Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

September 13, 2020 Dear Mr. Justine Viernes, Thank you for your request dated Aug 25, 2020 10:32:08 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for a follow-up on the status of the DOLE-AKAP application of your father GERARDO. Our records show that Gerardo applied online on July 3, 2020 and is on cue for an evaluator from OWWA Region IVA. Once an evaluator is available to validate the documents you submitted and your OFW data in the OWWA Membership System, he/she will notify you by email or phone for the next steps. We apologize for the delays in the processing of the DOLE-AKAP Applications due to the poor internet connections and the large volume of applicants and evaluators who are accessing the DOLE-OWWA AKAP system. 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 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are 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, Rosalia Susana B. Catapang OIC- Deputy Administrator FOI Decision Maker