Department of Tourism(DOT)

21 July 2022 Dear Ms. Luci, We refer to your letter dated 20 July 2022 03:07:15 PM regarding your request for various DOT Agency data, 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 Sections 13.3.a, 13.3.b, 13.4 and 13.5.d of the revised DOT FOI Manual by providing the following: •Details of the requesting party, such as address, contact information, affiliation, company, or organization. Kindly send it via email at [email protected]; •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 for the number of international/domestic tourists so we can act accordingly. •Specific reason for, or purpose of, the request for information. Please note that general averments such as “for research,” “for information,” or “for legal purposes” or other similarly worded purpose shall not be considered to have met the requirements of specificity; •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. 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://foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yOTIxNTE1MTAwNzUM, for request with ticket number #DOT-292151510075, 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 13 October 2022 12:29:57 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

21 July 2022 Dear Ms. Luci, Thank you for your response dated 21 July 2022 via email, with regard to our request for compliance with Sections 13.3.a, 13.3.b, 13.4 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 requested requirements in accordance with the above mentioned sections of the revised DOT FOI Manual. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yOTIxNTE1MTAwNzUM, for request with ticket number #DOT-292151510075, to respond. You would still have until 13 October 2022 02:06:16 AM to provide the information. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

28 July 2022 Dear Ms. Atienza, Thank you for your response dated 28 July 2022 via email, with regard to our request for compliance with Sections 13.3.a, 13.3.b, 13.4 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 requested requirements such as the necessary details missing in the registration such as you address and contact details, and the proper identification i.e. company ID as you are representing your agency, in accordance with the previously mentioned sections of the revised DOT FOI Manual. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yOTIxNTE1MTAwNzUM, for request with ticket number #DOT-292151510075, to respond. You would still have until 20 October 2022 02:27:04 AM to provide the information. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

28 July 2022 Dear Ms. Atienza, Thank you for your response dated 28 July 2022 via email, with regard to our request for compliance with Sections 13.3.a, 13.3.b, 13.4 and 13.5.d of the revised DOT FOI Manual. We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 18 August 2022 03:07 PM 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yOTIxNTE1MTAwNzUM, for request with ticket number #DOT-292151510075. Thank you. Respectfully, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

28 July 2022 Dear Ms. Atienza, We refer to your letter dated 28 July 2022 sent via email regarding your request for various DOT Agency data, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. May we respectfully clarify the period for nos. 5 and 6, flagship programs and priority programs, respectively. This will help us collate the correct data for the above-mentioned programs. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yOTIxNTE1MTAwNzUM, for request with ticket number #DOT-292151510075, 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 20 October 2022 05:50:55 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker