Department of Tourism(DOT)

17 October 2022 Dear Mr. Pedrosa, We refer to your letter dated 15 October 2022 02:09:22 PM about your request for various tourism data from 2017-2022, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. We are now processing your request. Kindly give us until 8 November 2022 02:09:22 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://pcoomaster07052018110000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zNzM2NTgxMzE3OTEM, for request with ticket number #DOT-373658131791. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

17 October 2022 Dear Mr. Pedrosa, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 15 October 2022 02:09:22 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 from 2017-2022: 1. Copy of the Sustainable Tourism Development Plan (STDP) of the Philippines; 2. Number of domestic and foreign tourists in the Philippines; 3. Visitor Arrivals by Country of Residence; 4. Tourist Receipts; 5. Inventory of Tourism Products in the Philippines and CAR; Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. We have enclosed the following available data: For #1, the DOT has no document regarding STDP. Relative to this request, we can only provide you with a copy of the National Ecotourism Strategy and Action Plan (NESAP) 2013–2022 and the Product Portfolios based on the Revised National Tourism Plan 2021-2022. For #2 and 3, you may find the data on the number of domestic and foreign tourists in the Philippines, and Visitor Arrivals by Country of Residence for 2017 to 2022 through this link: http://www.tourism.gov.ph/tourism_dem_sup_pub.aspx We have also attached the data on Tourist Receipts for the above-mentioned period. For the Inventory of Tourism Products in the Philippines and CAR, please be informed that we only have data on the inventory of tourist attractions. Lastly, for data related to cultural infrastructure and the like, you should directly coordinate with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA): https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests?agency=NCCA As a reference, you may wish to check this similar request: https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zNjk2NjAxNDg1MzMM Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested as these are the only available data with the DOT. For other data specific to CAR, you may wish to coordinate with the Baguio LGU through: https://www.baguio.gov.ph/planning-and-development/contact-directory/contact 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, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker