Requested from DOT by A. Peralta at 05:37 PM on
Jan 03, 2022.
Purpose: Research Paper (Undergraduate Thesis)
Date of Coverage: 03/01/2020 - 12/31/2021
Tracking no: #DOT-419933304596
Peralta 05:37 PM, Jan 03, 2022
Good day!
We are Janelle Ojo and Allyana Peralta, graduating students of the Asian Institute of Tourism of the University of the Philippines Diliman. We are conducting a study entitled, 'Tourists and Visitors’ Purchasing Behavior in the New Normal: Effects on Baguio City Public Market', that aims to understand the purchasing behavior of Baguio visitors and tourists in both pre-pandemic and during pandemic setting.
We would like to request for the record of tourist arrivals of Baguio City dated March 2020 to December 2021. The statistical record will be used for research purposes only.
Office 08:13 PM, Jan 03, 2022
January 3, 2022
Dear Ms. Peralta,
Thank you for your request dated 03 January 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for the tourist arrivals in Baguio from March 2020 to December 2021.
We received your request on 03 January 2022 and will respond on or before 24 January 2022 05:37:40 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.
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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00MTk5MzMzMDQ1OTYM, for request with ticket number #DOT-419933304596.
Thank you.
Respectfully yours,
Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer
Service 08:20 PM, Jan 03, 2022
January 3, 2022
Dear Ms. Peralta,
We refer to your letter dated 03 January 2022 on the tourist arrivals in Baguio from March 2020 to December 2021, made pursuant to Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Prior the processing of your request, please ensure that your request is fully compliant with Sections 12.3.1 and 12.5.4 of the DOT FOI Manual by providing the following:
•Details of the requesting party, such as name, contact information, affiliation, company, or organization. Kindly send it via email at foi_dm@tourism.gov.ph;
•Copy of school ID and a written indorsement of the supervising teacher, professor or instructor. Kindly send it via email at foi_dm@tourism.gov.ph.
The DOT FOI Manual is accessible at http://www.tourism.gov.ph/files/DEPARTMENT%20ORDER%202019-115%20FREEDOM%20OF%20INFORMATION%20(FOI)%20MANUAL%2012-05-19.pdf.
You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://realinagencies11072018-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00MTk5MzMzMDQ1OTYM, for request with ticket number #DOT-419933304596, 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 28 March 2022 12:14:38 PM, your request will be closed.
We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time.
Thank you.
Respectfully yours,
Atty. Helen Grace J. Somera
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker
Service 03:51 PM, Jan 05, 2022
January 5, 2022
Dear Ms. Peralta,
Thank you for your response dated 05 January 2022 via email, with regard to our letter regarding request for compliance to Sections 12.3.1 and 12.5.4 of the DOT FOI Manual.
We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 25 January 2022 05:37 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00MTk5MzMzMDQ1OTYM, for request with ticket number #DOT-419933304596.
Thank you.
Respectfully yours,
Atty. Helen Grace J. Somera
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker
Service 02:22 PM, Feb 04, 2022
February 4, 2022
Dear Ms. Peralta,
we refer to your letter dated 03 January 2022 on the tourist arrivals in Baguio from March 2020 to December 2021 Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Our response to your request is due on 25 January, 2022 05:37:40 PM. Unfortunately, it is taking longer than expected to deal with your request.
We apologize for this delay. We applied for an extension so we could work further on your request. We hope to be able to send you a response on or before 23 February 2022 05:37:40 PM.
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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00MTk5MzMzMDQ1OTYM, for request with ticket number #DOT-419933304596.
Thank you.
Respectfully yours,
Atty. Helen Grace J. Somera
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker
Service 02:00 PM, Feb 08, 2022
February 8, 2022
Dear Ms. Peralta,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated 03 January 2022 05:37:40 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You asked for the tourist arrivals in Baguio from March 2020 to December 2021.
Response to Request
Your FOI request was approved.
You may access the requested data from March 2020 to September 2021 through the links below:
•March to December 2020: https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wNzQwODYwOTMyMjAM
•January to September 2021: https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wODQ1ODkyNTYxNjcM
Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested.
Per coordination with DOT-CAR, the data on the tourist arrivals in Baguio from October to December 2021 is still for considation of the Baguio Tourism Office.
You may however directly coordinate with the Baguio Tourism Office through the following contact information:
Email Address: baguiocitytourismoffice@gmail.com
Telephone Number: (074) 446-2009
Your right to request a review
If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to foi_dm@tourism.gov.ph. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.
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).
Thank you.
Respectfully yours,
Atty. Helen Grace J. Somera
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker
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