Department of Tourism

Office 09:59 AM, Jan 27, 2023

January 27, 2023

Dear Mr. Del Rosario,

Thank you for your request dated January 26, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Minimum Standards for Hotel Design.

We received your request on January 26, 2023 and will respond on or before February 16, 2023 04:45:09 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02MzM3MzExNDYxNDAM, for request with ticket number #DOT-633731146140.

Thank you.


Respectfully yours,

Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 04:08 PM, Jan 30, 2023

30 January 2023

Dear Mr. Del Rosario,

We refer to your letter dated 26 January 2023 04:45:09 PM about your request for Minimum Standards for Hotel Design, 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://foimc1s2019-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02MzM3MzExNDYxNDAM, for request with ticket number #DOT-633731146140, to respond.

While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 24 April 2023 08:07:13 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 10:31 AM, Feb 01, 2023

1 February 2023

Dear Mr. Del Rosario,

Thank you for your response dated 31 January 2023 via email, 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 22 February 2023 04:45 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://pcoomaster11222017130000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02MzM3MzExNDYxNDAM, for request with ticket number #DOT-633731146140.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 10:42 AM, Feb 01, 2023

1 February 2023

Dear Mr. Del Rosario,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 26 January 2023 04:45:09 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Minimum Standards for Hotel Design.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

You may find the available data through this link: https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC05NDYzMDU2NDYwOTMM

Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested because the DOT has no jurisdiction over the design of a hotel or resort. The documents on the National Accommodation Standards (NAS) are issued by the DOT in 2013 to employ a points-based rating system focused on inventory, availability, condition, and quality of a specific facility or service. The standards will help in classifying hotels, resorts, and apartment hotels. This is in part of the DOT’s mandate to formulate and enforce standards for the operation and maintenance of tourism enterprises, prescribing minimum and progressive levels of operating quality and efficiency consistent with local and international standards.

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