Department of Tourism(DOT)

30 September 2022 Dear Mr. Lorayes, We refer to your letter dated 28 September 2022 10:14:21 PM about your request for the origin of tourists in San Fernando City and San Juan, La Union from 2015 to 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 13.4 of the Revised DOT FOI Manual by providing the following: •Specific reason for, or purpose of, the request for information. Please note that general averments such as “for research”, “for information”, “for legal purposes” or other similarly worded purposes shall NOT be considered to have met the requirements of specificity; - kindly specify how the data will be used by providing the name/title of research/ thesis/ study you are conducting with a brief background. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://pcoomaster10302018110000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03ODQ4NzIwODcwMDQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-784872087004, to respond. While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 22 December 2022 11:27:35 PM, 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

3 October 2022 Dear Mr. Lorayes, Thank you for your response dated 30 September 2022 via the eFOI portal, with regard to our request for compliance with Section 13.4 of the revised DOT FOI Manual. We would still need to request you to further clarify your request by providing the name/title of research/ thesis/ dissertation/study you are conducting with a brief background, in compliance with Section 13.4. Also, since you have mentioned that said request is related to your masteral dissertation, kindly provide the proper identification in compliance with Section 13.5.d of the revised DOT FOI Manual: •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 a 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 endorsement of the supervising teacher, professor, or instructor. 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03ODQ4NzIwODcwMDQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-784872087004, to respond. You would still have until 26 December 2022 02:33:06 AM to provide the information. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker