Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

February 18, 2022 Dear Mr. Vincent Fuentes, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Feb 17, 2022 11:09:01 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for an update of your DOLE-AKAP Application. OWWA Verification System shows that you applied online on September 11, 2021 but was not processed since you are no longer qualified to the DOLE-AKAP. Your employment contract expired on August 2021. Read the DOLE-AKAP at the website of DOLE: [email protected] for a full understanding about the program particularly the qualification requirements. Remember that the DOLE-AKAP is exclusive for OFWs who lost their employment due to COVID-19 related matters. OFWs with finished contract or have been in the Philippines before March 2020 are not qualified to the financial assistance benefit. 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