Department of Tourism(DOT)

8 April 2022 Dear Ms. Gibson, We refer to your letter of 7 April 2022 04:51:06 PM on the number of tourist arrivals in the Philippines from January to March 2022, made pursuant to 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 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 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wMDkwNDE0Mzc3OTQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-009041437794, 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 1 July 2022 12:47:07 AM, 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

8 April 2022 Dear Ms. Gibson, Thank you for your response dated 8 April 2022 via email and the eFOI portal, 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 2 May 2022 04:51 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 http://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wMDkwNDE0Mzc3OTQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-009041437794. Thank you. Respectfully, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

13 April 2022 Dear Ms. Gibson, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 7 April 2022 04:51:06 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 Philippines from January to March 2022. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. We have enclosed a copy of the Report on Monitoring of Foreign Tourist Arrivals from Visa Free Countries, as you requested. 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 [email protected]. 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, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker