Department of Tourism(DOT)

27 September 2022 Dear Ms. Yago, We refer to your letter dated 23 September 2022 03:29:59 PM about your request for the number of tourists in the Philippines and CALABARZON, 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 13.3.b and 13.4 of the Revised DOT FOI Manual by providing the following: •Reasonable description of the information requested. In particular, it would be helpful to know the exact/specific information that you wish to request and its exact/specific covered period; - for #1, are you referring to the number of tourists in the Philippines as a whole, or per region? Also, kindly specify the period. For #2, is the request for CALABARZON tourist data as a whole, or Rizal is not included? Also, specify the period. •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. 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNDUwNzU5OTcxMTEM, for request with ticket number #DOT-245075997111, to respond. While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 20 December 2022 01:13:12 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

30 September 2022 Dear Ms. Yago, Thank you for your response dated 27 September 2022, with regard to our request for compliance with Sections 13.3.b and 13.4 of the Revised DOT FOI Manual. We would still need to request you to further clarify your request by specifying how the data will be used by providing the name/title of the thesis 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNDUwNzU5OTcxMTEM, for request with ticket number #DOT-245075997111, to respond. You would still have until 22 December 2022 11:41:16 PM 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

7 October 2022 Dear Ms. Yago, Thank you for your response dated 30 September 2022 via the eFOI portal, with regard to our request for compliance with Sections 13.3.b and 13.4 of the Revised DOT FOI Manual. We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 28 October 2022 03:29 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://foipmo08072019-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNDUwNzU5OTcxMTEM, for request with ticket number #DOT-245075997111. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

7 October 2022 Dear Ms. Yago, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 23 September 2022 03:29:59 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for the following tourism data from 2013 to 2022: 1. Annual and Monthly number of domestic and foreign tourists in the Philippines, by Region; and 2. Annual and Monthly number of domestic and foreign tourists in CALABARZON. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. For the annual data on the number of domestic and foreign tourists in the Philippines and CALABARZON from 2013 to 2020, you may find the data through this link: http://www.tourism.gov.ph/tourism_dem_sup_pub.aspx For the 2021 data, you may find the same through the link below. For 2022 data for the Philippines, we have previously informed you through your same request: https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zNjcxNzI0NjYxNTYM that the report is generated annually hence there is no monthly data available. For CALABARZON, we already provided you with the same data through the same link. Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested as these are the only available data as of this time. 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 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