Department of Tourism(DOT)

26 May 2022 Dear Ms. Encarnacion, We refer to your letter dated 26 May 2022 12:00:51 AM regarding your request for the number of tourists with age in Zamboanga del Norte from 2020 to present, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Prior to processing of 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,” or “for legal purposes” or other similarly worded purpose shall not be considered to have met the requirements of specificity; - kindly provide additional details on what and how the data will be used. •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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC05OTI2MTI2OTc0MzEM, for request with ticket number #DOT-992612697431, 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 18 August 2022 03:28:56 AM, 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

26 May 2022 Dear Ms. Encarnacion, Thank you for your response dated 26 May 2022, with regard to 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 16 June 2022 12:00:51 AM to respond regarding our findings. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC05OTI2MTI2OTc0MzEM, for request with ticket number #DOT-992612697431. Thank you. Respectfully, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker

6 June 2022 Dear Ms. Encarnacion, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 26 May 2022 12:00:51 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for the number of tourists with age in Zamboanga del Norte from 2020 to present. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. We have enclosed a copy of the 2020 Tourist Arrival Report of Region 9 including Zamboanga del Norte, relative to the information you requested. Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested as the data above were the only available data from DOT Region 9. Upon coordination with the said office, the requested tourist arrivals with age for 2020 and 2021 are not available because the data collected were merely the number of tourists and Supply Demand Data (SDD). Additionally, DOT9 is currently conducting the Basic Tourism Statistics Training in Zamboanga del Norte and plans to include this matter (age) in the discussion. For other queries, you may wish to direct them to the Office of the Provincial Tourism Office of Zamboanga del Norte thru this email address: [email protected] 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 the Secretary 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