Philippine Overseas Employment Administration(POEA)

Good day! I kindly request for data and records on the following:

1) Statistics of Filipinos that applied for migration from the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic (in between the years 2020 to 2021).

2) Statistics of Filipinos that travelled overseas for work during the COVID-19 pandemic (in between the years 2020 to 2021).

3) News archives from POEA News Releases that report common reasons for Filipinos migrating/immigrating to other countries.

3) The top 10 countries that Filipinos chose to migrate to from 2020 to 2021.


Thank you very much and I hope for a favorable response!

November 15, 2021

Dear Bernice De Gracia,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Nov 10, 2021 07:30:13 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Records on Filipinos Migrating from the Philippines 2020-2021.

Response to your request

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office does not have  the information you have requested. However, you may wish to contact the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO)

For further assistance you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://www.foi.gov.ph/help.

Your right to request a review

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 
 Bernard P. Olalia. 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,
Nascel Gabito
FOI Officer