Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

September 15, 2021 Dear Ms. Luisa Camacho, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Sep 12, 2021 12:24:21 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for an update of the DOLE-AKAP Application of your husband and the possible change of claimant. For change of DOLE-AKAP claimant, the OFW who applied will have to make the necessary request with the DOLE Regional Office where he applied.. Ms. Camacho may we clarify to you the Freedom of Information (FOI) Portal which is a project of the Presidential Communication Operation Office under the Office of the President. Its major function is to allow any Filipino citizen to request information about the data, programs, services and benefits or anything about the transactions and operation of specific government offices, provided, it shall not put into jeopardy the privacy of individuals and matters of national security. What you are requesting is a personal information on your husband's DOLE-AKAP application which is not an information allowed to be shared to the public. Hence, we suggest that your husband addresses his request to the DOLE 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: [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 OIC Deputy Administrator OWWA FOI Decision Maker