Philippine Commission on Women(PCW)

Hi,

I would like to request for available statistics on women in the Philippine retail industry for a story featuring the effect of COVID-19 on women's salaries, work load, and general well being during the pandemic.

Sincerely yours,
Aileen Macalintal

September 20, 2021

Dear Ms. Aileen Macalintal,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated September 16, 2021, 12:36 PM, under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for available statistics on women in the Philippine retail industry 

Response to your request

While we appreciate the topic for this story feature, we are denying this request because the data being requested is not available from our agency. However, we source out similar information from the Philippine Statistics Authority on employment or unemployment. Upon review, we found data on the employment rate of women however, we did not find any on women's involvement in the retail industry. You may access the above-mentioned data here: https://psa.gov.ph/content/employed-women.
 
For further assistance you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://pcoomaster11222017130000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/help.

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 agency head at [email protected]. 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,
Franz Dela Cruz
FOI Officer