Department of Tourism(DOT)

26 May 2022 Dear Mr. See, We refer to your letter dated 25 May 2022 regarding your request for the number of tourist arrivals by country of residence in April 2022, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. We are now processing your request. Kindly give us until 15 June 2022 06:08:28 PM 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://foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03MzA5ODA1NjczODAM, for request with ticket number #DOT-730980567380. Thank you. Respectfully, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

30 May 2022 Dear Mr. See, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 25 May 2022 06:08:28 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 by country of residence from January to April 2022. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. We have enclosed a copy of the Foreign Tourist Arrivals by National Report as of 1 May 2022 for the the number of tourist arrivals by country of residence in April 2022. Meanwhile, you may access the available data relative to the January to March 2022 tourist arrivals which you requested, at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wMDkwNDE0Mzc3OTQM Please be informed that the only available data for foreign tourist arrivals are generated through the One-Health Pass (OHP) pursuant to Republic Act No. 11332 or the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act and in accordance with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) Resolution Nos. 135, s. 2021 and 160-B, s. 2022. The list of Foreign Tourist Arrivals from Visa Free countries we have provided to you was generated from the OHP which is the official foreign tourist arrival count for February to March 2022. Likewise, there is no data for January 2022 since inbound foreign nationals were only permitted to enter the country in February 2022. 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 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