Department of Tourism

Office 09:39 AM, Sep 01, 2022

September 1, 2022

Dear Ms. Basa,

Thank you for your request dated August 31, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for List of Hotels in Angeles City & Clark, Pampanga.

We received your request on August 31, 2022 and will respond on or before September 21, 2022 06:20:19 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0xODEyNTU5OTkxNzgM, for request with ticket number #DOT-181255999178.

Thank you.


Respectfully yours,

Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 11:00 AM, Sep 01, 2022

1 September 2022

Dear Ms. Basa,

We refer to your letter dated 31 August 2022 06:20:19 PM about your request for the list of hotels, the occupancy rate of hotels, and tourist arrivals in Angeles City and Clark, Pampanga from 2021 to 2022, 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 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 provide specific details on what and how the data will be used by providing the title/ name of the 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0xODEyNTU5OTkxNzgM, for request with ticket number #DOT-181255999178, 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 24 November 2022 02:55:01 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

Service 11:29 AM, Sep 01, 2022

1 September 2022

Dear Ms. Basa,

Thank you for your response dated 1 September 2022 via the eFOI portal, with regard to 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 21 September 2022 06:20 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0xODEyNTU5OTkxNzgM, for request with ticket number #DOT-181255999178.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 03:43 PM, Sep 06, 2022

6 September 2022

Dear Ms. Basa,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 31 August 2022 06:20:19 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for the list of hotels, the occupancy rate of hotels, and tourist arrivals in Angeles City and Clark, Pampanga from 2021 to 2022.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

Below is the data you have requested:
1. For the list of DOT Accredited hotels in Angeles City and Clark, Pampanga, you may find them through this link: https://beta.tourism.gov.ph/accreditations/#dot-accredited

2. For the Occupancy rate of hotels:
Clark 
2021 - 45%
2022 (As of 31 August 2022) - 48%

Angeles 
2021 - 11.14%
2022 (As of 31 August 2022) - no submitted data from LGU Angeles City

3. For tourist arrivals in Angeles City and Clark, Pampanga from 2021 to 2022:
Clark 
2021 - 640,947
2022 (As of 31 August 2022) - 306,797

Angeles 
2021 - 2,893
2022 (As of 31 August 2022)  - No submitted data

Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested as these are the only available data in DOT Region 3.

You may wish to directly coordinate with the Angeles City Tourism Office through this link: http://tourism.angelescity.gov.ph/contact.php

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).

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