Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

September 30, 2020 Dear Mr. Oliver Ladrera, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Sep 29, 2020 12:18:11 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for an update of your DOLE-AKAP Application. DOLE-AKAP verification records show that you applied online on 16 September 2020 and is on cue for an evaluator from OWWA National Capital Region (NCR). Once an evaluator is available to validate the documents you submitted with the OFW Membership database, you will be notified by email or phone for the next steps. The DOLE-AKAP is a program spearheaded by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) that is dedicated for OFWs who were repatriated/affected due to the COVID 19 pandemic. OWWA does the evaluation of applications and sincerely apologizes for the delays in the processing due to the large volume of applicants and poor internet connections. Moreover, we are waiting for releases of the fund for this special financial assistance coming from DOLE. 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 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are 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, Rosalia Susana B. Catapang OIC- Deputy Administrator FOI Decision Maker