Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)

August 29, 2023 Dear Ms. Arianne Love Dimzon, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Aug 29, 2023 12:54:00 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch for Number of Registered Seafarers in every Region. Be correctly informed that it is the mandate of POEA now the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to gather and keep data on the number of of Filipinos deployed overseas. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) consolidates the data bases for statistical compilation and interpretation. OWWA is mandated to provide the welfare services and benefits to our active OFW members and their dependents. Hence, based on the Data Privacy Law we can provide qualified public data only about our members. It is suggested that you familiarize yourself with the Migrant Workers Act and its amendments so you will be knowledgeable on the different government agencies that are mandated to assist and protect the concerns of the OFWs. 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 the OWWA- FOI Decision Makers 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, MA. CYNTHIA D. ERUM OWWA-FOI Officer