Department of Tourism(DOT)

September 10, 2021 Dear Ms. Diche, We refer to your letter dated 10 September 2021 on statistics on tourist visits or arrivals, made pursuant to Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Prior the processing of your request, we kindly request you to provide a copy of your school ID since you have indicated "Academe" as your affiliation. You may send it via email at [email protected]. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC05NDQ3MTI0MDU5NTMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-944712405953, 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 03 December 2021 01:49:34 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Dir. Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

September 10, 2021 Dear Ms. Diche, Thank you for your response dated 10 September 2021, with regard to our letter regarding request for a copy of your school ID. We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 01 October 2021 09:43 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 https://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC05NDQ3MTI0MDU5NTMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-944712405953. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Dir. Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

September 14, 2021 Dear Ms. Diche, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 10 September 2021 09:43:45 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for statistics on tourist visits or arrivals. Response to Request Your FOI request was approved. We enclosed a copy of the information you have requested. Likewise, please be informed that the attached file was the only available data from DOT-NCR. As for the data on the total number of tourist arrivals in Manila Zoo from 2015 to 2020, you may coordinate with the City Government of Manila thru their website at https://manila.gov.ph/. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Sec. Bernadette Romulo-Puyat at 351 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. 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). Thank you. Respectfully yours, Dir. Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker