Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

July 14, 2022 Dear Ms. Valen Dueñas, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Jul 14, 2022 09:28:53 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for financial assistance to defray the cost of hotel quarantine and swab testing. The OWWA Verification System shows that you renewed your OWWA Membership on July 8, 2022 on the same day that you were diagnosed with COVID-19. Your deployment records at POEA showed that your employment is valid for 12 months and processed on JANUARY 14, 2021. Kindly update your records with POEA if you have a copy of your renewed employment contract. Unfortunately, OWWA does not have a current program that will answer your financial needs for the payment of quarantine hotel and swab test. However, you may visit OWWA Region 6 for other programs leading to entrepreneurship or skills training for one of your dependents. We hope that you and your family enjoy the togetherness during the vacation and pray that all will be well when you resume work overseas. 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 the OWWA- FOI Decision Makers 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