Department of Tourism(DOT)

June 5, 2020 Dear Mr. Agravante, We refer to your request dated October 16, 2018 on the number of foreign tourists that visit the Philippines to acquire medical, travel and wellness services, made pursuant to Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on the Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. We apologize for the delay in the processing of your request as the Department experienced technical difficulties and manpower constraints. Additionally, we would like to clarify if you are still interested to obtain the information that you have requested. You may respond by using the reply function in the request with ticket number #DOT-079322832077 in the eFOI portal, accessible at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wNzkzMjI4MzIwNzcM. In the meantime, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply within sixty (60) days, your request will be closed. Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to hearing from you. Respectfully yours, Director Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

Aug 28, 2020 Dear Nathan Francis, I refer to my letter of Jun 05, 2020 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for The numbers of Foreign National that acquire health and wellness in the Philippines. In particular, I had requested specific information for you to clarify upon in order for us to proceed with the request. As we have not received a reply within the 60-day working period since the letter requesting for clarification was sent out, we regret to inform you that this request will be closed as of Aug 28, 2020. You may wish to submit a new request describing the specific information you are looking for, and we will be able to consider it under the guidelines as stated in Executive Order No. 2. 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 or visiting our central office. 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, Legal Affairs FOI Officer