Requested from DOT by F. BAGUIO at 03:07 PM on
Aug 19, 2022.
Purpose: PASSENGER FORECAST
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2018 - 07/31/2022
Tracking no: #DOT-145996546571
BAGUIO 03:07 PM, Aug 19, 2022
Good Day,
I'm Florito Baguio Jr. from Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority's Business Development and Concession Division. I am formally requesting permission to gather additional data, as listed below, from your good office.
1. Latest Number of Foreign Tourist arrivals for the different Cebu municipalities.
2. Latest Number of Local Tourist arrivals in for the different Cebu municipalities.
Rest assured that the data gathered will be used for our passenger forecast purposes only.
Hoping for your kind consideration. Thank you!
Office 03:33 PM, Aug 19, 2022
August 19, 2022
Dear Mr. Baguio,
Thank you for your request dated August 19, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Cebu Tourism Statistics.
We received your request on August 19, 2022 and will respond on or before September 12, 2022 03:07:06 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 to your request, kindly contact us using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://pcoomaster03162018130000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0xNDU5OTY1NDY1NzEM, for request with ticket number #DOT-145996546571.
Thank you.
Respectfully yours,
Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer
Service 04:00 PM, Aug 19, 2022
19 August 2022
Dear Mr. Baguio,
We refer to your letter dated 19 August 2022 03:07:06 PM regarding your request for the latest number of foreign and domestic tourists per municipality in Cebu, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Prior to the processing of your request, please ensure that your request is fully compliant with Section 13.3.b 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 identify the specific period for the requested "latest" data so we can act accordingly.
•If the requesting party is a natural person who is a member, employee, affiliated with or related to juridical entity, company, or organization, and the request is made not in 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 indorsement 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0xNDU5OTY1NDY1NzEM, for request with ticket number #DOT-145996546571, to respond.
During the period of us awaiting your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 11 November 2022 07:56:25 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
BAGUIO 09:48 AM, Aug 22, 2022
22 August 2022
Dear Atty. Olba,
With reference to your letter dated 19 August 2022, I just want to clarify that my request (ticket no. #DOT-145996546571) is to gather data of the latest number of foreign and domestic tourists in the municipality of Bantayan, Camotes and Medellin respectively from the year 2018 up to 2022. Also, if possible I also want to know the list of hotels and resorts the offers accommodation of the said municipalities with their occupancy rates for the past years. The said data will be used for our passenger forecast for the next years to come.
Your assistance is much appreciated.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Florito I. Baguio Jr.
MCIAA/BDCD Staff
Service 10:20 AM, Aug 22, 2022
22 August 2022
Dear Mr. Baguio,,
Thank you for your response dated 22 August 2022 via the eFOI portal, with regard to our request for compliance with Sections 13.3.b and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual.
We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 12 September 2022 03:07 PM to respond regarding our findings.
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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0xNDU5OTY1NDY1NzEM, for request with ticket number #DOT-145996546571.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker
Service 06:38 PM, Aug 26, 2022
26 August 2022
Dear Mr. Baguio,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated 19 August 2022 03:07:06 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You asked for the following on Bantayan, Camotes, and Medellin, Cebu from 2018 to 2022;
1. Number of foreign and domestic tourists; and
2. Occupancy rates of accommodation establishments.
Response to Request
Your FOI request is approved.
We have enclosed a copy of the report on the number of foreign and domestic tourists in the municipalities of Bantayan, Camotes, and Medellin, Province of Cebu from 2018 to 2022.
Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested as this is the only available data in DOT Region VII.
For other queries, you may wish to directly coordinate with the Provincial Tourism Office of Cebu through their email: cebuprovincialtourism@gmail.com
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 the 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
Attachments:
Tourist Arrivals in Bantayan, Camotes, Mendellin, Cebu.xlsx
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