Department of Tourism(DOT)

January 18, 2021 Dear Mr. Camerino, We refer to your letter of 18 January 2021 10:10:22 AM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Hotel performance reports. In order for us to work further on your request, we need more information from you regarding your query. In particular, it would be helpful to know the exact/specific data on hotel performance and the exact/specific Philippine region that covers your requested information. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC05MTU2OTU5NjE5NjQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-915695961964, 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 12 April 2021 07:42:36 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

January 20, 2021 Dear Mr. Camerino, Thank you for your response dated 20 January 2021, with regard to our letter regarding clarifications on your request on Hotel performance reports last 18 Jamuary 2021. We would still need to request you to further clarify your request. In particlar, it would be helpful to know if you are requesting for the Occupancy Rates and the Average Daily Rates of hotels located in Philippine Regions you have mentioned in your reply. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC05MTU2OTU5NjE5NjQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-915695961964, to respond. You would still have until 14 April 2021 02:38:11 AM to provide the information. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Dir. Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

January 28, 2021 Dear Mr. Camerino, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 18 January 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Hotel performance reports. Response to Request Your FOI request was approved. We enclosed a copy of the available data from DOT Regions VII and XI. Below are the data from DOT-NCR and DOT Region IV-B: 1. DOT-NCR A) Monthly Occupancy Rate of Hotels in Metro Manila: 2018 - 65.41% 2019 - 70.04% B) No data for the Average Daily Rate of hotels in Metro Manila since it is not part of the data required to be submitted to the Regional Office. 2. DOT Region IV-B A) Average Occupancy Rate of Hotels in Palawan: 2018 - 45.74% 2019 - 52.98% B) The average daily rate of hotels in the Province of Palawan from 2018 to 2019 ranges from Php1,500.00 to Php6,000.00 per room and per night for double sharing occupancy. Likewise, please be informed that DOT Region VII has no data for the Average Daily Rate in the Province of Cebu. As for the Monthly Occupancy Rate that they have provided, it covers not only hotels but also other Accommodation Establishments. 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, Dir. Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker