Requested from DOT by K. Pomarejos at 05:28 PM on
Jul 07, 2022.
Purpose: Undergraduate Thesis
Date of Coverage: 07/07/2022 - 07/07/2022
Tracking no: #DOT-727453791266
Pomarejos 05:28 PM, Jul 07, 2022
Good Day,
I formally requesting permission to gather additional data, as listed below, from your good office.
1. Data/Statistics of number of cruise tourists in the Philippines(every province/city) per year
2.Data/Statistics of annual Port of Call & no. of Cruise passengers in the Philippines, Manila, and other cities/provinces
Rest assured that the data gathered will be used for Architectural Research purposes only.
Hoping for your kind consideration. Thank you!
Office 07:06 AM, Jul 08, 2022
08 July 2022
Dear Ms. Pomarejos,
Thank you for your request dated 07 July 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Cruise Passenger Data.
We received your request on 07 July 2022 and will respond on or before 28 July 2022 05:28:50 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03Mjc0NTM3OTEyNjYM, for request with ticket number #DOT-727453791266.
Thank you.
Respectfully yours,
Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer
Service 08:00 AM, Jul 08, 2022
8 July 2022
Dear Ms. Pomarejos,
We refer to your letter dated 7 July 2022 05:28:50 PM regarding your request for the number of cruise passengers and the number of port of calls in the Philippines, 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 Sections 13.3.b and 13.4 of the Revised DOT FOI Manual by providing the following:
•Reasonable description of the information requested. In particular, it would be helpful to know the exact/specific information that you wish to request and its exact/specific covered period; - kindly specify the period for the port of call so we can act accordingly.
•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 purpose shall NOT be considered to have met the requirements of specificity; - kindly provide additional details on what and how the data will be used i.e name of research/ thesis/ study you are conducting with brief background.
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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 29 September 2022 11:56:38 PM, 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
Pomarejos 02:19 PM, Jul 08, 2022
Good Day,
The data/ statistics of number of cruise tourist and data of Port of Call that visits the Philippines will be covered from 2016-2021 . This data would help to fill the gap on my architectural thesis which is all about International Cruise Terminal that will be situated in Cebu City. Thank you po.
Service 03:02 PM, Jul 08, 2022
8 July 2022
Dear Ms. Pomarejos,
Thank you for your response dated 8 July 2022, with regard to our request for compliance with Sections 13.3.b and 13.4 of the Revised DOT FOI Manual.
We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 28 July 2022 05:28 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03Mjc0NTM3OTEyNjYM, for request with ticket number #DOT-727453791266.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria
DOT FOI Decision Maker
Service 01:40 PM, Jul 13, 2022
13 July 2022
Dear Ms. Pomarejos,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated 7 July 2022 05:28:50 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You asked for the number of cruise passengers and the number of cruise port of calls in the Philippines from 2016 to 2021.
Response to Request
Your FOI request is approved.
We have enclosed copies of report of cruise utilization from 2017 to 2019 and 2016 Schedule of Cruise Calls in the Philippines.
Please note that we are only able to provide information from 2016 to 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, scheduled cruise calls to the Philippines were mostly cancelled.
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Thank you.
Respectfully,
Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria
DOT FOI Decision Maker
Attachments:
2016 Cruise Calls.pdf 2019 Cruise Utilization.pdf 2017-2018 Cruise Utilization.pdf
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