Department of Tourism(DOT)

October 29, 2021 Dear Ms. Yap, We refer to your letter dated 29 October 2021 on Hotel Occupancy Rate in Cebu during the pandemic, made pursuant to Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Prior the processing of your request, please ensure that your request is fully compliant with Section 12.3 of the DOT FOI Manual by providing the reasonable description of the information requested. Particularly, the exact/specific covered period of the requested information. The DOT FOI Manual is accessible at http://www.tourism.gov.ph/files/DEPARTMENT%20ORDER%202019-115%20FREEDOM%20OF%20INFORMATION%20(FOI)%20MANUAL%2012-05-19.pdf. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0xODUyMzk0NTc5OTkM, for request with ticket number #DOT-185239457999, to respond. Likewise, we kindly request you to provide a copy of your latest school ID as you have indicated "Academe" as your Affiliation. You may send it via email at [email protected]. If you have not yet been issued a school ID for this semester, you may submit a copy of your Certificate of Registration as proof that you are currently enrolled. 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 21 January 2022 02:26:58 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Dir. Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

November 2, 2021 Dear Ms. Yap, Thank you for your response dated 30 October 2021 via email, with regard to our letter regarding request for compliance to Section 12.3 of the DOT FOI Manual and copy of your latest school ID. We would still need to request you to further clarify your request. In particular, it would be helpful to know the exact/specific covered period of the requested information. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://pcoomaster01122017091500-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0xODUyMzk0NTc5OTkM, for request with ticket number #DOT-185239457999, to respond. You would still have until 25 January 2022 12:53:38 AM to provide the information. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Atty. Helen Grace J. Somera Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

November 2, 2021 Dear Ms. Yap, Thank you for your response dated 02 November 2021 via email, with regard to our letter regarding clarification on your requested information. We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 22 November 2021 09:12 AM 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://correctsummitgrammar10122018-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0xODUyMzk0NTc5OTkM, for request with ticket number #DOT-185239457999. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Atty. Helen Grace J. Somera Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

November 15, 2021 Dear Ms. Yap, We refer to your letter dated 29 October 2021 on Hotel Occupancy Rate in Cebu during the pandemic, made pursuant to Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch Our response to your request is due on 22 November 2021 09:12:26 AM. Unfortunately, it is taking longer than expected to deal with your request because we are still waiting for the feedback from DOT Region VII. We apologize for this delay. We have applied for an extension so we could work further on your request. We hope to be able to send you a response on or before 22 December 2021 09:12:26 AM. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact us using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0xODUyMzk0NTc5OTkM, for request with ticket number #DOT-185239457999. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Atty. Helen Grace J. Somera Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

November 17, 2021 Dear Ms. Yap, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 29 October 2021 09:12:26 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for hotel occupancy rate in Cebu during the pandemic. Response to Request Your FOI request was approved. Below are the Average Occupancy Rate in the Province of Cebu from 2019 to 2020: 2019 - 24.95% 2020 - 24.28% Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Sec. Bernadette Romulo-Puyat at 351 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. 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). Thank you. Respectfully yours, Atty. Helen Grace J. Somera Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker