Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

November 29, 2022 Dear Mr. Jason So, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Nov 26, 2022 04:09:38 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for financial assistance for the operation/surgery of your mother. We feel your pain and difficulties and hope for the recovery of your mother. Foremost, the OWWA does not have a program for medical assistance for non-member OFWs. Unless, it is your mother who is the OFW and that her membership status is active. Please be informed that the Freedom of Information Portal was not conceived as an avenue for solicitation. We can only advise you to coordinate with your local government unit for any medical benefits which your mother is qualified. And, if she is a senior citizen, she automatically gets the needed medical attention she needs as well as the discounted prices for meds and hospitalization. At all times be correctly informed and knowledgeable. There are other government agencies like the DSWD, DOH, SSS who are mandated to provide medical benefits to qualified applicants. 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