Philippine Overseas Employment Administration(POEA)

Good Day! I want to request the data regarding our Overseas Filipino Workers in Italy, which includes but is not limited to: 

1. Total number of OFWs last 2021;
2. Their line of work; 
3. Amount of remittance (in Philippine Peso) they sent to the Phillippines in the same period.

April 1, 2022

Dear ELAN KARSTEN,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Mar 24, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Number of Overseas Filipino Workers in Italy.

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. POEA is only counting OFWs who have passed through our processing centers but not all Filipinos who are already in a certain country in a certain period. 

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