Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

February 10, 2022 Dear Mr. Ryan Joseph Aguilar, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Feb 08, 2022 11:20:15 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch financial assistance for OFW infected by COVID-19 at the jobsite. We hope you have recovered. Mr. Aguilar the OWWA has the "ALAGANG KABAYAN" program which is a financial assistance for active OWWA Member infected by the COVID-19 at the jobsite. However, with respect to your qualification to the program, OWWA Membership verification shows that your Membership expired in November 2020. Unless you have proof of recent payment of membership, then you can qualify to the financial assistance. The Philippine Embassy may have some form of assistance but you must apply using their website. 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, ATTY. EDELYN D. CLAUSTRO Director IV- Administrative and Financial Management Office OWWA-FOI Decision Maker