Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

July 17, 2023 Dear Mr. Gary Laborada, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Jul 14, 2023 12:21:50 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for data on the number of OFWs in Rizal province. Mr. Laborada please be correctly informed that the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) keeps records related to its member OFWs only. Moreover, please refer to E.O. 02 series of 2016 on the information of a government offices which it can share to the public. The purpose of your research is vague and may compromise our members and their families in Rizal particularly if it will be used for purposes of marketing and electioneering. It is suggested your seek assistance from the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) for OFWs whose overseas employment was approved by POEA. Better still, go to the Provincial Government of Rizal since they collect monthly/quarterly status reports of households with OFWs as part of its report to DILG for the release of Internal Revenue Allotment for this particular group. 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