Department of Tourism(DOT)

10 May 2022 Dear Ms. Chan, We refer to your letter dated 9 May 2022 05:16:04 PM on your request for average hotel room rates and occupancy rates from 2016 to 2021 per region, 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 13.4 and 13.5.d 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,” 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02NDc2MDg0NDA0MzQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-647608440434, 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 August 2022 01:07:47 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

10 May 2022 Dear Ms. Chan, Thank you for your response dated 10 May 2022, with regard to our request for compliance with Sections 13.4 and 13.5.d of the revised DOT FOI Manual. We still need to request you to provide a copy of your employee ID or such other sufficient proof of authority in compliance with Section 13.5.d of the revised DOT FOI Manual. Kindly send it via email at [email protected]. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02NDc2MDg0NDA0MzQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-647608440434, to respond. You would still have until 2 August 2022 01:58:12 AM to provide the information. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Legal Affairs Service FOI Officer

11 May 2022 Dear Ms. Chan, Thank you for your response dated 11 May 2022 via the eFOI portal, with regard to our request for compliance with Section 13.5.d of the revised DOT FOI Manual. May we respectfully request you to clarify if you belong to a company where you are a real estate consultant, or if you are an independent consultant and is not affiliated with any company. If you are affiliated with one, kindly provide the employee ID for said company or other proof of authority such as a certificate of employment. This request is in compliance with Section 13.5.d of the revised DOT FOI Manual. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02NDc2MDg0NDA0MzQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-647608440434, to respond. You would still have until 3 August 2022 08:04:53 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

11 May 2022 Dear Ms. Chan, Thank you for your response dated 11 May 2022 via the eFOI portal, with regard to our request for compliance with Sections 13.4 and 13.5.d of the revised DOT FOI Manual. For our last request for clarification, may we respectfully request the title of the feasibility study you are conducting in compliance with Section 13.4 of the revised DOT FOI Manual. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02NDc2MDg0NDA0MzQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-647608440434, to respond. You would still have until 3 August 2022 08:38:09 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

12 May 2022 Dear Ms. Chan, Thank you for your response dated 11 May 2022, with regard to our request for compliance with Section 13.4 of the revised DOT FOI Manual. We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 31 May 2022 05:16 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 http://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02NDc2MDg0NDA0MzQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-647608440434. Thank you. Respectfully, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

16 May 2022 Dear Ms. Chan, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 9 May 2022 05:16:04 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for average hotel room rates and occupancy rates from 2016 to 2021 per region. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. We have enclosed a copy of the occupancy rates and average daily rates of hotels per region. Since the files are large in size, part of the files will be sent through the email you provided. Please be informed that these are the only available data from all DOT Regional Offices. Also, please be informed that the DOT Regional Offices has no jurisdiction on hotel rates and does not gather such data. 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 Bernadette Romulo-Puyat 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 Client Satisfaction Survey Form through this link: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=ZF23lI1_aUSLKuXWMtyUe974sRIrabFMiazgMPUHDhJUREdYMDJLU0JFMUFWMk81SklPNzRLQURSNi4u Kindly choose the Records and Communication Section under Offices then choose DOT-FOI. Thank you. Respectfully, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker