Department of Tourism(DOT)

Hi, I would like to request information regarding the Number of Wellness Tourist Arrivals in Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon. Any available data from 2018-2022. 

My thesis is titled A Proposed Bioclimatic Hotel and Agri-Tourism Hub with Wellness Retreat Center in Lucban. The proposed project aims to benefit the local community and tourists. It will boost tourism by providing comfortable accommodations and agri-tourism and wellness tourism activities for visitors interested in exploring Lucban's natural and cultural richness.

Thank you!

November 9, 2023

Dear Citizen,

Thank you for your request dated November 06, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Number of Wellness Tourist Arrivals in Region 4A.

We received your request on November 06, 2023 and will respond on or before November 27, 2023 08:15:18 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Likewise, please be informed that the standard processing period is fifteen (15) working days but it can be extended for another twenty (20) working days for complex requests.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at http://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02NzcyMTIwNDkyNzEM, for request with ticket number #DOT-677212049271.

Thank you.


Respectfully yours,

Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

9 November 2023

Dear Citizen,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 6 November 2023 08:15:18 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for the number of Wellness Tourists in CALABARZON.

Response to your request

While we aim to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office does not have the information you have requested. Upon coordination with DOT-CALABARZON, they do not have data on the number of Wellness Tourists in the region. As such, kindly direct your query to the CALABARZON Provincial Tourism Offices. Details of their contact information are as follows:

1. Cavite Provincial Tourism Office
[email protected] / (046) 419-4357

2. Laguna Tourism, Culture, Arts and Trade Office
[email protected] / (049) 501-8212.

3. Batangas Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office
[email protected] / (043) 724-5435

4. Rizal Provincial Tourism Office 
[email protected] / 8256-3000 LOC 4241/42

5. Quezon Provincial Tourism Office
[email protected], [email protected]/ (042) 373 - 7510

For further assistance, you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://www.foi.gov.ph/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 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
DOT FOI Decision Maker