Department of Tourism(DOT)

18 October 2022 Dear Ms. Dela Torre, We refer to your letter dated 18 October 2022 02:27:34 PM about your request for Tourism data in Laguna from 2015-2022, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Before processing your request, please ensure that your request is fully compliant with Sections 13.4 and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual by providing the following: •Specific reason for, or purpose of, the request for information. Please note that general averments such as “for research”, “for information”, “for legal purposes” or other similarly worded purposes shall NOT be considered to have met the requirements of specificity; - kindly specify how the data will be used by providing the name/title of research/ thesis/ study you are conducting with a brief background. •If the requesting party is a natural person who is a member, employee, affiliated with, or related to a juridical entity, company, or organization, and the request is made not on 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 endorsement 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02Mjg4MDk4NDg1MzQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-628809848534, to respond. While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 10 January 2023 07:46:21 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

18 October 2022 Dear Ms. Dela Torre, Thank you for your response dated 18 October 2022 via the eFOI portal, with regard to our request for compliance with Sections 13.4 and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual. We would still need to request you to further clarify your request by providing the proper identification in compliance with Section 13.5.d which states - If the requesting party is a natural person who is a member, employee, affiliated with, or related to a juridical entity, company, or organization, and the request is made not on 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 endorsement of the supervising teacher, professor, or instructor. Kindly send it via email at [email protected]. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02Mjg4MDk4NDg1MzQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-628809848534, to respond. You would still have until 10 January 2023 08:42:11 AM to provide the information. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

19 October 2022 Dear Ms. Dela Torre, Thank you for your response dated 18 October 2022 via the eFOI portal, with regard to our request for compliance with Sections 13.4 and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 11 November 2022 02:27 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://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02Mjg4MDk4NDg1MzQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-628809848534. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

25 October 2022 Dear Ms. Dela Torre, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 18 October 2022 02:27:34 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for the number of tourists and tourist receipts from 2015-2021, and the types of tourist attractions in Laguna. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. You may find the data on the number of tourists in Laguna from 2015 to 2020 through this link: http://www.tourism.gov.ph/tourism_dem_sup_pub.aspx We have enclosed a copy of the report on the data for 2021. As to the inventory of tourist attractions in Laguna, you may find the data through this link: https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC01MTg5NTY0MTE4NjMM Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested. Upon coordination with DOT Region 4A, they do not have data on tourist receipts in Laguna. You may wish to directly coordinate with the Provincial Tourism Office of Laguna through the following contact details: [email protected] / (049) 501-8212 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 send it through 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