Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

August 31, 2022 Dear Ms. Jocelyn Abenoja, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Aug 28, 2022 03:34:22 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for financial assistance for OFWs infected by COVID 19. Ms. Abenoja the OFW Verification System show that your employment contract with HAMOUD IBRAHIM RUBIAN at Oman expired on 08/11/2017 while your OWWA Membership expired on May 03, 2018. Therefore, if you are still at Oman, then, you have no choice but to visit the Philippine Embassy in order to get financial assistance due to COVID-19. Visit the embassy website to check the qualification requirements before you apply on line. Only OFWs with active employment contract and active OWWA membership can avail of the OWWA's Alagang Kabayan. Other Filipino national can receive assistance from the Philippine Embassy, if they are qualified. 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, ATTY. EDELYN D. CLAUSTRO Director IV- Administrative and Financial Management Office OWWA-FOI Decision Maker