Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

February 25, 2021 Dear Ms. Olga Tulabut, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Feb 23, 2021 01:46:38 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for data for your research school requirement. Data or statistics for deployment of OFWs by type of occupation and country of destination are generated by POEA. Same data are also handled by the Phil. Statistics Authority and the Philippine Regulatory Commission (professional nursing). Be correctly informed that OWWA keeps data of its OFW members and their families who availed of OWWA's programs, benefits and services. As one of the government agencies mandated to look into the needs of OFWs we share information and data bases among the government agencies and civil societies including Local Government Units on OFWs. Researcher may go to the PSA for your data needs. 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