Department of Tourism

Office 05:37 PM, Oct 03, 2022

October 3, 2022

Dear Ms. Nuyda,

Thank you for your request dated October 03, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Request for Tourism Data with Province/City Disaggregation.

We received your request on October 03, 2022 and will respond on or before October 24, 2022 04:18:56 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://pcoomaster09072018102500-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03NjgxMzEzMDM0ODQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-768131303484.

Thank you.


Respectfully yours,

Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 09:52 AM, Oct 04, 2022

4 October 2022

Dear Ms. Nuyda,

We refer to your letter dated 3 October 2022 04:18:56 PM about your request for Request for Tourism Data with Province/City Disaggregation, 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.b and 13.5.d 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; - May we respectfully clarify if you are asking for data on the whole Philippines or is it for a specific region only?

•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. - You have mentioned in your request that your purpose is related to your school work, as such kindly submit the proper identification. 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://pcoomaster08052019130000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03NjgxMzEzMDM0ODQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-768131303484, to respond.

While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 27 December 2022 01:37:36 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 01:52 PM, Oct 04, 2022

4 October 2022

Dear Ms. Nuyda,

Thank you for your response dated 4 October 2022 via email, with regard to our request for compliance with Sections 13.3.b and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual.

We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 25 October 2022 04:18 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://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03NjgxMzEzMDM0ODQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-768131303484.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 10:07 AM, Oct 07, 2022

7 October 2022

Dear Ms. Nuyda,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 3 October 2022 04:18:56 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 for 2015, 2018, and 2021:
1. Tourism Receipts, By Province/City;
2. List of DOT-Accredited Tourism Enterprises, by Province/City; and
3. Number of tourists sourced from Accommodation Establishments, by Province/City.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

We have enclosed a copy of the available data on Domestic Expenditures for 2015, 2018, and 2021 based on the Philippine Tourism Satellite Accounts (PTSA).

For the list of DOT-accredited tourism enterprises in the Philippines, you may find the requested information through this link: https://beta.tourism.gov.ph/accreditations/#

For the data on the number of tourists sourced from Accommodation Establishments, you may find the requested information through this link: http://www.tourism.gov.ph/tourism_dem_sup_pub.aspx

Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested such as the data on Domestic Expenditures which is not by province/city as this is the only available data.

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 Ma. Esperanza 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

Attachments:
 Domestic Tourism Expenditure, 2015-2018-2021.pdf