Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

January 26, 2021 Dear Mr. John Ril Padayao, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Jan 04, 2021 11:01:41 AM 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 December 8, 2020 and was evaluated by OWWA-RWO 9 as DISAPPROVED due to no documentary proof of arrival to the Philippines and no evidence to prove that the loss of overseas employment is on the account of COVID 19. We do not see any difficulty of securing the required documents. Surely your passport was stamped by Philippine Immigration when you arrived. Likewise, your manning agency can attest that you were repatriated for on account of COVID-19. 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