Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

March 6, 2023 Dear Ms. Aileen Joy Biado, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Mar 06, 2023 02:20:32 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for leakage of personal information(passport). Ms. Biado the burden of proof of leakage of personal information indicated in your passport should be taken seriously. OWWA as a matter of policy does not have any need of your passport except for verification of your identity particularly in applying for benefits. Otherwise, no need for the information printed at your passport (e.g. birthdate, birthplace, full name and expiration of passport). Such information including your employment and travel data are jointly shared by government agencies mandated to assist OFWs. Is there a problem which involves your identity? There is no reason neither a legal basis for your insinuation that OWWA is sharing your personal information written in your passport unless there are legal disputes and OWWA is being ordered by courts to present information about you. You may always can easily Take note that when you applied for overseas employment there are so many 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, EMMA V. SINCLAIR Deputy Administrator OWWA-FOI Decision Maker