Department of Tourism

Office 11:58 AM, Aug 23, 2022

August 23, 2022

Dear Ms. Untalan,,

Thank you for your request dated August 23, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Visitor Arrivals from 2019 to 2021  for Occidental Mindoro.

We received your request on August 23, 2022 and will respond on or before September 14, 2022 11:47:19 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 to your request, kindly contact us using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00NjI3NjYzNTY1ODEM, for request with ticket number #DOT-462766356581.

Thank you.


Respectfully yours,

Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 01:38 PM, Aug 23, 2022

23 August 2022

Dear Ms. Untalan,

We refer to your letter dated 23 August 2022 11:47:19 AM regarding your request for data on tourist arrivals in Occidental Mindoro from 2019 to 2021, 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 13.4 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 purpose 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 brief background. 

•If the requesting party is a natural person who is a member, employee, affiliated with or related to juridical entity, company, or organization, and the request is made not in 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 indorsement of the supervising teacher, professor, or instructor. 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00NjI3NjYzNTY1ODEM, for request with ticket number #DOT-462766356581, 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 15 November 2022 05:35:49 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

Service 04:03 PM, Aug 26, 2022

26 August 2022

Dear Ms. Untalan,

Thank you for your response dated 26 August 2022 via email, about 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 19 September 2022 11:47 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 http://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00NjI3NjYzNTY1ODEM, for request with ticket number #DOT-462766356581.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 05:35 PM, Aug 31, 2022

31 August 2022

Dear Ms. Untalan,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 23 August 2022 11:47:19 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for the following tourism data on Occidental Mindoro  from 2019 to 2021:
1.	Number of foreign and domestic tourists;
2.	Total visitor receipts of foreign and domestic tourists; and
3.	Average length of stay of foreign and domestic tourists.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

We have enclosed a copy of the report containing most of the above-mentioned data.

Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested. Upon coordination with DOT Regional Office 4B, the data on the average length of stay for both foreign and domestic tourists are not disaggregated during the conduct of the Departure Point Visitor Survey.

For other queries, you may wish to directly coordinate with the Provincial Tourism Office of Occidental Mindoro through this link: https://occidentalmindoro.gov.ph/offices-departments-email-address/

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: 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
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

Attachments:
 Occidental Mindoro Tourist Arrivals 2019-2021.pdf