Department of Tourism(DOT)

16 January 2023 Dear Ms. De Leon, Thank you for your letter dated 12 January 2023 05:30 PM via the eFOi portal about your request for the annual number of tourists in Sugba Lagoon, Mariveles, Bataan from 2019 - 2021, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. We are now processing your request. Kindly give us until 6 February 2023 05:30 PM 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://foipmo07022020123059-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03NDQwNzY3ODE4MTQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-744076781814. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

20 January 2023 Dear Ms. De Leon, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 12 January 2023 05:30:06 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for the number of Tourist Arrivals in Sugba Lagoon, Siargao from 2019-2021. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. We have enclosed a copy of the partial report for the visitor arrivals data of Sugba Lagoon from 2019-2021. Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested. Upon coordination with DOT Region XIII, the LGU is still collating data and will update the data once the said data is submitted. For other queries, you may directly coordinate with the LGU of Del Carmen through email: [email protected] 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 working 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 Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker