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Health and Wellness Tourism

Published by Department of Tourism(DOT) on Feb. 14, 2025.
Requested from DOT by M. Hapa at 10:58 PM on Feb. 14, 2025.
Purpose: Research and development
Tracking no: #DOT-787381777843

***** Feb. 14, 2025, 10:58 p.m.

Good day! I would like to request for information regarding medical tourism: 1. Number of Health and Wellness Establishments accredited by the Department of Tourism 2. List of Health and Wellness establishments accredited by the Department of Tourism 3. Number of Foreign Patients (their age, country/ nationality, and kinds of treatment/ service they avail) 4. Number of Local Patients (age, and kinds of treatment/ service they avail) 5. Number of Medical tourists per region

R.OFFICE Feb. 18, 2025, 9:07 a.m.

Dear eFOI user,

About your letter dated 14 February 2025 at 10:58 PM, regarding your request made under Executive Order No. 2, s. 2016 on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch; specifically your request on "Health and Wellness Tourism."

To effectively address your request, we kindly request additional information from you. This will enable us to provide you with the best possible service. In compliance with Sections 14.4.b, 14.5 of the 2023 DOT FOI Manual by providing the following:

  • Reasonable description of the information requested. In particular, it would be helpful to know the exact/specific information that you wish to request and its exact/specific covered period; - kindly indicate the period (ex. 2019-2021) for the number of tourists
  • Specific reason for, or purpose of, the request for information. Please note that general averments such as “for research", "for information”, “for legal purposes” or other similarly worded purposes shall NOT be considered to have met the requirements of specificity; - kindly specify how the data will be used by providing the NAME/TITLE of research/ thesis/ study you are conducting with a brief background.

Your prompt response will allow us to proceed with your request on time.

To respond to the request with ticket number #DOT-787381777843, please use the reply function located on the eFOI portal at https://savethedatev211152018-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyIAsSB0NvbnRlbnQiE0ZPSVBNTy01OTM3NzM2Njg1NjcM.

You will have 60 calendar days from the time of response to provide the requested information. We kindly request that you respond as soon as possible.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Officer

Department of Tourism

***** Feb. 18, 2025, 10:23 a.m.

Good day! I would like to request for information regarding statistical record and information on Medical Wellness Tourism in the year 2018-2024 for my architectural thesis. 1. List of Health and Wellness establishments accredited by the Department of Tourism 2. No. of foreign patients (their age group, country/nationality, and types of treatment/service they avail) (from year 2018-2024) 3. No. of local patients (their age group, and types of treatment/service they avail) (from year 2018-2024) 4. No. of medical tourists per region (from year 2018-2024) 5. Types of treatments/services the medical tourists seek (from year 2018-2024) This information would help for my architectural thesis in relation to medical wellness tourism for primary care and geriatrics. The study will be focusing on designing a medical wellness resort enhancing health and life expectancy, delivering regenerative medicine, and functional wellness therapies. Rest assured that the data will be intended as part of the academic requirement for Design 9 capstone. Thank you very much and hoping for your favorable response.

R.OFFICE Feb. 20, 2025, 3:36 p.m.

Dear eFOI user,

Mabuhay!

Thank you for utilizing the eFOI portal (www.foi.gov.ph) and exercising your right to information under Executive Order No. 2, s. 2016 on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

We have received your request on Health and Wellness Tourism, dated Feb. 14, 2025. We will respond and process your request on or before March 11, 2025, in compliance with the Executive Order’s implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding this request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at ticket number #DOT-787381777843.

Further, please be advised that this is a public site, and any information shared in this conversation thread will be visible to the public. Therefore, we kindly request that you refrain from disclosing any sensitive personal information or data in this thread.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Records Office

FOI Officer

Department of Tourism

L.SERVICE Feb. 20, 2025, 4:57 p.m.

Dear Citizen,

We received your reply dated 18 February 2025 at 10:23 AM via the eFOI portal about your request for various information on Medical Wellness Tourism from 2018-2024, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

We are now processing your request. Kindly give us until 11 March 2025 to respond regarding our findings.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact us using the reply function on the eFOI portal using your unique Tracking Number #DOT-787381777843.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

DOT FOI Decision Maker

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