Department of Tourism(DOT)

14 September 2022 Dear Ms. Perez, We refer to your letter dated 14 September 2022 10:23:40 AM about your request for Tourism Data in Calatagan, Batangas from 2018 - 2022, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Before processing your request, please ensure that your request is fully compliant with Section 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual by providing the following: •If the requesting party is a natural person who is a member, employee, affiliated with, or related to a juridical entity, company, or organization, and the request is made not on behalf of such juridical entity, a company, or organization but arises from such membership, affiliation or relation, such other sufficient proof of authority. For example, for an employee or member, a copy of the company or organization I.D.; or for students, a copy of the school I.D., or written indorsement of the supervising teacher, professor, or instructor. - Since you are a student and the request is related to your course, may we request you to submit your student ID or a written endorsement from your supervisor? Kindly send it via email at [email protected]. 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00ODAwMTMyOTY4MTYM, for request with ticket number #DOT-480013296816, 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 7 December 2022 06:36:15 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

15 September 2022 Dear Ms. Perez, Thank you for your response dated 14 September 2022 via the eFOI portal and email, with regard to our request for compliance with Section 13.5.d of the revised DOT FOI Manual. We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 6 October 2022 10:23 AM 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 https://batchonboard20190219-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00ODAwMTMyOTY4MTYM, for request with ticket number #DOT-480013296816. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

20 September 2022 Dear Ms. Perez, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 14 September 2022 10:23:40 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for the number of domestic and foreign tourists in Calatagan, Batangas from 2018 to 2022, and the Province of Batangas from 2018 to 2021. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. You may find the requested data on the number of domestic and foreign tourists in Calatagan, Batangas from 2018 to 2022 thru this link: https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02MzYxMDk1Nzg5ODAM For the number of domestic and foreign tourists in the Province of Batangas from 2018 to 2021, you may find the available data thru this link: http://www.tourism.gov.ph/tourism_dem_sup_pub.aspx (2018-2020) and https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zNjcxNzI0NjYxNTYM (2021) Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested as these are the only available data in DOT-CALABARZON. For information on Local Revenue and Employment by Tourism Activities, you may directly coordinate with the Tourism Office of Calatagan thru email: [email protected]. Meanwhile, for information regarding Design Standards and Guidelines for a Cultural Center, you may directly coordinate with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) thru their eFOI portal: https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests?agency=NCCA Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with our response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review by writing a letter or email addressed to Secretary Ma. Esperanza Christina Garcia Frasco of the Department of Tourism and send it through email address: [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with the response and should be made within 15 working days from the date when you received this response. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 working days from the date when we receive your request for review. 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). Feedback Additionally, for us to be able to provide you with better services, may we request you to accomplish the DOT FOI Request Feedback Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSePz8rTG_IWrLgkIGCbNu39mM4Ms7XauR9LVUiE-6y8QCxyPg/viewform Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker