FILE PHOTO: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has reappointed Hans Leo Cacdac as ad interim chief of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), according to the Presidential Communications Office. INQUIRER FILES
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has reappointed Hans Leo Cacdac as ad interim chief of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW).
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said in a statement Saturday that Cacdac鈥檚 reappointment was indicated in a list of presidential appointees released by Malaca帽ang on Friday, March 24.
According to the PCO, Cacdac鈥檚 reappointment showed Marcos鈥� 鈥渃ontinued trust and confidence in the official.鈥�
The Commission on Appointments has bypassed the confirmation of Cacdac as migrant workers鈥� secretary following SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta鈥檚 objection to his presidential appointment.
Marcos designated Cacdac as ad interim chief of the DMW in April, or seven months after he was named officer-in-charge (OIC) of the department in September 2023.
His appointment as DMW OIC happened after former secretary Susan Ople died in August last year.
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Before Marcos picked him as DMW ad interim chief, Cacdac was undersecretary of the department; executive director of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration and Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA); undersecretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE);
Deputy executive director of POEA; executive director the National Conciliation Mediation Board-DOLE; director of the Bureau of Labor Relations-DOLE; and associate lawyer and Urban Poor Unit coordinator of the Sentro ng Alternatibong Lingap Panligal.