Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

September 26, 2021 Dear Ms. Angela Dison, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Sep 21, 2021 08:38:46 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for updates on the 2nd tranche of DOLE-AKAP. The OWWA Verification System shows that you applied on April 14, 2020 and the Php10,000.00 DOLE-AKAP financial assistance was released to you on 05/06/2020. There is no truth that there is a second tranche for DOLE-AKAP since our government is continuously assisting the repatriated OFWs and those still overseas that are infected by COVID-19. Please be reminded that your status as an OFW is not active since you have NO VALID Overseas Employment Contract. You were given the DOLE-AKAP financial assistance when you arrived in April 2020. Allow our government to provide the same financial assistance given to you to our other fellow Filipinos here or overseas. Any assistance you or your family needs, must be referred to your local government unit. Ms. Angela Marie M. Dizon may we clarify to you the Freedom of Information (FOI) Portal which is a project of the Presidential Communication Operation Office under the Office of the President. Its major function is to allow any Filipino citizen to request information about the data, programs, services and benefits or anything about the transactions and operation of specific government offices, provided, it shall not put into jeopardy the privacy of individuals and matters of national security. 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