Department of Tourism(DOT)

2 September 2022 Dear Ms. Espejo, We refer to your letter dated 2 September 2022 03:48:15 PM about your request for Visitor Arrivals to the Philippines by Country of Residence from January to August 2022, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Before processing of your request, please ensure that your request is fully compliant with Section 13.4 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 provide specific details on what and how the data will be used i.e name of research/ thesis/ study you are conducting with a brief background. 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://zcwdv420190208-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC01NDg3MTI2NDEzMjUM, for request with ticket number #DOT-548712641325, 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 25 November 2022 08:03:27 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

6 September 2022 Dear Ms. Espejo, Thank you for your response dated 6 September 2022 via the eFOI portal, with regard to our request for compliance with Section 13.4 of the revised DOT FOI Manual. We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 27 September 2022 03:48 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC01NDg3MTI2NDEzMjUM, for request with ticket number #DOT-548712641325. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

9 September 2022 Dear Ms. Espejo, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 2 September 2022 03:48:15 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for the number of Visitor Arrivals to the Philippines by Country of Residence from January to August 2022. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. For period January to June 2022, you may find the requested data on the DOT website through this link: http://www.tourism.gov.ph/tourism_dem_sup_pub.aspx Meanwhile, we have enclosed a copy of the reports on visitor arrivals by country of residence for the period July and August 2022, as per your request. 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 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, Atty. Jennifer A. Olba Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker