Department of Tourism(DOT)

14 June 2022 Dear Ms. Chao, We refer to your letter dated 13 June 2022 04:23:32 PM regarding your request for the number of tourist arrivals in Tarlac from 2000 to present, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Prior to processing of your request, please ensure that your request is fully compliant with Sections 13.4 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; - kindly provide details on what and how the data will be used i.e name of research or thesis with 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNzU2Mzg0MDMzMDIM, for request with ticket number #DOT-275638403302, 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 5 September 2022 11:45:36 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

21 June 2022 Dear Ms. Chao, Thank you for your response dated 20 June 2022, with regard to our request for compliance with Section 13.4 of the revised DOT FOI Manual. We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 11 July 2022 04:23 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://pcoomaster11222017130000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNzU2Mzg0MDMzMDIM, for request with ticket number #DOT-275638403302. Thank you. Respectfully, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

23 June 2022 Dear Ms. Chao, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 13 June 2022 04:23:32 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for the number of tourist arrivals in the Province of Tarlac from 2000 to present. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. Upon coordination with DOT Region III, below are the available data relative to your request for tourist arrivals in the Province of Tarlac from 2011 to 1st Quarter of 2022. Year Tourist Arrivals 2011 14,272 2012 15,813 2013 19,504 2014 48,870 2015 27,368 2016 32,785 2017 11,738 2018 13,376 2019 108,706 2020 45,175 2021 38,142 2022 19,392 Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested for as these are the only available data in DOT Region III. 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 the Secretary 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 FOI Request Feedback Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSePz8rTG_IWrLgkIGCbNu39mM4Ms7XauR9LVUiE-6y8QCxyPg/viewform Thank you. Respectfully, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker