Department of Tourism(DOT)

9 August 2022 Dear Ms. Jiao, We refer to your letter dated 9 August 2022 10:09:16 AM regarding your request for the list of DOT Accredited hotels with star rating and number of beds, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Prior to processing of your request, please ensure that your request is fully compliant with Section 13.4 of the revised DOT FOI Manual by providing the following: •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 purpose shall NOT be considered to have met the requirements of specificity; - kindly specify how and what the data will be used by providing the title of the thesis you are working on with a brief description; 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNzcxOTc5MjMxMzMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-277197923133, 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 1 November 2022 02:22:09 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