Department of Tourism

Office 02:36 PM, Mar 27, 2023

March 27, 2023

Dear Mr. Sustento,

Thank you for your request dated March 27, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Request for the data of most visited tourist spots in Manila.

We received your request on March 27, 2023 and will respond on or before April 19, 2023 10:54:35 AM, 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://foimc1s2019-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yMTgzMjM2ODgwNjIM, for request with ticket number #DOT-218323688062.

Thank you.


Respectfully yours,

Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 08:10 PM, Mar 28, 2023

28 March 2023

Dear Mr. Sustento,

We refer to your letter dated 27 March 2023 10:54:35 AM about your request for  the most visited tourist spots in Manila from 2018 to 2023, 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. 
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://pcoomaster01232017150000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yMTgzMjM2ODgwNjIM, for request with ticket number #DOT-218323688062, to respond.

While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 20 June 2023 12:08:49 PM, 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 01:13 PM, Mar 29, 2023

29 March 2023

Dear Mr. Sustento,

Thank you for your response dated 29 March 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 24 April 2023 10:54 AM 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yMTgzMjM2ODgwNjIM, for request with ticket number #DOT-218323688062.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 09:15 AM, Apr 03, 2023

3 April 2023

Dear Mr. Sustento,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 27 March 2023 10:54:35 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for the visitor data on the most visited tourist spots in Manila from 2018 to 2023.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved.

We have enclosed a copy of the report from 2019-2022 submitted by DOT-NCR.

Please note that we can only provide some of the information you requested. Please also be informed that these are the only available data in the region. As for 2023, data is not yet available.

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
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

Attachments:
 VAR Ranking Manila 2019-2022.pdf