Requested from DOT by M. Marfil at 12:05 PM on
Dec 09, 2022.
Purpose: Research Purposes
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2015 - 12/09/2022
Tracking no: #DOT-625653924012
Marfil 12:05 PM, Dec 09, 2022
Hi! I would like to request for information regarding
1) List of Conventional Events/Gatherings/Meetings in Legazpi City
2015 - 2022
2) List of Convention Venues
Rest assured that the information I will gather shall remain confidential if needed, and to be used for
academic purposes only
Office 01:35 PM, Dec 13, 2022
December 13, 2022
Dear Mr. Marfil,
Thank you for your request dated December 09, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for List of Conventional Events/Activities/Gatherings in Legazpi City Albay.
We received your request on December 09, 2022 and will respond on or before January 03, 2023 12:05:30 PM, 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://zcwd20190208-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02MjU2NTM5MjQwMTIM, for request with ticket number #DOT-625653924012.
Thank you.
Respectfully yours,
Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer
Service 03:55 PM, Dec 13, 2022
13 December 2022
Dear Mr. Marfil,
We refer to your letter dated 9 December 2022 12:05:30 PM about your request for the list of MICE Activities in Legazpi City from 2015 to 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 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 purposes shall NOT be considered to have met the requirements of specificity; - kindly specify how the data will be used by providing the name/title of research/ thesis/ study you are conducting with a brief background.
•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. 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02MjU2NTM5MjQwMTIM, for request with ticket number #DOT-625653924012, to respond.
While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 7 March 2023 07:53:03 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 DOT FOI Decision Maker
Marfil 08:29 PM, Jan 20, 2023
Good day!
I am Mark Charael L. Marfil, a fifth-year (5th) BS Architecture student from Bicol University Institute of Design and Architecture (BUIDeA). In partial fulfillment of the requirements of my course program, I am required to conduct an Undergraduate Thesis for my architectural design course subject entitled “PROPOSED DARAGA CONVENTION CENTER INTEGRATING REGENERATIVE ARCHITECTURE”.
As a Daragueño, one of my objectives is to contribute my research study to the Arangkada Banwa Program to promote the MICE Industry and the growth of the municipality of Daraga as a rising city through architecture.
For this, I would humbly request your office for a list of :
1) LIST OF CONVENTIONAL EVENTS IN LEGAZPI (FROM THE YEAR 2015 - 2022)
2) LIST OF CONVENTION VENUES
The data/information shall be strictly used for thesis academic purposes as well as to help me finally complete my data for the said project. Thank you for your consideration.
Service 11:45 AM, Jan 23, 2023
23 January 2023
Dear Mr. Marfil,
Thank you for your response dated 20 January 2023 via the eFOI portal, regarding 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 13 February 2023 12:05 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://zcwdv520190208-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02MjU2NTM5MjQwMTIM, for request with ticket number #DOT-625653924012.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker
Service 02:35 PM, Feb 06, 2023
6 February 2023
Dear Mr. Marfil,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated 9 December 2022 12:05:30 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You asked for the following:
1. List of MICE Activities in Legazpi City from 2015 to 2020;
2. List of DOT-Accredited MICE
Response to Request
Your FOI request is approved.
We have enclosed a copy of the available information relative to your request.
As for the list of MICE Activities in Legazpi City, attached are data from 2018 to 2022.
You may also use the following link as an additional reference: https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02MTUxNTY3MzA2OTMM
You can find the list of DOT-accredited tourism enterprises in the Philippines at this link: https://beta.tourism.gov.ph/accreditations/#dot-accredited
Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested as these are the only available data in DOT Region V. For other info, you may wish to directly coordinate with the Legazpi City LGU through their email address: info@legazpicity.gov.ph
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 be made within 15 working days from the date when you received this reply and must provide the reason/s why you are not satisfied. We will complete the review and notify you of 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:
LIST OF ACCREDITED TES (AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022) (1).xlsx LIST OF ACCREDITED TOURISM ENTERPIRSES IN BICOL REGION (AS OF JANUAR 31, 2023) (1).xlsx LIST-OF-DOT-ACCREDITED-TEs-as-of-JAN-2022 (1) (2).xlsx MICE 2018.pdf MICE 2019.pdf MICE 2020.pdf MICE 2021.pdf MICE_Annual Report_2022.pdf MICE_Summary Report_Annual.pdf
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