Department of Tourism(DOT)

4 May 2022 Dear Ms. Ariston, We refer to your letter dated 3 May 2022 12:45:48 AM regarding your request for the number of tourist arrivals in Bolinao, Pangasinan and demographics of tourists in Camarines Sur under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Statistical Data of Tourists in Bolinao, Pangasinan. Prior the processing of your request, please ensure that your request is fully compliant with Sections 13.3.b and 13.4 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 identify the specific period for the tourist arrivals. •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; 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://zcwdv320190208-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC01MDc2MzQ1MDQyNDQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-507634504244, 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 26 July 2022 11:20:50 PM, 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

4 May 2022 Dear Ms. Ariston, We refer to your letter dated 3 May 2022 12:45:48 AM regarding your request for the number of tourist arrivals in Bolinao, Pangasinan and demographics of tourists in Camarines Sur, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Prior to processing of your request, please ensure that your request is fully compliant with Sections 13.3.b and 13.4 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 identify the specific period for the tourist arrivals. •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; 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://zcwdv320190208-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC01MDc2MzQ1MDQyNDQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-507634504244, 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 26 July 2022 11:20:50 PM, 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

6 June 2022 Dear Ms. Ariston, Thank you for your response dated 4 June 2022, with regard to our request fr compliance with Sections 13.3.b and 13.4 of the revised DOT FOI Manual. We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 23 June 2022 12:45 AM 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 http://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC01MDc2MzQ1MDQyNDQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-507634504244. Thank you. Respectfully, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

10 June 2022 Dear Ms. Ariston, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 3 May 2022 12:45:48 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for the number of tourist arrivals in Bolinao, Pangasinan and demographic profile of tourists in Camarines Sur, Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. We have enclosed a copy of the report on tourist arrivals in Bolinao, Pangasinan and Camarines Sur relative to the information you requested. Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested for, as this is the only available data in DOT Region 1. While upon coordination with DOT Region V, data on tourist arrivals and demographic profiles of tourists in Pili, Camarines Sur are not available as of this moment. You may wish to directly coordinate with Pili, Camarines Sur Tourism Office thru their facebook account at link: https://www.facebook.com/PiliTourismOffice/ 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 the Office of the Secretary, Department of Tourism and send it through email address: foi_ro@tourism.gov.ph. 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, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker