Department of Tourism(DOT)

10 May 2022 Dear Ms. Fallurin, We refer to your letter dated 10 May 2022 12:10:07 PM on your request for tourist arrivals in Romblon, 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 13.3.b and 13.4 of the revised DOT FOI Manual by providing the following: •Reasonable description of the information requested. In particular, it would be helpful to know the exact/specific information that you wish to request and its exact/specific covered period - kindly indicate the specific period for each data request and clarify if items 4 and 5 are really the same. •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 additional information on what thesis you are currently working on and how the data will be of use to you. 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://foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02MDk1MzMzNDc3NjIM, for request with ticket number #DOT-609533347762, 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 2 August 2022 05:08:43 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