Department of Tourism

Office 02:19 PM, Aug 11, 2023

August 11, 2023

Dear  Mr. Rodriguez,

Thank you for your request dated August 10, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for ANAHAW Certification Criteria and Indicators for each Level (levels 1-5).

We received your request on August 10, 2023 and will respond on or before September 04, 2023 08:43:24 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Likewise, please be informed that the standard processing period is fifteen (15) working days but it can be extended for another twenty (20) working days for complex requests.

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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00MTQ2OTMzMjM5MzMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-414693323933.

Thank you.


Respectfully yours,

Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 03:33 PM, Aug 11, 2023

11 August 2023

Dear Mr. Rodriguez,

We refer to your letter dated 10 August 2023 08:43:24 PM about your request for the ANAHAW Certification Criteria and Indicators for each Level (levels 1-5), made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Before processing 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”, “for legal purposes” or other similarly worded purposes shall NOT be considered to have met the requirements of specificity; - kindly specify how the data will be used by providing the NAME/TITLE of research/ thesis/ study you are conducting with a brief background. 

•If the requesting party is a natural person who is a member, employee, affiliated with, or related to a juridical entity, company, or organization, and the request is made not on 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 endorsement of the supervising teacher, professor, or instructor. 
To protect your privacy, kindly send it via email at foi_dm@tourism.gov.ph.

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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00MTQ2OTMzMjM5MzMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-414693323933, to respond.

While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 3 November 2023 07:32:12 AM, your request will be closed.

We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 09:10 AM, Aug 16, 2023

16 August 2023

Dear Mr. Rodriguez,

Thank you for your response dated 15 August 2023 via the eFOi portal and email regarding 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 8 September 2023 08:43 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00MTQ2OTMzMjM5MzMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-414693323933.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 09:17 AM, Aug 16, 2023

16 August 2023

Dear Mr. Rodriguez,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 10 August 2023 08:43:24 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for the ANAHAW Certification Criteria and Indicators for each Level (levels 1-5).

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

You may find a copy of the fact sheet containing information regarding the Anahaw Philippines Sustainable Certificate through this link: https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03NjA5MjE5OTQ5NDMM

Please be informed that we can only provide the above-mentioned data since the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) of the DOT with Grat Center for Appropriate Technology, DOT's partner organization in the development and audit of accommodation establishments that wish to be certified under the Anahaw has ended and there are no concrete plans on the resumption of the program.

However, interested applicants may send their queries through the email address: trixie@grat.at or ton@grat.at.

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: foi_ro@tourism.gov.ph. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with the response and should be made within 15 calendar 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
DOT FOI Decision Maker