Department of Tourism

Office 11:36 AM, Sep 29, 2022

September 29, 2022

Dear Ms. Arcino,

Thank you for your request dated September 29, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Number of heritage travelers/tourist in the Philippines and its economic growth rate.

We received your request on September 29, 2022 and will respond on or before October 20, 2022 10:07:05 AM, 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zMjUzNDA2NzE1OTYM, for request with ticket number #DOT-325340671596.

Thank you.


Respectfully yours,

Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 07:37 AM, Sep 30, 2022

30 September 2022

Dear Ms. Arcino,

We refer to your letter dated 29 September 2022 10:07:05 AM about your request for the number of heritage tourists in the Philippines, the purpose of their visit, ad the number of tourists in Bulacan, 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 13.3.b, 13.4 and 13.5.d 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; - regarding the number of tourists, kindly identify the specific period (ex. 2018-2020).

•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 a 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://pcoomaster10302018110000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zMjUzNDA2NzE1OTYM, for request with ticket number #DOT-325340671596, to respond.

While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 22 December 2022 11:34:47 PM, 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 01:42 PM, Oct 03, 2022

3 October 2022

Dear Ms. Arcino,

Thank you for your response dated 3 October 2022 via the eFOI portal and email, with regard to our request for compliance with Sections 13.3.b, 13.4 and 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual. 

We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 24 October 2022 10:07 AM 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zMjUzNDA2NzE1OTYM, for request with ticket number #DOT-325340671596.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 03:13 PM, Oct 07, 2022

7 October 2022

Dear Ms. Arcino,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 29 September 2022 10:07:05 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for the following tourism data on Bulacan and the Philippines from 2021 to 2022:

1.	Tourism growth before and after the pandemic;
2.	Number of tourists who visit heritage sites;
3.	Tourists’ purpose of visit (leisure, business, etc); and
4.	Number of tourists who visited for leisure.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

We have enclosed a copy of the following data based on your request:
1. Visitor Arrivals to the Philippines by Country of Residence (with the growth rate), 2018 - 2022 (February – August)
2. 2019-2021 Tourists Arrivals from Region 3
3. Tourism data on Bulacan

Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested as these are the only available data as of this time.

We hope you will find the data useful and relevant.

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 Ma. Esperanza 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:
 2019-2021 Tourists Arrivals.xlsx
 Tourism Data on Bulacan.xlsx