Department of Labor and Employment(DOLE)

I would like to obtain a list of all POLO-HK Accredited agencies. Since the new Labatt has taken charge of POLO-HK, there has been no publicly available list of accredited agencies.

Now, it is impossible for OFWs to determine if an agency is accredited or illegal. Therefore, I kindly request a copy of any document or record containing a list of all POLO-HK Accredited Agencies

September 10, 2020

Dear RONALIE,

Thank you for your request dated Aug 14, 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for List of POLO-HK Accredited Agencies.

We received your request on Aug 14, 2020 and will respond on or before Sep 04, 2020 01:18:35 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at http://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEURPTEUtNjc2OTQyNjA1ODk4DA, for request with ticket number #DOLE-676942605898.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Liezel S. Villamorel
FOI Receiving Officer

Dear Ms. Mendua:

This refers to your query entitled: "List of POLO-HK Accredited Agencies".

Please be informed of the following response from POLO-Hong Kong:

As per POLO-HK records, it has received so many request for information citing the Executive Order on Freedom of Information, and for this reason, it assigned a dedicated staff to respond to the so many request wherein some of them came from this email sender.

Also for the above reason, POLO-HK adopted the procedure provided in Section 9 of Executive Order No. 2 s.2016 in all request for information under this Executive Order for the protection of privacy of anybody under Section 7.

The procedure being adopted by the POLO-HK are as follows:

a. Any person who requests access to information shall submit a written request to POLO-HK, the request shall state the name and contact information of the requesting party, provide proof of identification i.g. government issued ID such as passport or HKID;

b. The request shall be stamped by the receiving AS indicating the date and time of receipt;

c. POLO-HK shall respond to such request fully compliant with sub-section (a) hereof for a period of not exceeding fifteen (115) working days the receipt thereof; and

d. The requesting party shall shoulder the cost of reproduction or copying of the information required.

For your guidance.

Respectfully yours,

Dir. ALICE Q. VISPERAS
FOI Decision Maker