Requested from DOT by K. Alberto at 06:42 PM on
Dec 16, 2022.
Purpose: Academic Purposes
Date of Coverage: 12/16/2022 - 12/16/2022
Tracking no: #DOT-397677697513
Alberto 06:42 PM, Dec 16, 2022
We, the students of Bachelor of Science in International Tourism and Travel Management from Centro Escolar University - Malolos, are conducting a study entitled THE PHILIPPINES AS A TRAVEL DESTINATION; FACTORS INFLUENCING AMERICAN TOURIST DECISIONS.
We would like to request the following information:
1.) Total number of American tourists in Bulacan, Pampanga, and Metro Manila from February 2022 to November 2022.
2.) American tourists who are staying in the Philippines for one day but not exceeding thirty days, for leisure purposes, and under the age of 23 to 60 years old.
Office 09:10 AM, Dec 19, 2022
December 19, 2022
Dear Ms. Alberto,
Thank you for your request dated December 16, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for The total number of American tourists in Bulacan, Pampanga, and Metro Manila.
We received your request on December 16, 2022 and will respond on or before January 10, 2023 06:42:14 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 me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zOTc2Nzc2OTc1MTMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-397677697513.
Thank you.
Respectfully yours,
Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer
Service 01:19 PM, Dec 19, 2022
19 December 2022
Dear Ms. Alberto,
We refer to your letter dated 16 December 2022 06:42:14 PM about your request for the number of American tourists in Bulacan, Pampanga, and Metro Manila from February to November 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 Section 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual by providing the following:
•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. - only the back side of the ID was submitted and not the front side.
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You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://pcoomaster02282018153000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zOTc2Nzc2OTc1MTMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-397677697513, to respond.
While we await your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 13 March 2023 05:14:47 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 02:31 PM, Dec 19, 2022
19 December 2022
Dear Ms. Alberto,
Thank you for your response dated 19 December 2022 via email, regarding our request for compliance with Section 13.5.d of the Revised DOT FOI Manual.
We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 11 January 2023 06:42 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC0zOTc2Nzc2OTc1MTMM, for request with ticket number #DOT-397677697513.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker
Service 02:10 PM, Dec 28, 2022
28 December 2022
Dear Ms. Alberto,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated 16 December 2022 06:42:14 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You asked for the following tourism data:
1. Number of American tourists in Bulacan, Pampanga, and Metro Manila from February to November 2022.
2. Number of American tourists who are staying in the Philippines for thirty days or less, for leisure purposes, and under the age of 23 to 60 years old.
Response to Request
Your FOI request is approved.
We have enclosed a copy of the following relative to the information you requested:
1. Visitor Arrivals of North America by Purpose of Visit and Age, July to November 2022;
2. Visitor Arrivals of North America by Purpose of Visit, 2021;
3. Visitor Arrivals of North America by Age, 2021;
4. Number of tourists from North America as of August 2022 (submitted by DOT-NCR)
As additional information, you may also check the data on Visitor Arrivals by Country of Residence through this link: http://www.tourism.gov.ph/tourism_dem_sup_pub.aspx
Please note that we can only provide some of the information you requested. Upon coordination with DOT Region 3, as of 30 November 2022, there is no recorded data of American Tourists for both Bulacan and Pampanga. As for DOT-NCR, the submitted data is the only available data as of this time.
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 sending it through the 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).
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Thank you.
Respectfully,
Atty. Jennifer A. Olba
Acting DOT FOI Decision Maker
Attachments:
ARR2021 purpose of visit.pdf Purpose of Visit and Age Group, July to November 2022.pdf USA 2022.xlsx VA2021 by age group.pdf
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