Department of Tourism

Office 03:58 PM, Jul 19, 2022

19 July 2022

Dear Ms. Javier,

Thank you for your request dated 19 July 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for the tourist statistics in San Juan, Batangas from 2018 to 2022.

We received your request on 19 July 2022 and will respond on or before 09 August 2022 11:40:04 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 your request, kindly contact us using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02MzI1ODI0ODQyNzQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-632582484274.

Thank you.

Respectfully yours,


Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 09:29 AM, Jul 20, 2022

20 July 2022

Dear Ms. Javier,

We refer to your letter dated 19 July 2022 11:40:04 AM about your request for tourist arrivals, occupancy rate, average length of stay, and demographic profile of tourists in San Juan, Batangas Year from 2018 to 2022, 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 Section 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual by providing the following:

•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://pcoomaster08232018140000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02MzI1ODI0ODQyNzQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-632582484274, 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 12 October 2022 01:23:38 AM, 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 10:13 AM, Sep 05, 2022

5 September 2022

Dear Ms. Javier,

Thank you for your response dated 3 September 2022 via the eFOI portal and 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 26 September 2022 11:40 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 https://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02MzI1ODI0ODQyNzQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-632582484274.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 01:58 PM, Sep 08, 2022

8 September 2022

Dear Ms. Javier,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 19 July 2022 11:40:04 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 San Juan, Batangas from 2018 to 2022:
1.	Number of foreign and domestic tourists;
2.	Occupancy Rate of resorts;
3.	Demographic Profile of Tourists; and
4.	Average Length of Stay of Tourists.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

For no. 1, below are the available data:
Domestic 
2018 - 683,175 
2019 - 676,018
2020 - 59,203
2021 - 398,626
2022 (Q2) - 1,004,082

Foreign
2018 - 1,345 
2019 - 1,844 
2020 - 574
2021 - 25 
2022 (Q2) - 0

For numbers 2 to 4, upon coordination with DOT Region 4A, currently, there’s no data on the Occupancy Rate of Resorts; Demographic Profile; and Average Length of Stay of Tourists in the above-mentioned municipality. 

Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested as this is the only available data in DOT CALABARZON. For other queries, you may wish to directly coordinate with San Juan, Batangas Tourism Office through this link: https://www.sanjuanbatangas.gov.ph/contacts.

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