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Date: Sept. 12, 2019, 10:56 a.m.
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Published by Department of Labor and Employment(DOLE) on Sept. 12, 2019.
Requested from DOLE by M. Flores at 10:56 AM on
Sept. 12, 2019.
Purpose: Journalism and Research
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2010 - 09/12/2019
Tracking no: #DOLE-162292191587
Dear FOI team, I would like to request the data on working visas and special permits issued to foreign nationals for the period 2010 to 2019, broken down by nationality and industry where they were assigned. We are currently doing an immigration story and this data would be helpful. Thank you. Mikhail
September 19, 2019 Dear Mikhail, Thank you for your request dated Sep 12, 2019 10:56:47 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Working Visas and Special Working Permits Issued to Foreign Nationals. We received your request on Sep 12, 2019 10:56:47 AM and will respond on or before Oct 03, 2019 10:56:47 AM, 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEURPTEUtMTYyMjkyMTkxNTg3DA, for request with ticket number #DOLE-162292191587. Thank you. Respectfully, Myka Rose Trono FOI Officer
September 25, 2019 Dear Mikhail Flores, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Sep 12, 2019 10:56:47 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for Working Visas and Special Working Permits Issued to Foreign Nationals. Response to your request While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office does not have [some of]* the information you have requested. However, you may wish to contact the Bureau of Immigration, or resubmit your request addressed to the correct agency on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests?agency=BI For further assistance you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://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 Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III at electronic mail address [email protected]. 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, John Christopher Lapiz FOI Officer