Department of Tourism(DOT)

March 15, 2022 Dear Ms. Estacio, We refer to your letter dated 14 March 2022 on the tourist arrival count in Tagaytay City from 2020 to 2022 during the COVID-19 Pandemic, 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 13.3.b of the DOT FOI Manual by providing a reasonable description of the information requested. As you have mentioned that the respondents in your thesis are local tourists, we would like to confirm if you are requesting for the number of domestic tourist arrivals in Tagaytay City from 2020 to present. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0xMzg4MDk0OTU4MDUM, for request with ticket number #DOT-138809495805, to respond. The DOT FOI Manual is accessible at http://tourism.gov.ph/transparency_seal.aspx. 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 06 June 2022 11:32:21 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

March 15, 2022 Dear Ms. Estacio, Thank you for your response dated 15 March 2022, with regard to our letter regarding request for compliance to Section 13.3.b of the DOT FOI Manual. We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 04 April 2022 09:43 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0xMzg4MDk0OTU4MDUM, for request with ticket number #DOT-138809495805. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Dir. Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

March 25, 2022 Dear Ms. Estacio, We refer to your letter dated 14 March 2022 on the tourist arrival count in Tagaytay City from 2020 to 2022 during the COVID-19 Pandemic, 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 04 April 2022 09:43:36 PM. Unfortunately, it is taking longer than expected to deal with your request. 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 04 May 2022 09:43:36 PM. 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0xMzg4MDk0OTU4MDUM, for request with ticket number #DOT-138809495805. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Dir. Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

March 25, 2022 Dear Ms. Estacio, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 14 March 2022 09:43:36 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for the tourist arrival count in Tagaytay City from 2020 to 2022 during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Response to Request Your FOI request was approved. You may access the available data relative to your request at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wMTAwOTkxNDM0OTIM. Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested as the data on the link above were the only available data from DOT Region IV-A. You may coordinate with the City Government of Tagaytay through the link below for the 2022 data: http://www.tagaytay.gov.ph/contactus.html 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 [email protected]. 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, Dir. Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker