Department of Tourism

Office 12:17 PM, Mar 12, 2020

Mar 12, 2020

Dear Patria Celine Viterbo,

Thank you for your request dated Mar 11, 2020 02:33:11 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Tourist Arrival in Bicol Region separated by province to province.

We received your request on Mar 11, 2020 02:33:11 PM and will respond on or before Apr 01, 2020 02:33:11 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0yNzgwOTczNzA1OTAM, for request with ticket number #DOT-278097370590.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 01:42 PM, Mar 24, 2020

March 24, 2020

Dear Patria Celine Viterbo,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Mar 11, 2020 02:33:11 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Tourist Arrival in Bicol Region separated by province to province.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. I enclose a copy of the information you requested.

Likewise, please be informed that you may retrieve the 2010-2018 data at www.tourism.gov.ph. 

However, per coordination with DOT Region V, the Camarines Sur Province and Naga City have still not submit their 2019 data. DOT Region V mentioned that  you may directly coordinate with the concerned personnel of the Camarines Sur Province and Naga City. Their contact details shall be provided to your email address.

As for the 2020 tourist arrivals of the Bicol Region, LGUs have not yet submitted their reports since these reports are collected quarterly. 

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Sec. Bernadette Romulo-Puyat at 351 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

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).

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Legal Affairs Service
DOT FOI Decision Maker

Attachments:
 2019 Tourist Arrivals of Bicol Region.xlsx