Department of Tourism

Office 09:57 AM, Nov 07, 2022

November 7, 2022

Dear Mr. Landong,

Thank you for your request dated November 04, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Tourist Statistics per month from 2015 - Recent of Municipality of Bolinao, Pangasinan.

We received your request on November 04, 2022 and will respond on or before November 25, 2022 07:14:50 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://portalaudit20180803v2-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNjk0NjcxMTU1NzUM, for request with ticket number #DOT-269467115575.

Thank you.

Respectfully yours,

Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 08:42 AM, Nov 08, 2022

8 November 2022

Dear Mr. Landong,

We refer to your letter dated 4 November 2022 07:14:50 PM about your request for the number of domestic and foreign tourists in Bolinao, Pangasinan 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 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 specify how the data will be used by providing the name/title of 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://portalaudit20180803v2-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNjk0NjcxMTU1NzUM, for request with ticket number #DOT-269467115575, to respond.

While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 31 January 2023 12:39:54 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 12:39 PM, Nov 11, 2022

11 November 2022

Dear Mr. Landong,

Thank you for your response dated 11 November 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 5 December 2022 07:14 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNjk0NjcxMTU1NzUM, for request with ticket number #DOT-269467115575.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 04:08 PM, Nov 24, 2022

24 November 2022

Dear Mr. Landong,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 4 November 2022 07:14:50 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for the number of domestic and foreign tourists in the Municipality of Bolinao and the Province of Pangasinan from 2015 to 2022, by month, or the average number of tourists by year.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

For the data in Bolinao, Pangasinan, we have enclosed a copy of the data submitted by the DOT Region 1.

For data in Pangasinan, you may find the available data from 2015 to 2020 through this link: http://www.tourism.gov.ph/tourism_dem_sup_pub.aspx

We have also attached the report on Regional Travelers for 2021.

Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested as these are the only available from the DOT Region 1 Office.

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 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

Attachments:
 2021 Regional Travelers.pdf
 Requested Tourist Arrival Data (Bolinao, Pangasinan).pdf