Department of Tourism

Office 01:54 PM, Oct 18, 2023

October 18, 2023

Dear Citizen,

Thank you for your request dated October 18, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Number of tourist arrivals and Tourism Generated Revenue in Botolan, Zambales.

We received your request on October 18, 2023 and will respond on or before November 13, 2023 07:20:16 AM, 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://foipmo09222021165759-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00MTc4MTc2MTQ0MzgM, for request with ticket number #DOT-417817614438.

Thank you.


Respectfully yours,

Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 11:30 PM, Oct 23, 2023

23 October 2023

Dear Citizen,

We refer to your letter dated 18 October 2023 07:20:16 AM about your request for the number of tourists and Tourism receipts in Botolan, Zambales from 2019-2022, 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 Section 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual by providing the following:

•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://pcoomaster01122017091500-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00MTc4MTc2MTQ0MzgM, for request with ticket number #DOT-417817614438, to respond.

While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 15 January 2024 03:28:51 PM, your request will be closed.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 02:47 PM, Oct 24, 2023

24 October 2023

Dear Citizen,

Thank you for your response dated 24 October 2023 via the eFOI portal and email regarding our request for compliance with Section 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual.

We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 17 November 2023 07:20 AM 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://pcoomaster11022017130000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00MTc4MTc2MTQ0MzgM, for request with ticket number #DOT-417817614438.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 06:41 PM, Nov 06, 2023

6 November 2023

Dear Citizen,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 18 October 2023 07:20:16 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 and Tourism receipts in Botolan, Zambales from 2019-2022.

Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested and that data on tourist receipts is not available with the Regional Office at this time. You may direct your query to the LGU through email: ebdanesocmed2022@gmail.com

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

We have enclosed a copy of the report on the number of tourists in Botolan, Zambales from 2019-2023.

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 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
DOT FOI Decision Maker

Attachments:
 Form A - Zambales (2023) (1).xlsx
 Form A - Zambales (2022).xlsx
 Form A - Zambales (2021).xlsx
 Form A - Zambales (2020).xlsx
 Form A - Zambales (2019).xlsx