Dear Citizen,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated 11 January 2025 at 2:46 PM under Executive Order No. 2 s. 2016 on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You asked for the Standards and Guidelines of Convention Centers/MICE Facilities and Hotels.
Response to Request
Your FOI request has been approved.
You may find the issuances related to the standards for MICE facilities and hotels through this link: https://beta.tourism.gov.ph/accreditations/#benefits
Please check the Updated Guidelines on the Progressive Accreditation System (UPAS), which contains the latest standards for MICE facilities and hotels.
We have also enclosed the National Accommodation Standards (NAS) as a reference.
National_Accommodation_Standards_for_Hotels - Legal Affairs Service - [email protected]
Please note that we can only provide some of the information you have requested as we do not have data relevant to the number/ratio of personnel working in MICE facilities or hotels.
Your right to request a review
If you are unhappy with our response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review by writing a letter or email addressed to Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco of the Department of Tourism and sending it through the email address: [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with the response and should be made within 15 working days from the date you received this response. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 working days from the date when we receive your request for review.
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).
Feedback
Additionally, for us to be able to provide you with better services, may we request you to accomplish the DOT FOI Request Feedback Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSePz8rTG_IWrLgkIGCbNu39mM4Ms7XauR9LVUiE-6y8QCxyPg/viewform
Thank you.
Respectfully,
DOT FOI Decision Maker