Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

November 3, 2021 Dear Mr. JEFFREY UMALI, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Nov 02, 2021 01:17:03 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for Medical Assistance. Mr. Umali we hope you are recovering from illness. Foremost, are you an active member of PHILHEALTH because the availment of the OWWA-MedPlus is anchored on the PhilHealth bill of payment. Upon presentation of your PhilHealth Bill the OWWA Regional Office will evaluate the gravity of illness using a Schedule and if approved, the corresponding payment which must not exceed Php50,000.00 is given to you. There is also the Welfare Assistance Program-Medical that OWWA provides to its members . Kindly visit the OWWA website at www.owwa.gov.ph for a listing of the programs and benefits available for its members. 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