Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

March 8, 2021 Dear Ms. Mhardy Diane Velasco, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Mar 07, 2021 11:56:57 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for an update of your OWWA BPBH Application. OWWA Membership show that your membership status is valid until 10 September 2021 with jobsite at Saudi Arabia. You applied for DOLE AKAP and was APPROVED by OWWA RWO 3 on 12/15/2020. DOLE Regional Office has prepared the release of your Financial Assistance. With respect to BPBH status, It is for your best interest to set an appointment online using the APPOINTMENT APPS at the OWWA website:www.owwa.gov.ph. Do remember, that there are restrictions from the local government of localized lockdown due to the COVID-19. So be aware of the lockdowns at San Fernando, Pampanga where the government regional offices are located. _______and is on cue for an evaluator from OWWA Region ___. 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. You may follow up at email: [email protected] or track your DOLE-AKAP at: http://doleakaptracker.owwa.gov.ph. 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