Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

March 17, 2022 Dear Ms. Krizelle Fowler, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Mar 17, 2022 10:09:11 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for Mortality Statistics of OFWs per country and per cause. The data on mortality or death of an OFW and the repatriation of the human remains is under the jurisdiction of the Philippine embassy abroad. The data is consolidated by the Department of Foreign Affairs as part of its annual report. The role of OWWA is to assist in the repatriation from the overseas post up to the facilitation to the family. if an active OWWA member, the OFW's survivors receive social welfare and burial assistance from OWWA. 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