Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

February 25, 2021 Dear Ms. Andrea Tuason, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Feb 22, 2021 01:35:16 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for your research/school assignment for stats on OFWs. OWWA is referring you to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) through the Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs (OUMWA) is the mandated government agency that keeps the databases for all Filipino repatriated on account of COVID-19. The OWWA's data consists of repatriated OFWs which we assist. You may visit the OWWA website: www.owwa.gov.ph for the current assisted OFWs. During this period of health pandemic where new work arrangements are in effect due to the ECQ health protocols, our employees are on-a-work from home arrangement. Hence, you will have to find ways to get your data as this has to undergo statistical classification /segregation that will depend on your study pln and researc objectives. 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, RODRIGO F. PASCUA, JR. OWWA Deputy Administrator FOI Decision Maker