Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

March 7, 2022 Dear Ms. Jianna Laurel, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Mar 05, 2022 06:37:22 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for the historical background or Law instituting the creation of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office. Ms. Laurel the legal basis of the creation of labor offices attached to the Philippine Embassy is the Migrant Workers Act of 1995 or the R.A. 8042 and its amendment R.A. 10022. You may further seek the assistance from the Phil. Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) and the Department of Labor and Employments - International Labor Assistance Bureau (DOLE-ILAB) Good luck with your undertaking 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 Director IV- Administrative and Financial Management Office OWWA-FOI Decision Maker