Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

December 23, 2020 Dear Ms. MICHELLE LAFORTEZA, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Dec 17, 2020 10:56:47 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for an update of your DOLE-AKAP and TABANG applications. OWWA Verification System shows that you applied online on April 25, 2020 and evaluated by OWWA-NCR as APPROVED on 06/18/2020 and forwarded to DOLE-NCR on 09/07/2020 for the release of financial benefit. With respect to DOLE-TABANG, the OWWA Verification System is not yet available to review applicants to this program. You have to follow-up with DOLE-NCR for the status of your application since there are limited slots available. Be informed that the fund for DOLE-TABANG is from the Philippine Government and is managed by DOLE for the qualified dependents of OFWs who are in the tertiary level of education. 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