Department of Tourism

Office 11:30 AM, May 31, 2021

May 31, 2021

Dear Ms. Lee,

Thank you for your request dated 31 May 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Hotel Star Rating Classification for NCR.

We received your request on 31 May 2021. Please ensure that your request is fully compliant with Section 12.3 of the DOT FOI Manual within 5 days by providing the following:

•Details of the requesting party, such as name, contact information, affiliation, company, or organization;
•Reasonable description of the information requested. For this purpose, should tourism data or statistics be required, kindly include the area and period covered;
•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” shall not be considered to have met the requirements of specificity.

Otherwise, your request will be denied. The DOT FOI Manual is accessible at http://www.tourism.gov.ph/files/DEPARTMENT%20ORDER%202019-115%20FREEDOM%20OF%20INFORMATION%20(FOI)%20MANUAL%2012-05-19.pdf.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact us using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://updateagencyheads07242018-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC04NDU1MzIxMTgwMzAM, for request with ticket number #DOT-845532118030.

Thank you.

Respectfully yours,


Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 11:59 AM, May 31, 2021

May 31, 2021

Dear Ms. Lee,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 31 May 2021 11:10:59 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Hotel Star Rating Classification for NCR.

Response to Request

Your FOI request was approved. You may find the requested information at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0xMTk1MTQzMTY0NTEM.

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 Sec. Bernadette Romulo-Puyat at 351 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City. 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