Department of Tourism(DOT)

10 January 2023 Dear Mr. Agutaya, We refer to your letter dated 9 January 2023 03:44:00 AM about your request for the list of DOT-Accredited Hotels and the Hotel Industry Performance from 2017 to 2022, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Prior to the processing of 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 provide additional details on what and how the data will be used i.e name of research or thesis 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 a 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02NjQ5Mjk4NjI1MzgM, for request with ticket number #DOT-664929862538, to respond. While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 4 April 2023 01:17:26 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

10 January 2023 Dear Mr. Agutaya, Thank you for your response dated 10 January 2023 via the eFOI portal, regarding 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 name/title of the thesis/research/study you are conducting as well as the proper identification - student ID or signed written endorsement from your immediate supervisor/professor. Kindly send the ID/endorsement to [email protected]. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://realinagencies11072018-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02NjQ5Mjk4NjI1MzgM, for request with ticket number #DOT-664929862538, to respond. You would still have until 4 April 2023 07:08:39 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