Department of Tourism(DOT)

11 October 2023 Dear Citizen, We refer to your letter dated 9 October 2023 10:29:11 AM about your request for the monthly average occupancy rate of hotels in Region XIII or Siargao, 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 indicate the period (ex. 2019-2021) for the monthly average occupancy rate •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. To protect your privacy, 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNTU1MjE3NTk5MzIM, for request with ticket number #DOT-255521759932, to respond. While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 3 January 2024 05:02:08 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

25 October 2023 Dear Citizen, Thank you for your response dated 25 October 2023 via the eFOI portal regarding our request for compliance with Sections 13.3.b and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual. We would still need to request you to further clarify your request. Kindly provide the required proper identification. To protect your privacy, kindly send the I.D. through email: [email protected]. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foipmo11182019094952-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNTU1MjE3NTk5MzIM, for request with ticket number #DOT-255521759932, to respond. You would still have until 17 January 2024 06:28:05 AM to provide the information. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba DOT FOI Decision Maker

3 January 2024 Dear Citizen, Thank you for your response dated 2 January 2024 via the eFOI portal and email regarding 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 23 January 2024 10:29 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNTU1MjE3NTk5MzIM, for request with ticket number #DOT-255521759932. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba DOT FOI Decision Maker