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Number of Filipino Nurses Who Passed the NBE under JPEPA Program

Requested from OWWA by S. Esplana at 08:24 AM on Oct 10, 2023.
Purpose: For Research
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2021
Tracking no: #OWWA-103394533847

Esplana 08:24 AM, Oct 10, 2023 

Hello, I am from LPU-Manila, and I would like to request these information for our research study:

1) Numbers of Filipino nurses who passed NBE under the JPEPA Program on the year 2019, 2020 and 2021.

2) Latest total number of nurses who have been employed in Japan through the JPEPA Program

3) Information on the current bilateral relations of Philippines and Japan

4) Background and history of the JPEPA

D. Erum 06:04 PM, Oct 10, 2023 

October 10, 2023

Dear Ms. Esplana,

Thank you for your request dated Oct 10, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Number of Filipino Nurses Who Passed the NBE under JPEPA Program.

We received your request on Oct 10, 2023 and will respond on or before Oct 31, 2023 08:24:55 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEU9XV0EtMTAzMzk0NTMzODQ3DA, for request with ticket number #OWWA-103394533847.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Ma. Cynthia D. Erum
OWWA-FOI Officer

Torres 06:10 PM, Oct 10, 2023 

October 10, 2023

Dear Samantha Esplana,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Oct 10, 2023 08:24:55 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
for Number of Filipino Nurses Who Passed the NBE under JPEPA Program.

Ms. Esplana be correctly informed that OWWA is NOT MANDATED by law to keep data of nurses who passed the National Board Exam neither the number of nurses employed under the Japan Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement.

For data of nurses who passed the NBE it is suggested that you refer to the Philippine Regulatory Commission or the Philippine Association of Nurses.
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW and formerly POEA) may share the employment data of  nurses working overseas.

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: foi_dm@owwa.gov.ph. 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,

EMMA V. SINCLAIR
Deputy Administrator
OWWA-FOI Decision Maker

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