Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

August 23, 2021 Dear Ms. Diomariolionilla Pancho, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Aug 22, 2021 05:53:45 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for financial assistance for OFW with COVID POSITIVE. OWWA verification System shows that you applied on August 13, 2021 and is on cue for a DOLE-AKAP evaluator from OWWA Region 7. Ms. Pancho, dagdag kaalamanan at pag-unawa, "the Freedom of Information is a project of the Presidential Communication Operation Office under the Office of the President. Its major function is to give public information about the data, programs, services and benefits of government offices." However, what you are requesting is a personal information on your DOLE-AKAP application. We suggest you address your request to the DOLE 7 Regional or Provincial Director for the status of your benefits. 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: admin.cacdac@owwa.gov.ph. 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