Manila Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reappointed Hans Leo Cacdac as ad interim Secretary of the Migrant Workers Department.
Marcos has demonstrated his continued trust and confidence to Cacdac, as the reappointment indicated in the list of presidential appointees released on Friday.
The 19th Congress second regular session adjourned on Thursday, prompting the Commission on Appointment (CA) to defer the confirmation of Cacdac.
April this year, when Marcos has appointed Cacdac as ad interim Secretary of the DMW, seven months after he sat down at the office as Officer-in-Charge following the death of former Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople, August of 2023.
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Cacdac served as Undersecretary of the DMW; Executive Director V of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA); Executive Director V of the Philippine Employment Administration (POEA); and Undersecretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
He also served as Deputy Executive Director V of the POEA; Executive Director IV of the National Conciliation Mediation Board-DOLE; Director IV of the Bureau of Labor Relations-DOLE; and Associate Lawyer and Urban Poor Unit Coordinator of the Sentro ng Alternatibong Lingap Panligal (SALIGAN) in the private sector.