Department of Tourism

Office 05:15 PM, Oct 14, 2022

October 14, 2022

Dear Ms. Nanat,

Thank you for your request dated October 14, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Farm Resort Hotel and Resort Hotel Guidelines and Plans for Academic Architecture Research purposes.

We received your request on October 14, 2022 and will respond on or before November 07, 2022 04:54:43 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 us using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02ODk0OTIyOTAxNjgM, for request with ticket number #DOT-689492290168.

Thank you.


Respectfully yours,

Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 10:31 AM, Oct 17, 2022

17 October 2022

Dear Ms. Nanat,

We refer to your letter dated 14 October 2022 04:54:43 PM about your request for Farm Resort Hotel and Resort Hotel Guidelines, 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 13.3.a, 13.4 and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual by providing the following:

•Details of the requesting party such as name, contact information, affiliation, company, or organization; - kindly complete the missing details in your address and contact information;

•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://foipmo07022020123059-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02ODk0OTIyOTAxNjgM, for request with ticket number #DOT-689492290168, to respond.

While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 9 January 2023 02:26:02 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 10:57 AM, Oct 18, 2022

18 October 2022

Dear Ms. Nanat,

Thank you for your response dated 18 October 2022 via email, with regard to our request for compliance with Sections 13.3.a, 13.4 and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual.

We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 9 November 2022 04:54 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://pcoomaster03202017103000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02ODk0OTIyOTAxNjgM, for request with ticket number #DOT-689492290168.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 09:54 AM, Oct 25, 2022

25 October 2022

Dear Ms. Nanat,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 14 October 2022 04:54:43 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for the occupancy rate of hotels and resorts in Batangas or in CALABARZON, by province from 2018-2022.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

You may find the available data in Batangas for 2021 through this link: https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00NDE1NTIwMzk4NDYM

Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested as these are not available with DOT Region 4A. You may wish to directly coordinate with the Provincial Tourism Offices of each province through the following emails:
Cavite - cavitetourism@gmail.com
Laguna - ltcato@laguna.gov.ph
Batangas - richbatangas@gmail.com
Rizal - rizaltourism@yahoo.com
Quezon - tourismquezon@yahoo.com.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 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