Department of Tourism

Office 03:35 PM, Jul 25, 2023

July 25, 2023

Dear Ms. Rañosa,

Thank you for your request dated July 24, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for List of DOT accredited farm tourism sites in the Philippines.

We received your request on July 24, 2023 and will respond on or before August 14, 2023 07:47:11 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNTMwMTk1MTg5MzMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-253019518933.

Thank you.


Respectfully yours,

Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 01:25 PM, Jul 27, 2023

27 July 2023

Dear Ms. Rañosa,

We refer to your letter dated 24 July 2023 07:47:11 PM about your request for List of DOT accredited farm tourism sites in the Philippines, 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 Sections 13.3.b and 13.5.d 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 specify the period (ex. 2022)

•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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNTMwMTk1MTg5MzMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-253019518933, to respond.

While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 19 October 2023 05:19:48 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 03:31 PM, Jul 28, 2023

28 July 2023

Dear Ms. Rañosa,

Thank you for your response dated 27 July 2023 via the eFOI portal and email regarding 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 17 August 2023 07:47 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNTMwMTk1MTg5MzMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-253019518933.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 12:16 PM, Aug 03, 2023

3 August 2023

Dear Ms. Rañosa,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 24 July 2023 07:47:11 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for the List of DOT-accredited farm tourism sites in CALABARZON.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved.

For the number of tourist visitors to DOT-accredited Agritourism Sites in CALABARZON from 2022 to 2023, below are the available data:

2022
Laguna - 113,630
Rizal - 323,030
Quezon - 6950

2023
Quezon - 23577

As to the list of DOT-accredited farm sites, you may find the available data thru this link: https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC02MDczMTI3ODM4NzkM

As for a copy of the National Tourism Development Plan for 2023-2028, please be informed that the latest version of the NTDP is still in its draft form and has yet to be finalized. It cannot be released as of this time as part of the FOI exceptions on premature prejudicial disclosure.

Please note that we can only provide some of the information you requested. Upon coordination with DOT CALABARZON, these are the only available data because availability is based on each municipality's and province's submissions. For other queries, you may contact the respective LGUs directly at the following email addresses:

Cavite - cavitetourism@gmail.com
Laguna - ltcato@laguna.gov.ph
Batangas - regulations.batangasptcao@gmail.com
Rizal - rizaltourism@yahoo.com
Quezon - tourismquezon@yahoo.com.ph

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 calendar 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