Department of Tourism(DOT)

5 September 2023 Dear Citizen, We refer to your letter dated 31 August 2023 07:58:30 PM about your request for Tourist data in Pasay from 2018-2022, 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://pcoomaster10032017130000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wOTM3MjM0MDcyMTMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-093723407213, to respond. While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 28 November 2023 08:52:47 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

6 September 2023 Dear Citizen, Thank you for your response dated 5 September 2023 via the eFOI portal and email regarding our request for compliance with Sections 13.4 and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual. We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 27 September 2023 07:58 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://foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wOTM3MjM0MDcyMTMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-093723407213. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba DOT FOI Decision Maker

27 September 2023 Dear Citizen, We refer to your letter dated 31 August 2023 07:58:30 PM about your request for Tourist data in Pasay from 2018-2022, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Our response to your request is due on 27 September 2023 07:58:30 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 can work further on your request. We hope to be able to send you a response on or before 25 October 2023 07:58:30 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wOTM3MjM0MDcyMTMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-093723407213. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba DOT FOI Decision Maker

29 September 2023 Dear Citizen, Thank you for your request dated 31 August 2023 07:58:30 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Tourist Arrivals in Pasay from 2018-2022. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. We have enclosed a copy of the available data from 2019-2022. Please note that we can only provide some of the information you requested. For other concerns, you may directly coordinate with the Pasay City LGU thru their website: https://www.pasay.gov.ph/contact-us 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 explain why you are dissatisfied with the response and should be made within 15 calendar 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 DOT FOI Decision Maker