Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

January 19, 2022 Dear Mr. ROLLY CARNAJE, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Jan 18, 2022 01:36:49 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch data of OFW remittances in Iloilo and its percentage share in Western Visayas. Mr. Carnaje the data you need on remittances are sourced from the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas. You have to harmonize your definition of OFW with that of the BSP since the source of remittance could be a Filipino immigrant therefore not OFWs. The employment contract of Immigrants are not validated by POEA. Check the public data of the BSP or the Phil Stat Authority (PSA) on this matter. On another note, the OWWA generates data on its member-OFWs but remittances is not one of them. You will need statistical measures/tools to derive how much remittance is sent by OFWs per location. 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