MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has named Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac as Secretary of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW).

Cacdac’s appointment was signed by Marcos on Thursday, a copy of which was made available to the media.

He served as officer in charge of the DMW after the passing of former secretary Susan ‘Toots’ Ople in August last year.

Before his ad interim appointment in the Cabinet, Cacdac also served as Executive Director V of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration; Executive Director V of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration; and Undersecretary of the Department of Labor and Employment.

Source: Philippines News Agency