Department of Tourism

Office 06:05 AM, Jul 12, 2022

12 July 2022

Dear Ms. Ganutan,

Thank you for your request dated 11 July 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for the number of tourist arrivals in Farm Resorts and Agritourism Sites in Pangasinan.

We received your request on 11 July 2022 and will respond on or before 01 August 2022 06:39:16 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://pcoomaster03072019100000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNjkwMDc4MzI5NzUM, for request with ticket number #DOT-269007832975.

Thank you.

Respectfully yours,


Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 07:57 AM, Jul 12, 2022

12 July 2022

Dear Ms. Ganutan,

We refer to your letter dated 11 July 2022 06:39:16 PM regarding your request  for the number of Tourist Arrivals in Farm Resorts and Agritourism Sites in Pangasinan, 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 13.3.b and 13.4 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 for the tourist arrival so we can act accordingly. Additionally, we assume that since you used "tourist arrivals", you only refer to foreign tourists;

•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 purpose shall NOT be considered to have met the requirements of specificity;

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://socmedialinks07192018-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNjkwMDc4MzI5NzUM, for request with ticket number #DOT-269007832975, 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 3 October 2022 11:51:27 PM, your request will be closed.

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

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria
DOT FOI Decision Maker