Department of Tourism(DOT)

30 June 2022 Dear Ms. Noble, We refer to your letter dated 30 June 2022 03:26:02 AM regarding your request for the number of tourist arrivals in Siquijor from 2018-2022, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Prior to the processing of your request, please ensure that your request is fully compliant with Sections 13.3.b and 13.5.d 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; - kindly specify if the data on tourist arrivals are limited to Siquijor province; •If the requesting party is a natural person who is a member, employee, affiliated with or related to juridical entity, company, or organization, and the request is made not in 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 indorsement of the supervising teacher, professor, or instructor. 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://foipmo10042019152320-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC01MjE4OTEyMzM5ODAM, for request with ticket number #DOT-521891233980, 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 21 September 2022 11:05:47 PM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

30 June 2022 Dear Ms. Noble, Thank you for your response dated 30 June 2022 via eFOI portal and email, with regard to our request for compliance with Sections 13.3.b and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual. We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 21 July 2022 03:26 AM 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://zcwdv520190208-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC01MjE4OTEyMzM5ODAM, for request with ticket number #DOT-521891233980. Thank you. Respectfully, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

4 July 2022 Dear Ms. Noble, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 30 June 2022 03:26:02 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for the following data in Siquijor from 2018 to 2022: 1. Number of foreign tourist arrivals by nationalities; 2. Number of foreign tourist arrivals by city/municipality; 3. Number of foreign tourist arrivals by tourist destination; and 4. Hotel occupancy by city/municipality. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. We have enclosed copies of the reports on tourist arrivals in Siquijor from 2018 to 1st quarter of 2022, relative to the information you requested. Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested for, as these are the only available data in DOT Region 7. You may wish to directly coordinate with the Provincial Tourism Office of Siquijor through this link: https://siquijorprovince.com/contact-information/ 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 Cristina 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, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker