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Date: Dec. 3, 2022, 7:56 p.m.
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Published by Department of Foreign Affairs(DFA) on Dec. 3, 2022.
Requested from DFA by R. Tesda at 07:56 PM on
Dec. 3, 2022.
Purpose: Research
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2021
Tracking no: #DFA-693640534182
Good day! I would like to request data on the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who got deported in 2020 and 2021. (1) Number of OFWs who got deported in 2020 and 2021 (2) Reason/s why the OFWs got deported (3) Countries they were deported from (4) Jobs they had as OFWs (5) Gender statistics of the OFWs
December 6, 2022 Dear John Vincent, Thank you for your request dated Dec 03, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Statistics on OFWs who got deported in 2020 and 2021. We received your request on Dec 03, 2022 and will respond on or before Dec 23, 2022 07:56:40 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://shop.efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERGQS02OTM2NDA1MzQxODIM, for request with ticket number #DFA-693640534182. Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Receiving Officer FOI Officer
Response to your request: While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance, upon further evaluation of your request, please be advised that internal documents pertaining to the conduct of foreign affairs are recognized in international law and in the Inventory of Exceptions to Executive Order No. 2, the Order which operationalized the right to information. Therefore, DFA is constrained by law from issuing copies of the subject documents to the public. Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Decision Maker FOI Receiving Officer