Department of Tourism(DOT)

25 April 2022 Dear Ms. Pecio, We refer to your letter dated 23 April 2022 10:10:52 PM regarding your request for Senior citizen tourist arrivals in Infanta, Quezon and senior citizen-friendly wellness tourism related establishments in Infanta, Quezon, 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,” or “for legal purposes” or other similarly worded purpose shall not be considered to have met the requirements of specificity; •Copy of school ID or written indorsement 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0xNTk3Nzg3OTc2NDAM, for request with ticket number #DOT-159778797640, 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 15 July 2022 11:31:49 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

28 April 2022 Dear Ms. Pecio, Thank you for your response dated 27 April 2022 via email, with regard to our request for compliance to Sections 13.4 and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual. We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 17 May 2022 10:10 PM to respond regarding our findings. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0xNTk3Nzg3OTc2NDAM, for request with ticket number #DOT-159778797640. Thank you. Respectfully, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

5 May 2022 Dear Ms. Pecio, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 23 April 2022 10:10:52 PM, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for the following: 1. Number of senior citizen tourist arrivals in Infanta, Quezon from 2016 to present; and 2. Senior citizen-friendly wellness tourism establishments in Infanta, Quezon. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. Below are the available data from Municipality of Infanta, Province of Quezon: For item #1, according to the LGU of Infanta, they do not have information on senior citizen tourists from 2016 to present because they have not conducted market profiling or market analysis, and that the forms they used to collect tourism statistics do not include age range; For item #2, the Senior Citizen-Friendly well-being tourism sites in Infanta, Quezon are as follows: 1. Pagibig Prayer Garden, Brgy. Tudturan; 2. Public Beach, Brgy. Libjo; 3. Food establishments such as Jollibee and Mang Inasal, as according to the OSCA, these establishments provide senior citizen discounts; 4. Acupuncture Center, Brgy. Pilaway 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 Bernadette Romulo-Puyat 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 Client Satisfaction Survey Form through this link: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=ZF23lI1_aUSLKuXWMtyUe974sRIrabFMiazgMPUHDhJUREdYMDJLU0JFMUFWMk81SklPNzRLQURSNi4u Kindly choose the Records and Communication Section under Offices then choose DOT-FOI. Thank you. Respectfully, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker