Requested from DOT by N. Bringquez at 06:33 PM on
Oct 19, 2022.
Purpose: Undergraduate Thesis
Date of Coverage: 10/19/2022 - 10/19/2022
Tracking no: #DOT-082758014442
Bringquez 06:33 PM, Oct 19, 2022
Good day! I'm Nicole P. Bringquez, a 5th-year BS Architecture student at Notre Dame Dadiangas University in General Santos City. I'm currently working on my undergraduate thesis. In order to support the data needed for my study, may I request the following data:
1. Income generated by General Santos City from tourism 2018-2022.
2. Income generated by Region XII from tourism 2018-2022.
3. Current condition and challenges of tourism in Region XII (2018-2022).
4. Current condition and challenges of tourism in General Santos City (2018-2022).
Thank you!
Office 10:14 AM, Oct 20, 2022
October 20, 2022
Dear Ms. Bringquez,
Thank you for your request dated October 19, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Data about Tourism.
We received your request on October 19, 2022 and will respond on or before November 11, 2022 06:33:57 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wODI3NTgwMTQ0NDIM, for request with ticket number #DOT-082758014442.
Thank you.
Respectfully yours,
Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer
Service 10:26 AM, Oct 20, 2022
20 October 2022
Dear Ms. Bringquez,
We refer to your letter dated 19 October 2022 06:33:57 PM about your request for tourist receipts in General Santos and Region XII from 2018 to 2022, 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://foipmo10042019152320-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wODI3NTgwMTQ0NDIM, for request with ticket number #DOT-082758014442, 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 January 2023 02:24:16 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
Bringquez 12:57 PM, Oct 20, 2022
Greetings!
The requested data will be solely used for personal and educational requirements as part of our undergraduate thesis entitled "A Proposed Multi-Cultural Heritage Tourism Park in General Santos City: An Architectural Window to the Rich Traditions of the Original Settlers of SOCCSKSARGEN Region." The data requested will help me to further my study and will be used as tables supporting the background of the study.
I also sent my school I.D via email as requested. Please refer to the attached documents.
Service 02:33 PM, Oct 20, 2022
20 October 2022
Dear Ms. Bringquez,
Thank you for your response dated 20 October 2022 via the eFOI portal and email, with regard to our request for compliance with 13.4 and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual.
We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 14 November 2022 06:33 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wODI3NTgwMTQ0NDIM, for request with ticket number #DOT-082758014442.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker
21 October 2022
Dear Ms. Bringquez,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated 19 October 2022 06:33:57 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your request
You asked for data on tourist receipts in General Santos and Region XII from 2018 to 2022.
Response to your request
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office does not have the information you have requested. Upon coordination with DOT Region 12, they do not have data on tourist receipts in the region as it usually requires a survey. For data on tourist receipts in General Santos, you may wish to directly coordinate with the Gen San Tourism Office through email: gensantourism@gmail.com or teleFax: +63 (83) 552-8427.
For further assistance, you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://www.foi.gov.ph/help.
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 Ma. Esperanza 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).
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
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