Department of Tourism

Office 01:29 PM, Oct 27, 2022

October 27, 2022

Dear Ms. Nedic,

Thank you for your request dated October 26, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Tourist Arrivals in Manila.

We received your request on October 26, 2022 and will respond on or before November 18, 2022 08:51:07 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNjkyODIzODU4OTQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-269282385894.

Thank you.


Respectfully yours,

Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 03:03 PM, Oct 28, 2022

28 October 2022

Dear Ms. Nedic,

We refer to your letter dated 26 October 2022 08:51:07 PM about your request for Tourist Arrivals in Manila from 2016-2022, 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://foipmo20221021144959-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNjkyODIzODU4OTQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-269282385894, 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 January 2023 07:00:53 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 01:19 PM, Nov 03, 2022

3 November 2022

Dear Ms. Nedic,

Thank you for your response dated 2 November 2022 via the eFOI portal and email, 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 24 November 2022 08:51 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNjkyODIzODU4OTQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-269282385894.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 02:30 PM, Nov 14, 2022

14 November 2022

Dear Ms. Nedic,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 26 October 2022 08:51:07 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for the number of Tourists and the average length of stay of tourists in Manila from 2016-2022.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

We have enclosed a copy of the data on Manila from 2016 to 2021.

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-NCR. 

For other queries, you may wish to direct them to the Manila Tourism Office thru this link: https://manila.gov.ph/tourism/ and email address: dtcam@manila.gov.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 send it through 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:
 Manila 2016-2022.pdf