Department of Tourism(DOT)

29 April 2022 Dear Mr. Sandrino, We refer to your letter dated 29 April 2022 02:51:44 PM regarding your request for Visitor Demographics in Tagaytay, 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 13.4 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 clarify if the demographics you are requesting pertain to the type of tourists (foreign and domestic) available in Tagaytay; •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; 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC01MTAzMTQ1MDc3MTcM, for request with ticket number #DOT-510314507717, 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 22 July 2022 07:53:26 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

2 May 2022 Dear Mr. Sandrino, Thank you for your response dated 29 April 2022, with regard our request for compliance with Sections 13.4 and 13.5.d of the revised DOT FOI Manual. We would still need to request you to further clarify your request by specifying the reason for the said request. As we have mentioned, general averments such as “for research,” “for information,” or “for legal purposes” or other similarly worded purpose like "feasibility study" shall not be considered to have met the requirements of specificity. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC01MTAzMTQ1MDc3MTcM, for request with ticket number #DOT-510314507717, to respond. You would still have until 25 July 2022 12:03:16 AM to provide the information. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria DOT FOI Decision Maker