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The number of South Korean visitors to the Philippines from 2017 to 2020

Published by Department of Tourism(DOT) on Nov. 5, 2021.
Requested from DOT by B. Vlog101 at 11:37 PM on Nov. 5, 2021.
Purpose: Class activity for News Feature Writing in De La Salle University
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2017 - 12/30/2020
Tracking no: #DOT-462301192700

B.DABU Nov. 5, 2021, 11:37 p.m.

Good day! I would like to request for the document that indicates the total number of South Korean tourists who visited the Philippines from year 2017 to 2020. The purpose of this is for a class activity for my major called News Feature Writing that I am taking up as a senior in De La Salle University. Hoping to hear from you. Thank you!

R.OFFICE Nov. 8, 2021, 8:36 a.m.

November 8, 2021 Dear Ms. Dabu, Thank you for your request dated 05 November 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for the number of South Korean visitors to the Philippines from 2017 to 2020. We received your request on 05 November 2021 and will respond on or before 26 November 2021 11:37:56 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact us using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00NjIzMDExOTI3MDAM, for request with ticket number #DOT-462301192700. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Maricel C. Malalad DOT FOI Receiving Officer

L.SERVICE Nov. 15, 2021, 5:41 a.m.

November 15, 2021 Dear Ms. Dabu, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 05 November 2021 11:37:56 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for the number of South Korean visitors to the Philippines from 2017 to 2020. Response to Request Your FOI request was approved. Below are the data provided by the Department's Statistics, Economic Analysis and Information Management Division (SEAIMD): 2017 - 1,607,821 2018 - 1,624,251 2019 - 1,989,322 2020 - 338,877 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, Atty. Helen Grace J. Somera Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

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