Department of Tourism

Office 04:34 PM, Jul 23, 2019

July 23, 2019

Dear John Ponciano,

Thank you for your request dated Aug 16, 2018 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Tourism Master Plan (1991-2011), National Tourism Development Plan 2011-2016, NTDP 2016-2022.

We received your request on Aug 16, 2018 and will respond on or before Sep 06, 2018 03:45:56 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC05NDEzNzUxMzUyNTYM, for request with ticket number #DOT-941375135256.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Maricel C. Malalad
DOT - FOI Receiving Officer

Service 10:11 AM, Jun 07, 2020

June 7, 2020

Dear Mr. Almeda,

We refer to your request dated August 16, 2018 on the Tourism Master Plan (1991-2001) and National Tourism Development Plan (2011-2016 and 2016-2022), made pursuant to Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on the Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

We apologize for the delay in the processing of your request as the Department experienced technical difficulties and manpower constraints. Additionally, we would like to clarify if you are still interested to obtain the information that you have requested. You may respond by using the reply function in the request with ticket number #DOT-941375135256 in the eFOI portal, accessible at https://foipmo12032019100830-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC05NDEzNzUxMzUyNTYM.

In the meantime, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply within sixty (60) days, your request will be closed.

Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to hearing from you.

Respectfully yours,

Director Lara Estevez-Austria
DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 04:33 PM, Aug 29, 2020

Aug 29, 2020

Dear John Ponciano,

I refer to my letter of Jun 07, 2020 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Tourism Master Plan (1991-2011), National Tourism Development Plan 2011-2016, NTDP 2016-2022. In particular, I had requested specific information for you to clarify upon in order for us to proceed with the request.

As we have not received a reply within the 60-day working period since the letter requesting for clarification was sent out, we regret to inform you that this request will be closed as of Aug 28, 2020.

You may wish to submit a new request describing the specific information you are looking for, and we will be able to consider it under the guidelines as stated in Executive Order No. 2.

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 or visiting our central office. 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,

Legal Affairs
FOI Officer