Department of Labor and Employment(DOLE)

Good day!

May I request your good office of the following data such as:

1. Number of OFWs from Ilocos and Central Luzon Regions (2016-2017)
2. Number of OFWs from provinces of: Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Zambales and Nueva Ecija (2016-2017)
3. List of Countries where they are working

Thank you very much.

February 21, 2018

Dear Krizsha Shara,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Feb 20, 2018 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Number of OFWs from Ilocos and Central Luzon Region.

Response to your request

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office does not have  the information you have requested. However, you may wish to contact  Ms. Esperanza Cobarrubias  at Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)  at telephone number (045)  961-63-75  for Central Luzon  and for  OWWA  Manila  (02) 891-7601 or resubmit your request addressed to the correct agency on the eFOI portal at www.foi.gov.ph.

For further assistance you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://www.foi.gov.ph/help.

Your right to request a review

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  SILVESTRE 
 H. BELLO III   at  Department of Labor and Employment , Intramuros, Manila . Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are 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,
Lolita Pingol
FOI Officer