Requested from DOT by G. Dela Torre at 02:34 PM on
Oct 18, 2022.
Purpose: For Academic Purposes (Course Requirement)
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2015 - 12/31/2021
Tracking no: #DOT-899638825343
Dela Torre 02:34 PM, Oct 18, 2022
Good day, I would like to request the following information for academic purposes (Kindly include data for 2022 if already available):
1. A record that contains the number of tourists that visited Calamba City ( Domestic and International) in the Years 2015-2021. Kindly put in table form according to the type of tourist destination and the number of tourists.
2. Income generated by each type of tourist destination: From the year 2015-2021
3. Income generated by Calamba City from tourism: From the year 2015-2021
Thank you very much! And hoping for your positive response!
Office 04:10 PM, Oct 18, 2022
October 18, 2022
Dear Ms. Dela Torre,
Thank you for your request dated October 18, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Request for Tourism Data of Calamba City from 2015-2021.
We received your request on October 18, 2022 and will respond on or before November 09, 2022 02:34:37 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC04OTk2Mzg4MjUzNDMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-899638825343.
Thank you.
Respectfully yours,
Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer
Service 04:48 PM, Oct 18, 2022
18 October 2022
Dear Ms. Dela Torre,
We refer to your letter dated 18 October 2022 02:34:37 PM about your request for Tourism data in Calamba City, Laguna from 2015-2022, 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 13.4 and 13.5.d of the Revised 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”, “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 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC04OTk2Mzg4MjUzNDMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-899638825343, to respond.
While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 10 January 2023 08:47:18 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
Dela Torre 04:52 PM, Oct 18, 2022
Good day,
Thank you very much for your prompt response.
With regards to specifying the type purpose, I would be using the information as part of my requirement for one of my journalism courses. Part of our task is to acquire a dataset that requires us to experience requesting information from government offices. The objective of this exercise is to teach us the process of acquiring data that could be used to make news.
Since the tourism sector has been one of the sectors that have been significantly affected by COVID-19, I wanted to also acquire data about the tourism sector of Calamba City since it is my hometown.
Thank you very much!
Service 08:29 AM, Oct 19, 2022
19 October 2022
Dear Ms. Dela Torre,
Thank you for your response dated 18 October 2022 via the eFOI portal, with regard to our request for compliance with Sections 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 the proper identification in compliance with Section 13.5.d which states -
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. Kindly send it via email at foi_dm@tourism.gov.ph.
You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC04OTk2Mzg4MjUzNDMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-899638825343, to respond.
You would still have until 11 January 2023 12:27:50 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 11:06 AM, Oct 19, 2022
19 October 2022
Dear Ms. Dela Torre,
Thank you for your response dated 19 October 2022 via email, with regard to our request for compliance with Sections 13.4 and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual.
We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 11 November 2022 02:27 PM 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC04OTk2Mzg4MjUzNDMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-899638825343.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker
Service 03:19 PM, Oct 25, 2022
25 October 2022
Dear Ms. Dela Torre,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated 18 October 2022 02:34:37 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You asked for the number of tourists and tourist receipts in Calamba City from 2015-2021.
Response to Request
Your FOI request is approved.
You may find the data on the number of tourists in Calamba City from 2015 to 2020 through this link: http://www.tourism.gov.ph/tourism_dem_sup_pub.aspx
We have enclosed a copy of the report on the data for 2021.
Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested. Upon coordination with DOT Region 4A, they do not have data on tourist receipts in Calamba City. You may wish to directly coordinate with the City Tourism Office of Calamba through the following contact details:
calambatourismcalamba@gmail.com / (049) 545-6789 local 8332
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,
Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker
Attachments:
2021 Regional Travelers.pdf
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