Department of Tourism(DOT)

June 2, 2020 Dear Leon Downer, We refer to your letter of May 06, 2020 08:47:07 PM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Tourist Arrivals in El Nido and Oslob. In order for us to work further on your request, we need more information from you regarding your query. In particular, it would be helpful to know the specific/exact covered period (2015, 2017, 2016-2018, etc.) of your requested information. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://pcoomaster07262017140000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zMzUyNDYxNzg0ODcM, for request with ticket number #DOT-335246178487, 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 Aug 28, 2020 07:26:35 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Legal Affairs Service DOT FOI Decision Maker

June 15, 2020 Dear Mr. Downer, We refer to your request dated May 06, 2020 on the tourist arrivals of El Nido, Palawan and Oslob, Cebu, made pursuant to Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on the Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. In order for us to work further on your request, we need more information from you regarding your query. In particular, it would be helpful to know if you are requesting for the demographics or just the age of international tourists on Item No. 2. You may respond by using the reply function in the request with ticket number #DOT-335246178487 in the eFOI portal, accessible at https://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zMzUyNDYxNzg0ODcM. 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 September 10, 2020, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Director Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

June 21, 2020 Dear Mr. Downer, We refer to your request dated May 06, 2020 on tourist arrivals in El Nido and Oslob, made pursuant to Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on the Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Our response to your request is due on June 22, 2020. 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 July 20, 2020. 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zMzUyNDYxNzg0ODcM, for request with ticket number #DOT-335246178487. Thank you. Respectfully yours, Director Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

June 30, 2020 Dear Mr. Downer, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated May 06, 2020 08:47:07 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Tourist Arrivals in El Nido and Oslob. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. We enclosed a copy of the information you requested. Likewise, please be informed that the attached data are the only data that DOT Region VII was able to provide. As for the monthly data regarding EL Nido, Palawan, DOT Region IV-B has no data specific to El Nido, Palawan. For more information/inquiries, you may contact the respective Tourism Officers in Oslob, Cebu and El Nido, Palawan. We shall provide their contact details thru your email address. You may also use as reference the data available on this link: http://www.tourism.gov.ph/tourism_dem_sup_pub.aspx. 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 Sec. Bernadette Romulo-Puyat at 351 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City. 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, Director Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker