Department of Tourism(DOT)

29 August 2023 Dear Citizen, We refer to your letter dated 25 August 2023 08:20:12 PM about your request for Tourism Statistic Data in the Philippines from 2017-2022, 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 Sections 13.4 and 13.5.d 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. •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 endorsement of the supervising teacher, professor, or instructor. To protect your privacy, 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNDY4OTEyNzU1NDMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-246891275543, to respond. While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 21 November 2023 08:31:47 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba DOT FOI Decision Maker

31 August 2023 Dear Citizen, Thank you for your response dated 29 August 2023 via the eFOI portal regarding our request for compliance with Sections 13.4 and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual. We would still need to request you to further clarify your request. To properly process your request, kindly comply with the following requirements: •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. •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 endorsement of the supervising teacher, professor, or instructor. To protect your privacy, kindly send it via email at [email protected]. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foipmo09232019155230-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNDY4OTEyNzU1NDMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-246891275543, to respond. You would still have until 23 November 2023 12:31:26 AM to provide the information. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, DOT FOI Decision Maker

19 September 2023 Dear Citizen, Thank you for your response dated 14 September 2023 via the eFOI portal regarding our request for compliance with Sections 13.4 and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual. We would still need to request you to further clarify your request. To properly process your request, kindly comply with the following requirements: •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. •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 endorsement of the supervising teacher, professor, or instructor. To protect your privacy, kindly send it via email at [email protected]. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foipmo09232019155230-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNDY4OTEyNzU1NDMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-246891275543, to respond. You would still have until 12 December 2023 01:45:48 PM to provide the information. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba DOT FOI Decision Maker

21 September 2023 Dear Citizen, Thank you for your response dated 21 September 2023 via the eFOI portal regarding our request for compliance with Sections 13.4 and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual. We would still need to request you to further clarify your request. To properly process your request, kindly comply with the following requirements: 1. Kindly specify how the data will be used by providing the NAME/TITLE of research/ thesis/ study you are conducting with a brief background. 2. Kindly provide the proper identification such as your student ID if you are a student, or a company ID if your request is part of your work. To protect your privacy, kindly send it via email at [email protected]. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foipmo09222021165759-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNDY4OTEyNzU1NDMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-246891275543, to respond. You would still have until 14 December 2023 02:28:54 AM to provide the information. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba DOT FOI Decision Maker

19 October 2023 Dear Citizen, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 25 August 2023 08:20:12 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Tourism Statistic Data in the Philippines from 2017-2022 per city. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. You may find the report from 2017-2022 through this link: http://www.tourism.gov.ph/tourism_dem_sup_pub.aspx 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 Christina Garcia Frasco of the Department of Tourism and sending it through the email address: [email protected]. Your review request should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this reply and must provide the reason/s why you are not satisfied. We will complete the review and notify you of 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 DOT FOI Decision Maker