Department of Tourism(DOT)

March 29, 2021 Dear Ms. Carpio, We refer to your letter dated 27 March 2021 about your request on the local tourism profile of the City of Manila, made pursuant to Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. 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 the local tourism profile of Manila that you wish to request. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zNDIwNTMwMjA5MzYM, for request with ticket number #DOT-342053020936, 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 21 June 2021 02:13:13 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

March 29, 2021 Dear Ms. Carpio, We refer to your letter dated 27 March 2021 on your request on the local tourism profile of the City of Manila, made pursuant to Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. 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 covered period of your requested information. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zNDIwNTMwMjA5MzYM, for request with ticket number #DOT-342053020936, 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 21 June 2021 09:29:36 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

March 30, 2021 Dear Ms. Carpio, Thank you for your response dated 30 March 2021, with regard to our letter regarding clarification on your requested information on Local Tourism Profile of the City of Manila. 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 your requested information (e.g. 2017, 2019, 2016-2019, etc.). You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zNDIwNTMwMjA5MzYM, for request with ticket number #DOT-342053020936, to respond. You would still have until 22 June 2021 12:43:10 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

March 30, 2021 Dear Ms. Carpio, Thank you for your response dated 30 March 2021, with regard to our letter regarding clarification on your requested information on Local Tourism Profile of the City of Manila. We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 21 April 2021 01:29 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zNDIwNTMwMjA5MzYM, for request with ticket number #DOT-342053020936. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Dir. Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

April 13, 2021 Dear Ms. Carpio, We refer to your letter dated 27 March 2021on Local Tourism Profile of the City of Manila, pursuant to Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Our response to your request is due on 21 April 2021 01:29:52 AM. Unfortunately, it is taking longer than expected to deal with your request because we are still waiting for the feedback from DOT-NCR. 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 19 May 2021 01:29:52 AM. 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zNDIwNTMwMjA5MzYM, for request with ticket number #DOT-342053020936. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Dir. Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

April 13, 2021 Dear Ms. Carpio, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 27 March 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Local Tourism Profile of the City of Manila. Response to Request Your FOI request was approved. The following are the available data from DOT-NCR relative to your requested information: 1. The List of Tourist Attractions below is purely based on the submitted reports to the Regional Office: - National Museum Planetarium - National Museum Anthropology - National Museum Fine Arts - National Museum Natural History - Fort Santiago - Plaza San Luis Complex - San Diego Gardens - Puerta Real Gardens - Plaza Roma - Museo ng Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas 2. For the activities in the City of Manila, you may visit https://philippines.travel/search/Manila. 3. The full list of the DOT-Accredited establishments in Manila can be accessed through our official website under the menu "ACCREDITATON" under the tab "NCR" through this link: http://beta.tourism.gov.ph/ 4. Number of tourist arrival in Manila from 2014- 2020 including the demographic profile categorized into the following: - AGE: This information is not part of the data submitted to the region and can only be sourced through a tourism survey which the LGUs have yet to conduct. - SEX: Sex disaggregated data has only started in FY 2021 for overnight data. The available data is the same-day data for the City of Manila for FY 2019. Data prior to FY 2019 is not available. FY 2020 data is currently being consolidated based on submissions to the Regional Office. Sex for the City of Manila for Same-day Visitors is as follows: 42% MALE and 58% FEMALE - Place of Origin: For the City of Manila, the data for Place of Origin is limited to reports submitted by accommodation establishments for overnight tourist with the following breakdown for the top 5 markets for FY 2019: a. Korea: 43,892 b. Japan: 38,849 c. USA: 31,965 d. China: 27,123 e. Singapore: 10,681 FY 2020 is currently being consolidated by DOT-NCR. Prior to FY 2019, there is no available data. 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