Department of Tourism(DOT)

27 July 2022 Dear Mr./Ms. Sunga, We refer to your letter dated 26 July 2022 03:57:57 PM regarding your request for the Checklist/Guidelines for Anahaw-Philippine Sustainable Tourism Certification, 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, 13.4 and 13.5.d of the revised DOT FOI Manual by providing the following: •Details of the requesting party, such as name, complete address, contact information, affiliation, company, or organization. Kindly send it via email at [email protected]; - kindly address the inconsistency such as the ID and registered name being different. •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; kindly provide specific details on the thesis/research you are conducting by providing the title of your work with brief description. •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]. - kindly submit the proper identification. 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://pcoomaster08052019130000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03NjA5MjE5OTQ5NDMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-760921994943, 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 19 October 2022 12:01:39 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

28 July 2022 Dear Ms. Sunga, Thank you for your response dated 27 July 2022 via email and the eFOI portal, with regard to our request for compliance with Sections 13.3.a, 13.4 and 13.5.d of the revised DOT FOI Manual. We would still need to request you to further clarify your request by providing the proper identification, preferably your student ID as the ID you have submitted is not consistent with the name you have registered with. This is in accordance with Section 13.5.d of the revised DOT FOI Manual which states: •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]. - kindly submit the proper identification. 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://pcoomaster02162017181000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03NjA5MjE5OTQ5NDMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-760921994943, to respond. You would still have until 20 October 2022 12:36:33 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. Sunga, Thank you for your response dated 28 July 2022 via email and the eFOI portal, with regard to 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 18 August 2022 03:57 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03NjA5MjE5OTQ5NDMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-760921994943. Thank you. Respectfully, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

29 July 2022 Dear Ms. Sunga, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 26 July 2022 03:57:57 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for the Checklist/Guidelines for Anahaw-Philippine Sustainable Tourism Certification. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. We have enclosed a copy of the fact sheet containing information regarding the Anahaw Philippines Sustainable Certificate. 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 no concrete plans yet on the resumption of the program. However, interested applicants may send their queries through 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 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, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker