Department of Tourism

Office 10:38 AM, Aug 17, 2022

August 17, 2022

Dear Mr. Lejano,

Thank you for your request dated August 16, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Tourist in Tagaytay.

We received your request on August 16, 2022 and will respond on or before September 07, 2022 10:40:38 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 to your request, kindly contact us using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zODgwNjUxMzQ2MzgM, for request with ticket number #DOT-388065134638.

Thank you.


Respectfully yours,

Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer

Service 11:01 AM, Aug 17, 2022

17 August 2022

Dear Mr. Lejano,

We refer to your letter dated 16 August 2022 10:40:38 PM regarding your request for data on tourists in Tagaytay, 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 13.4 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 purpose shall NOT be considered to have met the requirements of specificity; - kindly provide specific details on what and how the data will be used i.e name of research/ thesis/ study you are conducting with brief background. 

•If the requesting party is a natural person who is a member, employee, affiliated with or related to juridical entity, company, or organization, and the request is made not in 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 indorsement 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zODgwNjUxMzQ2MzgM, for request with ticket number #DOT-388065134638, 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 9 November 2022 02:59:49 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 01:43 PM, Aug 22, 2022

22 August 2022

Dear Mr. Lejano,

Thank you for your response dated 22 August 2022 via the eFOI portal, with regard to our request for compliance with Section 13.4 of the Revised DOT FOI Manual.

We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 12 September 2022 10:40 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zODgwNjUxMzQ2MzgM, for request with ticket number #DOT-388065134638.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker

Service 12:16 PM, Aug 23, 2022

23 August 2022

Dear Mr. Lejano,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 16 August 2022 10:40:38 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request 

You asked for the following:
1. The number of foreign and domestic tourists in Tagaytay City, Cavite from 2018-2020;
2. Socio-economic classes of these visitors;
3. Places visited per each socio-economic class.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

Below is the number of foreign and domestic tourists in Tagaytay City, Cavite from 2018-2020 relative to the information you requested.

Domestic
2018 - 984,702
2019 - 1,298, 279
2020 - 89,567

Foreign
2018 - 21,342
2019 - 0
2020 - 0

As for #2, upon coordination with DOT Region 4A, they have no available data on socio-economic class of visitors, as well as #3.

Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested for as they are not part of the question in the standard tourism statistics survey form.

For other queries, you may wish to directly coordinate with the Tourism Office of Tagaytay LGU through: https://www.tagaytay.gov.ph/contactus.html

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