Department of Tourism

Office 09:53 AM, Jan 25, 2023

January 25, 2023

Dear Ms. Pimentel,

Thank you for your request dated January 23, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Hotels and resorts sustainability.

We received your request on January 23, 2023 and will respond on or before February 13, 2023 03:22:53 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wNTU3MjQzMjczMDkM, for request with ticket number #DOT-055724327309.

Thank you.


Respectfully yours,

Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 11:05 PM, Jan 26, 2023

26 January 2023

Dear Ms. Pimentel,

We refer to your letter dated 23 January 2023 03:22:53 PM about your request for data on Hotels and resorts sustainability, 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://zcwd20190208-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wNTU3MjQzMjczMDkM, for request with ticket number #DOT-055724327309, to respond.

While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 20 April 2023 03:03:15 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

Service 04:20 PM, Jan 30, 2023

30 January 2023

Dear Ms. Pimentel,

Thank you for your response dated 27 January 2023 via the eFOI portal, regarding 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 17 February 2023 03:22 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://foimc1s2019-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wNTU3MjQzMjczMDkM, for request with ticket number #DOT-055724327309.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 01:33 PM, Feb 03, 2023

3 February 2023

Dear Ms. Pimentel,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 23 January 2023 03:22:53 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:
1. Numbers of hotels & resorts closed per region;
2. List of sustainable certifications awarded to hotels/resorts, including criteria/guidelines; and
3. List of sustainable/green hotels and resorts from 2019 to 2022.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

We have enclosed a copy of the following information relative to your request:
1. 2018-2022 ASEAN Green Hotel Awardees
2. ASEAN-Green-Hotel-Standard
3. Closed TEs (as of 06302021 5pm)
4. Tourism Businesses Monitoring Report - DOT Accredited (as of 11152021)

You may also use the following data regarding Anahaw Certificate, as a reference:
1. https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC03NjA5MjE5OTQ5NDMM
2. https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zNTY0MjQ0OTM5NDUM

Please note that we can only provide some of the information you requested. Also, the attached documents are the only available data as of this time. As to the list of polluted beaches, you may try to coordinate with the DENR as it is an environment-related issue. You may wish to directly contact the DENR office thru this link: https://www.denr.gov.ph/index.php/contact-us or 

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:
 2018-2022 ASEAN Green Hotel Awardees.pdf
 ASEAN-Green-Hotel-Standard.pdf
 Closed TEs with page 1_as of 06302021 (5pm).pdf
 Tourism Businesses Monitoring Report - DOT Accredited 11152021 (as of 4pm).pdf