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Date: Aug. 31, 2023, 3:14 p.m.
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Date: 2023-09-04 10:40:39.000000
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Published by Department of Tourism(DOT) on Aug. 31, 2023.
Requested from DOT by C. Balmes at 03:14 PM on
Aug. 31, 2023.
Purpose: Thesis
Date of Coverage: 08/31/2023 - 08/31/2023
Tracking no: #DOT-363198467560
Hi! I would like to request for a copy of National Tourism Development Plan 2023-2028. This document would be essential to my data gathering for my thesis. I would also like to request for the following information: - Number of Tourist in the Philippines (all statistical information) - Information about Great Sta. Cruz Island in Zamboanga City. - Zamboanga City’s Development Plan for tourism
September 4, 2023 Dear Citizen, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated August 31, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for National Tourism Development Plan. Response to your request While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, the NTDP 2023-2028 is still being finalized as of this time. As such, we are constrained to deny your request under Section 6 (b) of Office of the President Memorandum Circular No. 89, which exempts from the right to access information such information that a premature disclosure would be likely to frustrate the implementation of a proposed official action. Rest assured that the Plan will eventually be made available thru the DOT portal or website once finalized. A copy of the NTDP 2016-2022 is available online thru: http://tourism.gov.ph/NTDP.aspx For further assistance, you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://efoi-ph.appspot.com/help. 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 explain why you are dissatisfied with the response and should be made within 15 calendar 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). Thank you. Respectfully yours, Maricel C. Malalad DOT FOI Receiving Officer