Department of Tourism(DOT)

27 September 2022 Dear Mr. Dagandang, We refer to your letter dated 26 September 2022 05:26:52 PM about your request for Statistical Data of Tourists in Bulacan from 2012 to 2021, 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 13.3.a and 13.4 of the Revised DOT FOI Manual by providing the following: •Details of the requesting party such as name, contact information, affiliation, company, or organization; - kindly complete the missing details in your address and contact information; •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. 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://zcwdv520190208-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC01ODc3Nzc3MzE5MjQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-587777731924, to respond. While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 20 December 2022 05:59:45 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

3 October 2022 Dear Mr. Dagandang, Thank you for your response dated 1 October 2022 via the eFOI portal, with regard to our request for compliance with Sections 13.3.a and 13.4 of the Revised DOT FOI Manual. We would still need to request you to further clarify your request by providing the missing details in your address and contact information. This is in accordance with Section 13.3.a of the revised DOT FOI Manual which provides that details of the requesting party must be provided/complete prior to processing of his/her request [paraphrased]. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://pcoomaster02202018193000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC01ODc3Nzc3MzE5MjQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-587777731924, to respond. You would still have until 26 December 2022 02:16:39 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