Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

October 24, 2021 Dear Mr. PASTOR JR SAMSON, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Oct 19, 2021 12:53:53 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for financial assistance for OFWs affected by COVID-19. Kindly complete the information you give us. What program did you apply for and to what government agency? If you are currently at the worksite and was affected the COVID-19, the OWWA has a program ALAGANG KABAYAN which is a financial assistance of PhP10,000 or its currency equivalent. If you are at UAE open the website of the Phil. Embassy UAE for the telephone number to schedule an appointment. The government of UAE imposes strictly the health protocols so you have to abide with the restrictions on face-to-face transactions and have to make phone-in appointments. 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