Department of Tourism(DOT)

5 September 2023 Dear Citizen, We refer to your letter dated 5 September 2023 12:27:45 AM about your request for the Number of Tourists in Surigao City, 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 Sections 13.3.b, 13.4 and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual by providing the following: •Reasonable description of the information requested. In particular, it would be helpful to know the exact/specific information that you wish to request and its exact/specific covered period; - Kindly indicate the specific period (ex. 2021-2022) •Specific reason for, or purpose of, the request for information. Please note that general averments such as “for research”, “for information”, “for legal purposes” or other similarly worded purposes shall NOT be considered to have met the requirements of specificity; - kindly specify how the data will be used by providing the NAME/TITLE of research/ thesis/ study you are conducting with a brief background. •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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC04OTQ1Nzc1MzU2MDQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-894577535604, to respond. While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 28 November 2023 09:42:41 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

6 September 2023 Dear Citizen, Thank you for your response dated 5 September 2023 via the eFOI portal regarding our request for compliance with Sections 13.3.b, 13.4, and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual. We would still need to request you to further clarify your request. Kindly comply with the other 2 requirements which are the specific period (ex. 2021-2022) and the proper identification, in this instance, your school ID, and send it through the email [email protected] to protect your privacy. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC04OTQ1Nzc1MzU2MDQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-894577535604, to respond. You would still have until 29 November 2023 07:37:50 AM to provide the information. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba DOT FOI Decision Maker

7 September 2023 Dear Citizen, Thank you for your response dated 7 September 2023 via the eFOI portal and email regarding our request for compliance with Sections 13.3.b, 13.4, and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual. We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 28 September 2023 12:27 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC04OTQ1Nzc1MzU2MDQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-894577535604. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba DOT FOI Decision Maker

8 September 2023 Dear Citizen, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 5 September 2023 12:27:45 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for the Number of Tourists in Surigao City from 2021-2022. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. You may find the report on the number of Tourists in Surigao City from 2021-2022 thru this link: http://www.tourism.gov.ph/tourism_dem_sup_pub.aspx As for the copy of the CLUP and the number of flights in Surigao Airport, you may directly coordinate with the LGU thru their email: [email protected]. You may also try to coordinate with CAAP regarding the flights: https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests?agency=CAAP Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested as the report on the number of tourists is within the jurisdiction of the DOT. 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). 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