Department of Tourism

Office 09:29 AM, Jul 18, 2022

18 July 2022

Dear Ms. Lagdameo,

Thank you for your request dated 18 July 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for the Visitor Arrivals to the Philippines by Country of Residence.

We received your request on 18 July 2022 and will respond on or before 08 August 2022 09:13:38 AM, 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://pcoomaster02202018193000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03ODQzNjIxNjI2MjkM, for request with ticket number #DOT-784362162629.

Thank you.

Respectfully yours,


Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 01:01 PM, Jul 18, 2022

18 July 2022

Dear Ms. Lagdameo,

We refer to your letter dated 18 July 2022 09:13:38 AM about your request for Monthly Visitor Arrivals to the Philippines by Country of Residence from 2018 to 2021, 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 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 juridical entity, company, or organization, and the request is made not in 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 indorsement 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03ODQzNjIxNjI2MjkM, for request with ticket number #DOT-784362162629, 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 10 October 2022 04:57:46 AM, 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

Service 01:19 PM, Jul 18, 2022

18 July 2022

Dear Ms. Lagdameo,

Thank you for your response dated 18 July 2022 via the eFOI portal, with regard to 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 8 August 2022 09:13 AM to respond regarding our findings.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03ODQzNjIxNjI2MjkM, for request with ticket number #DOT-784362162629.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria
DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 04:51 PM, Jul 18, 2022

18 July 2022

Dear Ms. Lagdameo,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 18 July 2022 09:13:38 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for the number of  Visitor Arrivals to the Philippines by Country of Residence from 2018 to 2021.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

We have enclosed a copy of the above mentioned reports for the period 2018 to 2021, as per your request.

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 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,

Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria
DOT FOI Decision Maker

Attachments:
 VA Table2_JAN to December 2018.pdf
 VA Table2_JAN to December 2020_asof15Jan2021.pdf
 VA Table2_Jan to December 2021.pdf
 VA Table2_Jan to December2019.pdf