Department of Tourism(DOT)

10 August 2023 Dear Ms. Tumpap, We refer to your letter dated 10 August 2023 10:03:02 AM about your request for a List of 5-star and 4-star hotels in the Philippines, 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 Section 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual by providing the following: •If the requesting party is a natural person who is a member, employee, affiliated with, or related to a juridical entity, company, or organization, and the request is made not on 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 endorsement of the supervising teacher, professor, or instructor. To protect your privacy, 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC04MTM0NDA0MzM2ODQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-813440433684, to respond. While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 2 November 2023 06:03:17 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba DOT FOI Decision Maker

15 August 2023 Dear Ms. Tumpap, Thank you for your response dated 15 August 2023 via the eFOi portal regarding our request for compliance with Section 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual. We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 7 September 2023 10:03 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC04MTM0NDA0MzM2ODQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-813440433684. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba DOT FOI Decision Maker

15 August 2023 Dear Ms. Tumpap, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 10 August 2023 10:03:02 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for a list of 5-star and 4-star hotels in the Philippines. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. You may find the copy of the National List of Star-Rated Establishments as of June 2023 thru this link: https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02NDc1MTA3MzkxNjkM Details of the DOT-accredited establishments may be found thru this link: https://beta.tourism.gov.ph/accreditations/#dot-accredited 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 be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this reply and must provide the reason/s why you are not satisfied. We will complete the review and notify you of 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 DOT FOI Decision Maker