Department of Tourism(DOT)

10 August 2023 Dear Ms. Buela, We refer to your letter dated 10 August 2023 09:03:56 AM about your request for the Anahaw Certification Guidelines of the Department of Tourism, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Prior to processing your request, please ensure that your request is fully compliant with Section 13.5.d of the revised DOT FOI Manual by providing the following: •If the requesting party is a natural person who is a member, employee, affiliated with or related to juridical entity, company, or organization, and the request is made not in 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 indorsement of the supervising teacher, professor, or instructor. To protect your privacy, kindly submit the proper identification 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02MTY4OTI1NTgwMDgM, for request with ticket number #DOT-616892558008, to respond. During the period of us awaiting your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 2 November 2023 05:59:34 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba DOT FOI Decision Maker

11 August 2023 Dear Ms. Buela, Thank you for your response dated 11 August 2023 via email regarding our request for compliance with Section 13.5.d of the revised DOT FOI Manual. We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 5 September 2023 09:03 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02MTY4OTI1NTgwMDgM, for request with ticket number #DOT-616892558008. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba DOT FOI Decision Maker

11 August 2023 Dear Ms. Buela, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 10 August 2023 09:03:56 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for the Anahaw Certification Guidelines. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. You may find the available information regarding Anahaw Certification through this link: https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03NjA5MjE5OTQ5NDMM Please be informed that the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) of the DOT with Grat Center for Appropriate Technology, DOT's partner organization in the development and audit of accommodation establishments that wish to be certified under the Anahaw, has ended, and there are no concrete plans on the resumption of the program. However, interested applicants may send their queries through the email address: [email protected] or [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 calendar 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 DOT FOI Decision Maker