Requested from DOT by A. Arenas at 11:29 PM on
Feb 16, 2023.
Purpose: For Thesis Requirements
Date of Coverage: 12/31/2019 - 12/31/2022
Tracking no: #DOT-967023698786
Arenas 11:29 PM, Feb 16, 2023
To whom it may concern,
I would like to request for the following documents:
1. DOT's national cruise tourism development and guidelines
2. Tourists cruise arrivals in the Philippines
3. List of Cruise ships of homeport and port of calls that visited the Philippines
4. Inter-island cruising in the Ph
6. Coastal Tourist destination in Mindoro
Office 09:32 AM, Feb 17, 2023
February 17, 2023
Dear Ms. Arenas,
Thank you for your request dated February 16, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Cruise Tourism in the Philippines.
We received your request on February 16, 2023 and will respond on or before March 09, 2023 11:29:09 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 me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC05NjcwMjM2OTg3ODYM, for request with ticket number #DOT-967023698786.
Thank you.
Respectfully yours,
Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer
Service 03:12 PM, Feb 17, 2023
17 February 2023
Dear Ms. Arenas,
We refer to your letter dated 16 February 2023 11:29:09 PM about your request for data on Cruise Tourism in the Philippines, 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; - kindly indicate the period for the number of tourists (ex. 2019-2021) and please specify the data you are requesting for the others for ease of processing
•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.
For compliance with data privacy, kindly send your copy of ID/ endorsement 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://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC05NjcwMjM2OTg3ODYM, for request with ticket number #DOT-967023698786, to respond.
While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 12 May 2023 07:08:49 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
Service 10:12 AM, Feb 20, 2023
20 February 2023
Dear Ms. Arenas,
Thank you for your response dated 17 February 2023 via email, regarding our request for compliance with Sections 13.3.b, 13.4, and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual.
We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 10 March 2023 11:29 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC05NjcwMjM2OTg3ODYM, for request with ticket number #DOT-967023698786.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker
Service 02:10 PM, Feb 21, 2023
21 February 2023
Dear Ms. Arenas,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated 16 February 2023 11:29:09 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You asked for data on Cruise Tourism in the Philippines for 2022.
Response to Request
Your FOI request is approved.
You may find the available data on the following:
1. National Cruise Tourism Development Strategy 2016 - 2022:
https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0xMzU4OTkyNzc3NTcM
2. Number of cruise passengers and the number of the cruise port calls in the Philippines from 2016 to 2021:
https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03Mjc0NTM3OTEyNjYM
As to the Coastal Tourist destinations in Mindoro, we can only provide a copy of the list of tourist attractions in Oriental and Occidental Mindoro, for your reference.
Please note that we are only able to provide information on cruise tourism from 2016 to 2019. That is, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, scheduled cruise calls to the Philippines were canceled and have only begun to resume this February 2023.
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 sending it through the email address: foi_ro@tourism.gov.ph. Your review request should be made within 15 working days from the date when you received this reply and must provide the reason/s why you are not satisfied. We will complete the review and notify you of 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:
Occidental Mindoro - Inventory of Tourist Attractions.pdf Oriental Mindoro - Inventory of Tourist Attractions.pdf
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