Department of Trade and Industry(DTI)

Dear Officer, 

Good day! I hope this letter finds you well. I am an architecture student conducting my thesis and I respectfully request access to the following data for academic and feasibility study purposes:

1. The latest total number of formal and informal vendors in CALABARZON, Rizal, and Antipolo City;
2. Any available data on existing public markets, including total area, number of stalls, and occupancy rates;
3. Market rental fees or stall rates, if available.  

All information gathered will be used strictly for academic purposes and will properly cited in my research.

Thank you very much for your time and assistance.

Dear eFOI user, 
Mabuhay!
Thank you for utilizing the eFOI portal (www.foi.gov.ph) and exercising your right to information under Executive Order No. 2, s. 2016 on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
We have received your request on Number of Formal and Informal Vendors in CALABARZON, dated today. 
While our primary objective is to provide information whenever possible, we regret to inform you that the requested information is not available at this Office. Please be informed that "registered business" is different from "registered Business Name".  All we can provide is the number of registered Business Names for sole proprietorship.
Also, DTI Business Name registration is not a permit or license to engage in any type of business since the permit to operate is issued by the Business Permit and Licensing Office of the concerned LGU.
Thus, if you are looking for the actual number and details of operating businesses, particularly formal and informal vendors, you may inquire with the respective Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) of the concerned municipalities/cities in CALABARZON since they are the ones who issue a business permit to operate.
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Thank you.
Respectfully,
FOI Officer
Department of Trade and Industry