Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

September 29, 2020 Dear Mr. Danilo Aguilar, Thank you for your request dated Sep 25, 2020 01:42:11 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for an update of your DOLE-AKAP Application. Our records show that you applied online on May 9 and again on August 18, 2020. The OWWA National Capital Region (NCR) approved your application on 21 August. Hence, there is no need to reapply. Eventually, 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. Since your application was already approved, it was forwarded to DOLE-NCR for the scheduled release 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