Department of Tourism(DOT)

12 October 2022 Dear Ms. Tadeo, We refer to your letter dated 11 October 2022 10:27:55 AM about your request for 2022 Tourist Arrivals, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Before processing your request, please ensure that your request is fully compliant with Sections 13.3.b and 13.5.d of the Revised 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 specify the period ( January to June 2022) •If the requesting party is a natural person who is a member, employee, affiliated with, or related to a juridical entity, company, or organization, and the request is made not on behalf of such juridical entity, a company, or organization but arises from such membership, affiliation or relation, such other sufficient proof of authority. For example, for an employee or member, a copy of the company or organization I.D.; or for students, a copy of the school I.D., or written endorsement of the supervising teacher, professor, or instructor. - You have mentioned in your request that your purpose is related to your school work, as such kindly submit the proper identification. Kindly send it via email at [email protected]. The Revised DOT FOI Manual is accessible at http://tourism.gov.ph/transparency_seal.aspx You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://removedkoalam07242018-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yMjk0NzAyOTcxNzMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-229470297173, to respond. While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 4 January 2023 03:03:18 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

12 October 2022 Dear Ms. Tadeo, Thank you for your response dated 12 October 2022 via the eFOI portal and email, with regard to our request for compliance with Sections 13.3.b and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual. We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 4 November 2022 10:27 AM to respond regarding our findings. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact us using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://pcoomaster07312018110000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yMjk0NzAyOTcxNzMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-229470297173. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

21 October 2022 Dear Ms. Tadeo, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 11 October 2022 10:27:55 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for 2022 Tourist Arrivals. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. We have enclosed a copy of the reports from various destinations from January to June 2022, relative to your request. Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested as some are not available at this time. Upon coordination with DOT Region 10, since Camiguin Province opened to tourists months ago, no data has been collected yet and they are still coordinating with the LGU for their submission. You may wish to directly coordinate with the Camiguin Provincial Tourism Office thru email address: [email protected] and [email protected] 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 send it through 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 when 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, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker