Department of Tourism(DOT)

January 28, 2021 Dear Ms. Lazol, We refer to your letter of 27 January 2021 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Number of Domestic Tourist Arrivals and Foreign Tourist Arrivals in Batangas Province. 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 if you are interested for just the data on tourist arrivals in the province of Batangas since we do not have data of those using public transportation. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zOTMwMDkxMzk5NDAM, for request with ticket number #DOT-393009139940, 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 22 April 2021 01:09:27 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 28, 2021 Dear Ms. Lazol, Thank you for your response dated 28 January 2021, with regard to our letter regarding clarification on your requested information on the Number of Domestic Tourist Arrivals and Foreign Tourist Arrivals in Batangas Province. We would still need to request you to further clarify your request. In partular, it would be helpful to know the following: 1. Are you requesting for the data on the number of tourists from Manila who visited the province of Batangas per city and municipality from 2016-2021? 2. What specific data on tourist demographics are you referring to on Item No. 2? You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zOTMwMDkxMzk5NDAM, for request with ticket number #DOT-393009139940, to respond. You would still have until 22 April 2021 03:21:13 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 29, 2021 Dear Ms. Lazol, Thank you for your response dated 28 January 2021, with regard to our letter regarding clarifications on your requested information on the number of Domestic Tourist Arrivals and Foreign Tourist Arrivals in Batangas Province. We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 18 February 2021 04:47:10 PM to respond. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact us using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zOTMwMDkxMzk5NDAM, for request with ticket number #DOT-393009139940. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Dir. Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

February 8, 2021 Dear Ms. Lazol, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 27 January 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Number of Domestic Tourist Arrivals and Foreign Tourist Arrivals in Batangas Province. Response to Request Your FOI request was approved. We enclosed a copy of the information you have requested. Likewise, please be informed that the attached file was the only data that the DOT Region IV-A was able to provide. 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