Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

August 19, 2021 Dear Mr. Harmon Mendoza, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Aug 17, 2021 08:58:29 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for an update of your DOLE-AKAP Application. Mr. Mendoza, OWWA is a government agency and adheres to the DATA PRIVACY ACT and the exemption of issuing information as per E.O. O2-2016 on the Freedom of Information. Hence, we could not provide you with any information as you did not submit one of the basic requirements of FOI which is a snapshot of a government issued ID. Be further reminded about the Freedom of Information which 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. What you are requesting is a personal information on the status of your DOLE-AKAP application. We suggest you address your 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, RODRIGO F. PASCUA, JR. OWWA Deputy Administrator FOI Decision Maker