Department of Tourism

Office 10:33 AM, Jun 13, 2023

June 13, 2023

Dear Mr. Dela Cruz,

Thank you for your request dated June 09, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Hotel monthly occupancy, ADR in Western Visayas.

We received your request on June 09, 2023 and will respond on or before July 03, 2023 06:43:34 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yMDUwMDA3MDM0NDUM, for request with ticket number #DOT-205000703445.

Thank you.


Respectfully yours,

Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 10:36 AM, Jun 14, 2023

14 June 2023

Dear Mr. Dela Cruz,

We refer to your letter dated 9 June 2023 06:43:34 PM about your request for the Hotel occupancy rate, average daily rate, and average length of stay in Western Visayas from 2015 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 Section 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual by providing the following:

•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 provide the proper identification on behalf of the company you are working for relative to this request. To protect your privacy, 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yMDUwMDA3MDM0NDUM, for request with ticket number #DOT-205000703445, to respond.

While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 6 September 2023 02:18:18 AM, your request will be closed.

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

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 12:30 PM, Jun 16, 2023

16 June 2023

Dear Mr. Dela Cruz,

Thank you for your response dated 14 June 2023 via the eFOI portal and email regarding our request for compliance with Section 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual.

We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 6 July 2023 06:43 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yMDUwMDA3MDM0NDUM, for request with ticket number #DOT-205000703445.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 10:13 AM, Jun 26, 2023

26 June 2023

Dear Mr. Dela Cruz,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 9 June 2023 06:43:34 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 in Western Visayas from 2015-2022:
1. Monthly occupancy rates by province;
2. Monthly ADR of hotels by province;
3. Monthly average length of stay by province; and
4. Monthly Tourist receipts by province.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

We have enclosed a copy of the data you requested from 2015 to 2017, to wit:
1. Average occupancy rate of accommodation establishments in Western Visayas by province/HUC; and
2. Average length of stay tourists by province/HUC.

As to the estimated average daily expenditure of tourists in Western Visayas from 2015 to 2017:
a. Php 2,833.00 (Domestic); 
b. Php 3,926.00 (Foreign/Overseas Filipinos)

Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested as these are the only available data with DOT Region 6. Additionally, data for 2018 to 2022 has been provided to you through your other request: https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0wNjMwNzYwNDY2MTYM

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
DOT FOI Decision Maker

Attachments:
 WV OR_ALOS 2015_2017.xlsx