Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

August 17, 2021 Dear Mr. Sherwene Sabondo, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Aug 11, 2021 10:48:22 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for an update of your DOLE-AKAP Application. OWWA Verification System shows that you applied online on July 24, 2021 and was evaluated by OWWA Region 8 as qualified to the DOLE-AKAP. Ms. Sabondo may we remind you of the function of the Freedom of Information. This is a project of the Presidential Communication Operation Office under the Office of the President. Its major function is to give the public with information about the data, programs, services and benefits of government offices. What you are requesting is a personal information about your DOLE-AKAP application. Providing you with personal information is a violation of the Data Privacy Law. We suggest you address your request to the DOLE Region 8 Director for the status of your benefits. 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 Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac at email: [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response and should be made within FIFTEEN (15) calendar days from the date you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within THIRTY (30) calendar days from the date we received your review request. However, if you are still 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, RODRIGO F. PASCUA, JR. OWWA Deputy Administrator FOI Decision Maker