Department of Tourism(DOT)

17 October 2022 Dear Mr. Bautista, We refer to your letter dated 15 October 2022 02:55:11 PM about your request for various tourism data in Lipa City, 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.a, 13.3.b, and 13.4 of the Revised DOT FOI Manual by providing the following: •Details of the requesting party such as name, contact information, affiliation, company, or organization; - kindly complete the missing details in your address and contact information; •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 for the specific requests (ex. 2018 to 2021). •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 purposes shall NOT be considered to have met the requirements of specificity; - kindly specify how the data will be used by providing the name/title of research/ thesis/ study you are conducting with a brief background. 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://foipmo07022020123059-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0xMDI3NjMyNTA0NTkM, for request with ticket number #DOT-102763250459, to respond. While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 9 January 2023 02:36:15 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

17 October 2022 Dear Mr. Bautista, Thank you for your response dated 17 October 2022 via the eFOI portal, with regard to our request for compliance with Sections 13.3.a, 13.3.b, and 13.4 of the Revised DOT FOI Manual. We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 8 November 2022 02:55 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://2018midyear08242018-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0xMDI3NjMyNTA0NTkM, for request with ticket number #DOT-102763250459. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

27 October 2022 Dear Mr. Bautista, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 15 October 2022 02:55:11 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for the following tourism data on Lipa City, Batangas from 2010-2022: 1. Number of domestic and foreign tourists; 2. Occupancy rate of hotels; 3. Average length of stay; and 4. List of tourism enterprises. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. We have enclosed a copy of the report on the number of domestic and foreign tourists in Lipa City from 2016 to 2022. Data from 2010 to 2015 may be found through this link: http://www.tourism.gov.ph/tourism_dem_sup_pub.aspx For the list of tourism enterprises in Lipa City, you may find the available data in this link: https://beta.tourism.gov.ph/accreditations/# Please note that we can only provide some of the information you requested. Upon coordination with DOT CALABARZON, they have no available data on Occupancy Rate and Average Length of Stay. For other queries, you may wish to directly coordinate with the Lipa City Tourism Office through their email: [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 sending it through the 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, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker