Philippine Overseas Employment Administration(POEA)

Dear Sir/Ma'am:
I would like to request for the number of OFWs per destination country, per barangay and/or municipality in the Philippines from 2000-2018. For example, I would want to know that for Barangay/Municipality A, 10,000 go to Saudi, 5,000 to UAE, 3,000 to Hong Kong, etc. while for Barangay/Municipality B, 8,000 go to Qatar, 4,000 to Canada, etc.

Thank you!

April 4, 2018

Dear Irene Jo Arzadon,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Mar 29, 2018 08:41:16 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Number of OFWs per destination country, per barangay / municipality.

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 Philippine Statistics Authority or resubmit your request addressed to the correct agency on the eFOI portal at https://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 Administrator Bernard P. Olalia.  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,
Nascel Gabito
FOI Officer