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Data on Accommodation Establishment in Negros Oriental

Requested from DOT by K. Kato at 01:45 PM on Jun 05, 2022.
Purpose: Academic Purposes
Date of Coverage: 12/05/2019 - 12/05/2019
Tracking no: #DOT-181255877207

Kato 01:45 PM, Jun 05, 2022

Greetings! I would like to request for the statistics and list of the accommodation establishments in Negros Oriental (overall and sorted per municipalities); both DOT and Non-DOT Accredited if possible.

Thank you!

Office 09:48 AM, Jun 06, 2022

06 June 2022

Dear Ms. Kato,

Thank you for your request dated 05 June 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for the data on accommodation establishments in Negros Oriental.

We received your request on 05 June 2022 and will respond on or before 27 June 2022 01:45:40 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0xODEyNTU4NzcyMDcM, for request with ticket number #DOT-181255877207.

Thank you.

Respectfully yours,


Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 10:41 AM, Jun 06, 2022

6 June 2022

Dear Ms. Kato,

We refer to your letter dated 5 June 2022 01:45:40 PM regarding your request  for the list of DOT Accredited Accommodation Establishment in Negros Oriental, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Prior to processing of your request, please ensure that your request is fully compliant with Section 13.4 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,” or “for legal purposes” or other similarly worded purpose shall not be considered to have met the requirements of specificity; - kindly provide additional details on what and how the data will be used i.e name of research or thesis with brief background.

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 http://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0xODEyNTU4NzcyMDcM, for request with ticket number #DOT-181255877207, 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 29 August 2022 02:39:58 AM, your request will be closed.

We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria
DOT FOI Decision Maker

Kato 11:33 AM, Jun 06, 2022

Good day! I am a tourism student in LPU-Manila, currently taking the subject, Tourism Policy, Planning and Development. As part of our requirement, we are tasked to accomplish a Tourism Master Plan, entitled Tourism Master Plan of Negros Oriental wherein we are required to look for a credible and reliable source of information for the fulfillment of our tasks.

In our masterplan we are required to research for information related to tourism in Negros Oriental, after obtaining such, we are to establish a master plan to boost the tourism in the area.

Service 01:07 PM, Jul 04, 2022

4 July 2022

Dear Ms. Kato,

Thank you for your response dated 6 June 2022, with regard to our request for compliance with Section 13.4 of the revised DOT FOI Manual.

We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 25 July 2022 01:45 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://dataprivacyact10052018-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0xODEyNTU4NzcyMDcM, for request with ticket number #DOT-181255877207.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria
DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 07:53 AM, Jul 08, 2022

8 July 2022

Dear Ms. Kato,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 5 June 2022 01:45:40 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for the number of tourists and the list of DOT Accredited and non-accredited accommodation establishments in Negros Oriental.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

We have enclosed a copy of the list of DOT Accredited tourism establishments and the report on tourist arrivals from 2018 to 1st quarter of 2022 in Negros Oriental, relative to the information you requested.

Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested for as these are the only available data in DOT Region 7.

You may wish to directly coordinate with the Negros Oriental Tourism Office for the list of non-DOT accredited tourism enterprises. Kindly contact them thru the following contact details:
Telephone number: (035) 225-1825
Email address: negortourism@yahoo.com / negrostourism_mm@yahoo.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 Cristina 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,

Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria
DOT FOI Decision Maker

Attachments:
 2018 JAN-DEC NEGROS ORIENTAL (FINAL REPORT).xlsx
 2019 NEGROS ORIENTAL REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF TRAVELLERS (FINAL REPORT), TOP TEN, GRAPH.xlsx
 2020 NEGROS OR JAN-DEC REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF TRAVELLERS (FINAL REPORT).xlsx
 2021 NEGROS ORIENTAL REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF TRAVELLERS.xlsx
 2022 JAN-MAR NEGROS ORIENTAL REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF TRAVELERS (PARTIAL REPORT).xlsx
 DOT7 Accredited List in Negros Oriental.xlsx

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