Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

February 23, 2021 Dear Mr. Estallo Regina, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Feb 13, 2021 10:52:43 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for an update of your DOLE-AKAP Application. OWWA Verification System shows that you applied online on February 4, 2021 and was evaluated by OWWA-RWO 4A as DISAPPROVED since your name is not in the list of the SHELTER DATABASE. Therefore, you did not follow the Quarantine Protocol for returning OFWs which is manned by OWWA and DOH that assigns the hotel and swabbing for COVID-19., 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