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Date: Oct. 1, 2023, 11:02 p.m.
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Published by Department of Tourism(DOT) on Oct. 1, 2023.
Requested from DOT by M. Maribbay at 11:02 PM on
Oct. 1, 2023.
Purpose: Architectural Thesis
Date of Coverage: 09/15/2023 - 09/15/2023
Tracking no: #DOT-420926797233
Hi! I would like to request a copy of guidelines or standards of planning a convention and exhibition centers. This information would be used for my thesis proposal. Thesis Title: Breaking the Mold: Redefining Convention-Expo center with Parametric Design
October 3, 2023 Dear Citizen, Thank you for your request dated October 01, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Planning Guidelines for Convention and Exhibition center. We received your request on October 01, 2023 and will respond on or before October 23, 2023 11:02:01 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 https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00MjA5MjY3OTcyMzMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-420926797233. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Maricel C. Malalad DOT FOI Receiving Officer
4 October 2023 Dear Citizen, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 1 October 2023 11:02:01 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for Planning Guidelines for a Convention and Exhibition center. Response to your request While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance, this Office will have to deny this request as it is similar to your other request with the reference number #DOT-287212900176 dated 15 September 2023 which we have already answered on 19 September 2023. The DOT provides for the mandatory and minimum requirements for MICE facilities, however, specific planning designs are outside the jurisdiction of the agency and at the discretion of the proponent. We do not have any additional information that we can provide you. 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 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