Department of Tourism

Office 10:35 AM, Aug 02, 2022

August 2, 2022

Dear Mr. Obinque,

Thank you for your request dated August 02, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Number of Tourist coming to North Luzon (Pangasinan, Ilocos, Cordillera, Benguet. Etc).

We received your request on August 02, 2022 and will respond on or before August 23, 2022 09:38:59 AM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding to your request, kindly contact us using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00OTQwODc1MTExNjEM, for request with ticket number #DOT-494087511161.

Thank you.


Respectfully yours,

Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 10:46 AM, Aug 02, 2022

2 August 2022

Dear Mr. Obinque,

We refer to your letter dated 2 August 2022 09:38:59 AM regarding your request  for the number of foreign and domestic tourists in North Luzon, 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 13.3.b and 13.4 of the Revised DOT FOI Manual by providing the following:

•Reasonable description of the information requested. In particular, it would be helpful to know the exact/specific information that you wish to request and its exact/specific covered period; - kindly specify the period for the tourist arrival so we can act accordingly.

•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 specify how and what the data will be used by providing the title of the thesis you are working on with a brief description;

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://savethedatev211152018-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00OTQwODc1MTExNjEM, for request with ticket number #DOT-494087511161, 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 25 October 2022 02:40:03 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 FOI Decision Maker