Department of Tourism(DOT)

June 5, 2020 Dear Mr. Tan, We refer to your request dated December 14, 2018 on the revenue generated and ranking of Lucena City in the entire country in terms of its tourism, 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-034402324946 in the eFOI portal, accessible at https://pcoomaster01052017111500-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wMzQ0MDIzMjQ5NDYM. 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

June 9, 2020 Dear Mr. Tan, We refer to your request dated December 14, 2018 on the revenue generated and ranking of Lucena City in the entire country in terms of its tourism, made pursuant to Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on the Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. In order for us to work further on your request, we need more information from you regarding your query. In particular, it would be helpful to know the specific/exact covered period (e.g. 2013, 2015, 2010-2016, etc.) of your requested information. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wMzQ0MDIzMjQ5NDYM, for request with ticket number #DOT-034402324946, 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 Sep 04, 2020 03:57:47 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Director Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

Aug 28, 2020 Dear Daniel David, 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 revenue generated by Lucena City in terms of its tourism. 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