Department of Tourism

Office 02:39 PM, Mar 01, 2022

March 1, 2022

Dear Hannah,

Thank you for your request dated March 01, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Tourism Statistics - Distribution of Visitors 2020, 2021.

We received your request on March 01, 2022 and will respond on or before March 22, 2022 02:17:38 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact us using the reply function on the eFOI portal at http://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03ODMzMDU1NTIwNTIM, for request with ticket number #DOT-783305552052.

Thank you.

Respectfully yours,

Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 02:54 PM, Mar 01, 2022

March 1, 2022

Dear Ms. Enriquez,

We refer to your letter dated 01 March 2022 on tourism statistics/distribution of visitors from 2020 to 2021, made pursuant to Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Prior the processing of your request, please ensure that your request is fully compliant with Sections 13.4 and 13.5.d of the 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,” or “for legal purposes” or other similarly worded purposes shall not be considered to have met the requirements of specificity;

•For an employee or member, copy of the company or organization I.D.; or for students, a copy of school I.D., or written indorsement of the supervising teacher, professor, or instructor. Kindly send it via email at foi_dm@tourism.gov.ph.

The DOT FOI Manual is accessible at http://tourism.gov.ph/transparency_seal.aspx.

You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at http://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03ODMzMDU1NTIwNTIM, for request with ticket number #DOT-783305552052, to respond.

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 24 May 2022 06:46:07 AM, your request will be closed.

We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time.

Thank you.

Respectfully yours,


Dir. Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria
DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 01:53 PM, Mar 02, 2022

March 2, 2022

Dear Ms. Enriquez,

Thank you for your response dated 02 March 2022, with regard to our letter regarding request for compliance to Sections 13.4 and 13.5.d of the DOT FOI Manual.

Prior the processing of your request, we kindly request you to submit a letter issued by Havitas Developments as proof of your affiliation to their company and the nature of the concerned research.

You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03ODMzMDU1NTIwNTIM, for request with ticket number #DOT-783305552052, to respond.

You would still have until 25 May 2022 05:44:26 AM to provide the information.

We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time.

Thank you.

Respectfully yours,


Dir. Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria
DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 02:06 PM, Mar 02, 2022

March 2, 2022

Dear Ms. Enriquez,

Kindly send the concerned letter via email at foi_dm@tourism.gov.ph.

You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03ODMzMDU1NTIwNTIM, for request with ticket number #DOT-783305552052, to respond.

You would still have until 25 May 2022 06:01:55 AM to provide the information.

We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time.

Thank you.

Respectfully yours,


Dir. Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria
DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 11:46 AM, Mar 04, 2022

March 4, 2022

Dear Ms. Enriquez,

Thank you for your response dated 03 March 2021 via email, with regard to our request for a letter issued by Havitas Developments as proof of your affiliation to their company and the nature of the concerned research.

We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 22 March 2022 02:17 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03ODMzMDU1NTIwNTIM, for request with ticket number #DOT-783305552052.

Thank you.

Respectfully yours,


Dir. Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria
DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 12:48 PM, Mar 15, 2022

March 15, 2022

Dear Ms. Enriquez,

We refer to your letter dated 01 March 2022 on tourism statistics/distribution of visitors from 2020 to 2021, made pursuant to Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Our response to your request is due on 22 March 2022 02:17:38 PM. Unfortunately, it is taking longer than expected to deal with your request because we are still waiting for the feedback from the concerned DOT Regional Offices.

We apologize for this delay. We have applied for an extension so we could work further on your request. We hope to be able to send you a response on or before 19 April 2022 02:17:38 PM.

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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03ODMzMDU1NTIwNTIM, for request with ticket number #DOT-783305552052.

Thank you.

Respectfully yours,


Dir. Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria
DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 04:20 PM, Apr 07, 2022

April 7, 2022

Dear Ms. Enriquez,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 01 March 2022 02:17:38 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for tourism statistics/distribution of visitors from 2020 to 2021.

Response to Request

Your FOI request was approved. We enclosed a copy of the information you requested.

Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested as the 2021 data is still for finalization for some DOT Regional Offices.

You may access the data on the 2020 Distribution of Regional Travelers in the Philippines through this link: https://beta.tourism.gov.ph/demandstatistics.

As for the data on the 2020-2021 Visitor Arrivals to the Philippines by Country of Residence, you may access it through the links below:

2020 - http://www.tourism.gov.ph/Tourism_demand/Arrivals2020.pdf

2021 - https://beta.tourism.gov.ph/industryperformance

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to foi_ro@tourism.gov.ph. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

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).

Thank you.

Respectfully yours,


Dir. Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria
DOT FOI Decision Maker

Attachments:
 Region III Tourist Arrivals 2021.xlsx
 Region XII Tourist Arrivals 2021.pdf
 Region VIII Tourist Arrivals 2021.pdf
 Region XIII Tourist Arrivals 2021.pdf
 CAR Tourist Arrivals 2021.pdf
 Region I Tourist Arrivals 2021.xlsx
 Region II Tourist Arrivals 2021.xlsx
 Region IX Tourist Arrivals 2021.pdf
 Region VII Tourist Arrivals 2021.xlsx
 Region V Monthly Data on Overnight Guests 2021.xlsx
 Region IV-A Tourist Arrivals 2021.pdf
 NCR Tourist Arrivals 2021.pdf
 Region VI Tourist Arrivals 2021.xlsx
 Region IV-B Tourist Arrivals 2021.pdf
 Region X Tourist Arrivals 2021.xlsx
 Region XI Tourist Arrivals 2021.pdf