Requested from DOT by S. Laureola at 04:37 PM on
Apr 25, 2022.
Purpose: Research study
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2022 - 03/31/2022
Tracking no: #DOT-474201333689
Laureola 04:37 PM, Apr 25, 2022
Hi! I would like to request for information regarding:
• Volume of foreign nationals who entered the Philippines Q1 2022 (January – March 2022) for business purposes
• Volume of foreign nationals who entered the Philippines Q1 2022 (January – March 2022) for leisure
Office 04:41 PM, Apr 25, 2022
April 25, 2022
Dear Ms. Laureola,
Thank you for your request dated 25 April 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for the number of international tourist arrivals in the Philippines for the 1st Quarter of 2022.
We received your request on 25 April 2022 and will respond on or before 17 May 2022 04:37:13 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://foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00NzQyMDEzMzM2ODkM, for request with ticket number #DOT-474201333689.
Thank you.
Respectfully yours,
Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer
Service 07:41 AM, Apr 26, 2022
26 April 2022
Dear Ms. Laureola,
We refer to your letter dated 25 April 2022 04:37:13 PM regarding your request for number of tourist arrivals from January to March 2022, made under 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 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,” or “for legal purposes” or other similarly worded purpose shall not be considered to have met the requirements of specificity;
•Copy of school ID 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 http://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00NzQyMDEzMzM2ODkM, for request with ticket number #DOT-474201333689, 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 18 July 2022 11:37:50 PM, 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
Service 08:36 AM, May 20, 2022
20 May 2022
Dear Ms. Laureola,
Thank you for your response dated 19 May 2022 via email with regard to 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 comply with Section 13.5.d of the revised DOT FOI Manual by providing:
•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.
You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at http://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00NzQyMDEzMzM2ODkM, for request with ticket number #DOT-474201333689, to respond.
You would still have until 12 August 2022 12:31:43 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
Service 07:42 AM, May 24, 2022
24 May 2022
Dear Ms. Laureola,
Thank you for your response dated 23 May 2022 via email with regard to 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 10 June 2022 04:37 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://foipmo01062020151959-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00NzQyMDEzMzM2ODkM, for request with ticket number #DOT-474201333689.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria
DOT FOI Decision Maker
Service 11:55 AM, May 26, 2022
26 May 2022
Dear Ms. Laureola,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated 25 April 2022 04:37:13 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You asked for the following:
1. The number of foreign nationals who visited the Philippines for business from January to March 2022; and
2. The number of foreign nationals who visited the Philippines for leisure from January to March 2022.
Response to Request
Your FOI request is approved.
We have enclosed a copy of the Report on Monitoring of Foreign Tourist Arrivals from Visa Free Countries, in lieu of the usual Visitor Arrivals to the Philippines by Country of Residence.
You may access the available data relative to your request at
https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wMDkwNDE0Mzc3OTQM
Please be informed that the only available data for foreign tourist arrivals are generated through the One-Health Pass (OHP) pursuant to Republic Act No. 11332 or the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act and in accordance with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) Resolution Nos. 135, s. 2021 and 160-B, s. 2022. The list of Foreign Tourist Arrivals from Visa Free countries we have provided to you was generated from the OHP which is the official foreign tourist arrival count for February to March 2022. Likewise, there is no data for January 2022 since inbound foreign nationals were only permitted to enter the country in February 2022.
Additionally, the OHP platform developed by the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) which is being used by the DOT as primary source of tourist arrivals starting 10 February 2022, does not include the Purpose of Visit as a tourism-related indicator hence we cannot generate the said requested data.
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 Bernadette Romulo-Puyat 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
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https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSePz8rTG_IWrLgkIGCbNu39mM4Ms7XauR9LVUiE-6y8QCxyPg/viewform
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria
DOT FOI Decision Maker
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