Department of Tourism

Office 08:57 AM, Mar 13, 2023

March 13, 2023

Dear Ms. Sarroza,

Thank you for your request dated March 12, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Occupancy Rates and Tourist arrivals in Negros Occidental arranged by city/municipality.

We received your request on March 12, 2023 and will respond on or before April 03, 2023 10:39:28 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://pcoomaster07042018130000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02NzIzMzE5NjMyNTUM, for request with ticket number #DOT-672331963255.

Thank you.


Respectfully yours,

Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 09:24 AM, Mar 13, 2023

13 March 2023

Dear Ms. Sarroza,

We refer to your letter dated 12 March 2023 10:39:28 PM about your request for the Occupancy Rates and number of Tourists in Negros Occidental from 2019-2023, by the city/municipality, 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 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 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.
In compliance with data privacy, kindly email the ID or endorsement letter to 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02NzIzMzE5NjMyNTUM, for request with ticket number #DOT-672331963255, to respond.

While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 5 June 2023 01:20:29 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 07:03 PM, Mar 30, 2023

30 March 2023

Dear Ms. Sarroza,

Thank you for your response dated 29 March 2023 via the eFOI portal and email, regarding 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 25 April 2023 10:39 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://pcoomaster10032017130000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02NzIzMzE5NjMyNTUM, for request with ticket number #DOT-672331963255.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 09:50 AM, Apr 13, 2023

13 April 2023

Dear Ms. Sarroza,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 12 March 2023 10:39:28 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for the following tourism data in Negros Occidental from 2019-2023:

1.	Occupancy Rate of hotels and resorts, by city/municipality;
2.	Occupancy Rate of spas and wellness centers, by city/municipality; and
3.	Number of domestic and foreign tourists, by city/municipality.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

We have enclosed a copy of the available reports submitted by DOT Region 6, details as follows:
- Occupancy report of Negros Occidental from 2019-2020 & 2022
- Number of domestic, foreign, and Overseas Filipino tourists by city/municipality from 2019-2022

Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested. For other queries, you may directly coordinate with the Negros Occidental Tourism Division through their email address: tourism_negocc@yahoo.com

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:
 9 2021 WV TA.4.7.2022.pdf
 9 2022 WV TA.4.2.2023 w occupancy report.pdf
 2019 FORM A_TA NEGROS OCCIDENTAL.xls
 2019 WV TA.4.29.2020.w.los_ade.pdf
 2020 Share of Arrivals by City.Muni.Prov.3.12.2021.xlsx
 2020 WV TA 3.12.2021 w occupancy rate_SDD.pdf
 2021 Share of Arrivals by City.Muni.Prov.4.7.2022.xlsx
 2022 Share of Arrivals by City.Muni.Prov.4.2.2023.xlsx