14 December 2022
Dear Ms. Arriola,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated 5 December 2022 11:37:56 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You asked for the following tourism data:
1. Number of foreign and domestic tourists, and overseas Filipinos in Region III from 2018-2022;
2. Number of foreign and domestic tourists, and overseas Filipinos in Bataan from 2018-2022;
3. Number of foreign and domestic tourists, and overseas Filipinos in Pilar, Balanga, Abucay, and Bagac from 2018-2022;
4. Number of excursionists in Bataan from 2018 to 2022; and
5. Number of excursionists in Pilar, Balanga, Abucay, and Bagac from 2018 to 2022;
Response to Request
Your FOI request is approved.
We have enclosed a copy of the following reports based on your request:
1. The report on the number of foreign and domestic tourists in Bataan and Region 3 from 2021 to 2022;
2. The report on the number of same-day visitors in Bataan for 2019 and 2021. Upon coordination with DOT Region 3, for 2020, no recorded arrivals even on day tours due to the pandemic.
For the number of foreign and domestic tourists, and overseas Filipinos in Pilar, Balanga, Abucay, and Bagac for 2022:
(As of 30 November 2022)
1. Abucay - Domestic (only) = 9860
2. Bagac - Domestic (only) = 81,731
3. Balanga:
- Domestic = 16,239
- Foreign = 1,875
- Overseas = 7
4. Pilar - No data
For the number of foreign and domestic tourists in Bataan and Region 3, as well as in Pilar, Balanga, Abucay, and Bagac from 2018 to 2020, the available data can be found through this link: http://www.tourism.gov.ph/tourism_dem_sup_pub.aspx
Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested as these are the only available data provided by the DOT Region 3.
For other queries in Bataan, you may wish to directly coordinate with the Provincial Tourism Office of Bataan through email:
[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 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 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
