Requested from DOT by J. Blancia at 11:20 PM on
Sep 24, 2022.
Purpose: Undergraduate Thesis
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2016 - 01/01/2020
Tracking no: #DOT-838852415890
Blancia 11:20 PM, Sep 24, 2022
Hi! I would like to request for the raw dataset of tourists that visits the Philippines in CSV or XLSX file format specifically:
1) Number of tourists per region per year
2) Origin of tourists per region per year
3) Age of tourists per region per year
Office 10:45 AM, Sep 27, 2022
September 27, 2022
Dear Mr. Blancia,
Thank you for your request dated September 24, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Dataset of Tourists that visits the Philippines.
We received your request on September 24, 2022 and will respond on or before October 17, 2022 11:20:02 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://foipmo09232019155230-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC04Mzg4NTI0MTU4OTAM, for request with ticket number #DOT-838852415890.
Thank you.
Respectfully yours,
Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer
Service 02:19 PM, Sep 27, 2022
27 September 2022
Dear Mr. Blancia,
We refer to your letter dated 24 September 2022 11:20:02 PM about your request for the number of tourists in the Philippines by region and by age, 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, 13.4 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; - for #1, are you referring to the number of domestic and foreign tourists in the Philippines? or only foreign tourists? Kindly specify the period.
•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 a 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC04Mzg4NTI0MTU4OTAM, for request with ticket number #DOT-838852415890, to respond.
While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 20 December 2022 06:13:37 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
Blancia 04:32 PM, Sep 27, 2022
72 September 2022
Dear Atty. Jennifer A. Olba,
To clarify #1, I would like to request the number of both domestic and foreign tourists from January of 2015 until January of 2020.
The data requested will be used for our undergraduate thesis in Computer Science at Negros Oriental State University which is focused on Data Mining and Data Analytics. With that said, our study would be to analyze the choices of tourists (domestic and foreign) in the places that they would visit. I also requested for other datasets such as the number of businesses per region and the nature of the business (entertainment, employment, etc.). Additionally, datasets about the number of tourist attraction per region since 2015 to 2020 to determine the reason behind the tourists' decision-making. Ultimately, the study aims to determine the factors behind tourist visits.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
John Ronald
Blancia 04:44 PM, Sep 27, 2022
I humbly request to submit the required ID after the confirmation of the request. Thanks.
Service 09:03 AM, Sep 28, 2022
28 September 2022
Dear Mr. Blancia,
Thank you for your response dated 27 September 2022 via the eFOI portal, with regard to our request for compliance with Sections 13.3.b, 13.4 and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual.
We would still need to request you to further clarify your request by providing a proper identification in compliance with Section 13.5.d of the revised DOT FOI Manual. Kindly send it via email at foi_dm@tourism.gov.ph.
You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://pcoomaster03202017103000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC04Mzg4NTI0MTU4OTAM, for request with ticket number #DOT-838852415890, to respond.
You would still have until 21 December 2022 01:01:05 AM to provide the information.
We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker
Service 09:35 AM, Sep 28, 2022
28 September 2022
Dear Mr. Blancia,
Thank you for your response dated 28 September 2022 via email, 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 19 October 2022 11:20 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://zcwd20190208-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC04Mzg4NTI0MTU4OTAM, for request with ticket number #DOT-838852415890.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker
Service 10:00 AM, Oct 03, 2022
3 October 2022
Dear Mr. Blancia,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated 24 September 2022 11:20:02 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You asked for the following data:
1. Number of tourists per region from 2015 to 2020; and
2. Age of tourists per region from 2015 to 2020.
Response to Request
Your FOI request is approved.
You may find the available data for the number of tourists per region from 2015 to 2020 through this link: http://www.tourism.gov.ph/tourism_dem_sup_pub.aspx
As for the age of tourists, please be informed that we only have the Air Visitor Arrivals by Sex and Age Group for 2015 to 2020 as attached.
Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested as these are the only available data. Regarding the number of businesses, you may find the list of DOT accredited tourism enterprises in the Philippines through this link: https://beta.tourism.gov.ph/accreditations/#dot-accredited
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).
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Thank you.
Respectfully,
Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker
Attachments:
2015 by age group and country of residence.pdf 2016 by age group and country of residence.pdf 2017 by age group and country of residence.pdf 2018 by age group and country of residence.pdf 2019_JantoDec_bySexandagegroup.pdf 2020-by sex and by age.xlsx
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