Department of Tourism(DOT)

October 29, 2021 Dear Ms. Martinez, We refer to your letter dated 28 October 2021 on Top Destinations of US tourists in the Philippines, made pursuant to Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Prior the processing of your request, please ensure that your request is fully compliant with Section 12.3 of the DOT FOI Manual by providing the reasonable description of the information requested. Particularly, the exact/specific covered period of the requested information. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foimc1s2019-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC04NTM1NjAyMzM5NDgM, for request with ticket number #DOT-853560233948, 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 20 January 2022 11:56:56 PM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Dir. Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

November 3, 2021 Dear Ms. Martinez, Thank you for your response dated 03 November 2021, with regard to our letter regarding clarification on your requested information. We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 23 November 2021 11:57 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC04NTM1NjAyMzM5NDgM, for request with ticket number #DOT-853560233948. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Atty. Helen Grace J. Somera Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

November 15, 2021 Dear Ms. Martinez, We refer to your letter dated 28 October 2021 on the Top Destinations of US tourists in the Philippines, made pursuant to Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Our response to your request is due on 23 November 2021 11:57:53 PM. Unfortunately, it is taking longer than expected to deal with your request because we are still waiting for the feedback from the concerned office. We apologize for this delay. We have applied for an extension so we could work further on your request. We hope to be able to send you a response on or before 23 December 2021 11:57:53 PM. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact us using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC04NTM1NjAyMzM5NDgM, for request with ticket number #DOT-853560233948. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Atty. Helen Grace J. Somera Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

November 19, 2021 Dear Ms. Martinez, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 28 October 2021 11:57:53 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for the Top Destinations of US tourists in the Philippines. Response to Request Your FOI request was approved. You may access the 2019 to 2020 data of your requested information at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03MTE2MjM5MzA3MjIM. Per the Department's Statistics, Economic Analysis and Information Management Division (SEAIMD), the data on the Top Destinations Visited by tourists from the United States for 2019-2020 is from the Annual Visitor Sample Survey report, which releases annually. Currently, the latest and available data are from 2019 to 2020. 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 Sec. Bernadette Romulo-Puyat at 351 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City. 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 yours, Atty. Helen Grace J. Somera Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker