Department of Tourism(DOT)

19 April 2022 Dear Mr. Carlos, We refer to your letter dated 19 April 2022 11:28:59 AM regarding your request for the latest copy of ISSP, made pursuant to Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Prior the processing of 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 provide additional details regarding your request. •Specific reason for, or purpose of, the request for information. Please note that general averments such as “for research,” “for information,” or “for legal purposes” or other similarly worded purpose shall not be considered to have met the requirements of specificity; - kindly provide details on type of business and actual purpose of request. •Copy of school ID or written indorsement of the supervising teacher, professor or instructor. 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0xMjA0MDk0OTA1NDMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-120409490543, to respond. During the period of us awaiting your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 12 July 2022 04:04:24 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

7 June 2022 Dear Mr. Carlos, Thank you for your response dated 7 June 2022 via the eFOI portal, with regard to our request for compliance with Sections 13.3.b, 13.4, and 13.5.d of the revised DOT FOI Manual. We still need you to comply with Sections 13.3.b 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 part of the ISSP you actually need. Upon coordination with our IT, we understand that some parts of the ISSP are confidential. •If the requesting party is a natural person who is a member, employee, affiliated with or related to juridical entity, company, or organization, and the request is made not in 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 indorsement of the supervising teacher, professor, or instructor. 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0xMjA0MDk0OTA1NDMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-120409490543, to respond. You would still have until 30 August 2022 07:47:35 AM to provide the information. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker