Requested from DOT by J. Virgo at 02:58 PM on
Nov 08, 2022.
Purpose: Architectural Thesis
Date of Coverage: 11/07/2022 - 11/07/2022
Tracking no: #DOT-014479529601
Virgo 02:58 PM, Nov 08, 2022
Hi I would like to request the ff:
1. Number of tourists arrivals in 2021
2. The annual growth rate of tourist arrivals
3. Number of dining operators or restaurants in San Rafael (2021)
Thank You.
Office 03:03 PM, Nov 08, 2022
November 8, 2022
Dear Ms. Virgo,
Thank you for your request dated November 08, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for San Rafael, Bulacan tourism and restaurant data.
We received your request on November 08, 2022 and will respond on or before November 29, 2022 02:58:00 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://foipmo20221108-dot-efoi-ph.uc.r.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wMTQ0Nzk1Mjk2MDEM, for request with ticket number #DOT-014479529601.
Thank you.
Respectfully yours,
Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer
Service 07:52 AM, Nov 09, 2022
9 November 2022
Dear Ms. Virgo,
We refer to your letter dated 8 November 2022 02:58:00 PM about your request for tourism data in San Rafael, Bulacan, 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 clarify if you are requesting the number of tourists and annual growth rate of tourists in San Rafael, Bulacan.
•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://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wMTQ0Nzk1Mjk2MDEM, for request with ticket number #DOT-014479529601, to respond.
While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 31 January 2023 11:48:54 PM, 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
Virgo 11:25 AM, Nov 09, 2022
Good day,
1. I clarify my request as I need the number of tourists in San Rafael, Bulacan in the year 2021. I also request the annual growth rate of tourist arrivals in San Rafael so I can compute the estimated number of tourists in succeeding years. Additional to my request is the latest number of dining operators or restaurants in San Rafael.
2. My architectural thesis is entitled A PROPOSED BULACAN FOOD HUB. The proposed site location is at San Rafael and I need to assess the market segments as I will integrate tourism and compute for market opportunities. I also incorporate a wholesale marketplace for vegetables and the customers are bulk buyers which are the dining operators or restaurants.
3. At NEU, architecture students are still online learning. The university provided a school ID but we need to pick it up ourselves at school. I still can't pick up my school ID as I am preparing for my thesis and currently living in Bulacan. The attached files are proofs that I am enrolled and doing my architectural thesis.
Sorry for the inconvenience and I hope for your kind consideration as the final deliberation of our thesis is in December.
Thank you po.
Service 12:34 PM, Nov 09, 2022
9 November 2022
Dear Ms. Virgo,
Thank you for your response dated 9 November 2022 via the eFOI portal, with regard to 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 29 November 2022 02:58 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://zcwd20190208-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wMTQ0Nzk1Mjk2MDEM, for request with ticket number #DOT-014479529601.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker
Service 09:24 AM, Nov 15, 2022
15 November 2022
Dear Ms. Virgo,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated 8 November 2022 02:58:00 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You asked for the following tourism data on San Rafael, Bulacan:
1. Number of domestic and foreign tourists for 2021;
2. Annual growth rate of tourists from 2018 to 2021; and
3. List of restaurants.
Response to Request
Your FOI request is approved.
The number of tourists in San Rafael, Bulacan for 2021 is 3,488.
Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested. Upon coordination with DOT Region 3, data on the annual growth rate of tourists in San Rafael, Bulacan is currently not available.
Additionally, based on the list of DOT Accredited Restaurants in Region 3: https://beta.tourism.gov.ph/accreditations/#dot-accredited, there is no accredited restaurant located in San Rafael, Bulacan.
You may wish to directly coordinate with the LGU of San Rafael thru their website: https://sanrafael.gov.ph/services/public-inquiry/
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).
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Thank you.
Respectfully,
Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker
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