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Inventory of MICE facilities in Davao City

Requested from DOT by S. Tubon at 04:05 PM on Sep 16, 2021.
Purpose: Undergraduate thesis
Date of Coverage: 09/16/2021 - 09/16/2021
Tracking no: #DOT-315962180284

Tubon 04:05 PM, Sep 16, 2021

Good day! I would like to request for the inventory of MICE facilities in Davao city regarding:

1. List of hotels and inventory - number of rooms/ capacity of hotels
2. Function Halls/ Convention center inventory - capacity and total area with address
3. Convention facilities inventory/total area of meeting rooms, ballroom/exhibit space/function hall
4. Attractions

Rest assured that all information will be for academic purposes only. Thank you!

Office 05:03 PM, Sep 16, 2021

September 16, 2021

Dear Ms. Tubon,

Thank you for your request dated 16 September 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for inventory of MICE facilities in Davao City.

We received your request on 16 September 2021 and will respond on or before 07 October 2021 04:05:33 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zMTU5NjIxODAyODQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-315962180284.

Thank you.

Respectfully yours,


Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 05:09 PM, Sep 16, 2021

September 16, 2021

Dear Ms. Tubon,

We refer to your letter dated 16 September 2021 on inventory of MICE facilities in Davao City, made pursuant to Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Prior the processing of your request, please ensure that your request is fully compliant with Sections 12.3 and 12.5 of the DOT FOI Manual by providing the following:

•Details of the requesting party, such as name, contact information, affiliation, company, or organization;
•Reasonable description of the information requested. For this purpose, should tourism data or statistics be required, kindly include the area and period covered;
•Specific reason for, or purpose of, the request for information. Please note that general averments such as “for research,” “for information,” or “for legal purposes” shall not be considered to have met the requirements of specificity;
•Valid government I.D. containing the photograph and signature of the requesting party.

You may send your complete contact information and copy of a valid ID via email at foi_dm@tourism.gov.ph.

The DOT FOI Manual is accessible at http://www.tourism.gov.ph/files/DEPARTMENT%20ORDER%202019-115%20FREEDOM%20OF%20INFORMATION%20(FOI)%20MANUAL%2012-05-19.pdf. 

You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zMTU5NjIxODAyODQM, for request with ticket number #DOT-315962180284, 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 09 December 2021 2021 09:06:17 AM, your request will be closed.

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

Thank you.

Respectfully yours,


Dir. Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria
DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 07:18 PM, Sep 16, 2021

September 16, 2021

Dear Ms. Tubon,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 16 September 2021 04:05:33 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for the inventory of MICE facilities in Davao City.

Response to Request

Your FOI request was approved. 

You may find the latest list of DOT-accredited Tourism Enterprises at https://philippines.travel/accreditation.

As for the list of tourist attractions, you may coordinate with the City Government of Davao thru their website at http://www.davaocity.gov.ph/ and/or their FB Page at https://m.facebook.com/davaocitygov/.

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 yours,


Dir. Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria
DOT FOI Decision Maker

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