedures conducted in the last 5 years in the Philippines.
2.) Number of accredited doctors and hospitals that are allowed to conduct invasive cosmetic procedures
The Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD), a sectoral council under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), is mandated to: (1) formulate policies, plans, programs, projects, and strategies for health S&T development; (2) program and allocate government and external funds for research and development (R&D); (3) monitor R&D projects; and (4) generate external funds.
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, we regret that our office does not have the information you have requested. However, we referred your request to the Department of Health (DOH).
For no. 1, we also suggest you coordinate with the Philippine Society for Cosmetic Surgery (PSCS). You may contact them at: +63 918 985 3668
For no. 2, you may directly coordinate with the Department of Health - Health Human Resource Development Bureau (DOH-HHRDB) and Department of Health - Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau. You may directly contact them at;
1. Department of Health - Health Human Resource Development Bureau (DOH-HHRDB)
Email address:
[email protected]
Telephone number: (632) 8651-7800 local 4203, 4225-27, 4250-54
2. Department of Health - Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (DOH-HFSRB)
Email address:
[email protected]
Telephone number: (632) 8651-7800 local 2527
Kindly accomplish the PCHRD FOI Request Feedback Form at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMmMunhzF0c-LOOzzfZn3agWBcBbAAdYTqZAHJ4xcQ-TFyyg/viewform
Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact us using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHwsSB0NvbnRlbnQiElBDSFJELTgwMjUyNTE2NDg3OQw, with ticket number #PCHRD-802525164879.
Thank you,
Respectfully yours,
Alec Benjamin M. Gonzales
DOST-PCHRD FOI Receiving Officer