Department of Tourism

Office 11:33 AM, Apr 25, 2022

April 25, 2022

Dear Mr. See,

Thank you for your request dated 25 April 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for the monthly tourism arrivals to the Philippines from the concerned countries.

We received your request on 25 April 2022 and will respond on or before 17 May 2022 10:47:03 AM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC05NjEwNTU2MTczNzIM, for request with ticket number #DOT-961055617372.

Thank you.

Respectfully yours,


Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 02:55 PM, Apr 25, 2022

25 April 2022

Dear Mr. See,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 25 April 2022 10:47:03 AM, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for the number of tourist arrivals to the Philippines from January to March 2022.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved.

You may access the available data relative to your request at
https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wMDkwNDE0Mzc3OTQM

Please be informed that the only available data for foreign tourist arrivals are generated through the One-Health Pass (OHP) pursuant to Republic Act No. 11332 or the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act and in accordance with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) Resolution Nos. 135, s. 2021and 160-B, s. 2022. The list of Foreign Tourist Arrivals from Visa Free countries we have provided to you was generated from the OHP which is the official foreign tourist arrival count for February to March 2022. Likewise, there is no data for January 2022 since inbound foreign nationals were only permitted to enter the country in February 2022.

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 Bernadette Romulo-Puyat 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 Client Satisfaction Survey Form through this link:
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=ZF23lI1_aUSLKuXWMtyUe974sRIrabFMiazgMPUHDhJUREdYMDJLU0JFMUFWMk81SklPNzRLQURSNi4u

Kindly choose the Records and Communication Section under Offices then choose DOT-FOI. 

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria
DOT FOI Decision Maker