Department of Tourism(DOT)

June 15, 2021 Dear Ms. Sermeno, We refer to yoyr letter dated 31 May 2021 on Philippine tourist destinations as of 2021, made pursuant to Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Our response to your request is due on 21 June 2021 07:32:42 PM. Unfortunately, it is taking longer than expected to deal with your request because we are still waiting for the feedback from some DOT Regional Offices. We apologize for this delay. We have applied for an extension so we could work further on your request. We hope to be able to send you a response on or before 19 July 2021 07:32:42 PM. 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00MzUzNjcxMzMzOTAM, for request with ticket number #DOT-435367133390. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Dir. Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

June 25, 2021 Dear Ms. Sermeno, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 31 May 2021 07:32:42 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Philippine Tourist Destinations as of 2021. Response to Request Your FOI request was approved. We enclosed a copy of the information you have requested. Below are the feedback from DOT-NCR: 1. List of tourist spots, destinations, and attractions per city and municipality from 2010 to present; For 2010 - 2018 DOT NCR has no available records, we advise the requester to contact the LGUs directly. For FY 2019 and 2020 (TOP TOURIST ATTRACTIONS) per City that provided reports to this regional office are as follows: Valenzuela City Museum Museo Valenzuela Fatima Shrine Peoples Park Manila NM Planetarium NM Anthropology NM Fine Arts NM Natural History Fort Santiago Plaza San Luis Complex San Diego Gardens Puerta Real Gardens Plaza Roma Museo ng BSP Marikina Marikina Shoe Tours Malabon Food and Heritage Tour Malabon Heritage Center Malabon Tricycle Tour Navotas Barangay Tanza Marine Tree Park Isla Pulo Navotas Fish Port Complex Navotas Shipyards City Hall Peoples Park Pasig Pasig City Museum Pasig Revolving Tower Tanghalang Pasigueño Youth Development Center RAVE Park Quezon City Quezon City Hall Benchmarking QC Experience Museum Museo ni Manuel Luis Quezon Museo ng Pampangulong Sasakyan AFP Museum 2. Annual number of visitors per tourist spot, destination, and attraction as identified above. For FY 2019 Malabon Malabon Tricycle Tours – 588 Manila NM Planetarium – 585,207 NM Anthropology – 371,396 NM Fine Arts – 370,721 NM Natural History- 744,607 Fort Santiago – 698,457 Plaza San Luis Complex – 543,336 San Diego Gardens – 94,032 Puerta Real Gardens – 92,002 Plaza Roma – 1,897,871 Museo ng BSP – 26,997 Marikina Marikina Shoe Tours – 26,645 Navotas Navotas Fish Port Complex – 22 Navotas City Hall – 46 Pasig Pasig City Museum – 1,599 Pasig Revolving Tower – 12,375 Tanghalang Pasigueño – 160,000 Youth Development Center – 21,366 RAVE Park – 345,866 Quezon City Quezon City Hall Benchmarking – 1,527 QC Heritage House – 11,114 QC Experience Museum – 15,761 Museo ni Manuel Luis Quezon – 420,020 Museo ng Pampangulong Sasakyan – 395,018 Valenzuela City Museum – 13,397 Museo Valenzuela – 5,084 Fatima Shrine – 422,750 Peoples Park – 1,735,549 For FY 2020 Malabon Food & Heritage Tour – 77 Food Tour – 32 Heritage Tour – 51 Malabon Heritage Center – 208 Manila National Museum – 2,079,075 Fort Santiago – 689,457 Plaza San Luis Complex – 543,336 San Diego Gardens – 94,032 Puerta Real Gardens – 92,002 Plaza Roma – 1,897,871 Marikina Marikina Shoe Tours – 9,095 Navotas Navotas Fish Port Complex – 22 Navotas City Hall – 46 Pasig Pasig City Museum – 64,451 Pasig Revolving Tower – 2,198 Tanghalang Pasigueño – 52,816 Youth Development Center – 4,905 Quezon City Quezon City Hall Benchmarking – 42 QC Experience Museum – 2,168 Museo ni Manuel Luis Quezon – 104,499 Museo ng Pampangulong Sasakyan – 93,773 AFP Museum – 11,242 Valenzuela City Museum – 13,397 Museo Valenzuela – 5,075 As for the data from DOT-CAR, you may access it at https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1tfkKUOOADS4MQz3OeSCA5DdqSftp-MUE. Please see the Tourism Circuits link below as part of the Regional Tourism Development Plan (RTDP) of the Davao Region containing the Tourism Destinations/Attractions of the different provinces in Region XI: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M4Ga-G3OG85KYHmqxsXoejg5ASR-oSv2/view?usp=sharing Likewise, please be informed that the attached files were the only available data from the concerned DOT Offices. 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