Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

April 4, 2022 Dear Mr. Reynaldo Guerrero, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Apr 02, 2022 11:46:55 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for your research/blog writing on the numbers of qualified applicants to the DOLE-AKAP whose financial assistance remain pending. Mr. Guerrero with respect to your study requiring the total number of DOLE-AKAP qualified applicants whose financial benefits remain pending, please be properly informed that this is not within the jurisdiction of any OWWA Regional Offices but with the Department of Labor and Employment Regional/Provincial Offices. The role of the OWWA Regional Offices in the DOLE-AKAP is to check, verify and validate the online submission of documents of OFW applicants. If they are qualified to the DOLE-AKAP, the OWWA-Regional Offices endorse the applications to the DOLE Regional Offices for the processing and releases of the DOLE-AKAP financial benefits. Hence, the most appropriate agency to place your inquiry is the Department of Labor and Employment as they monitor the number of recipients by region/province. 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