Palace names Cacdac as DMW OIC

Department of Migrant Workers officer-in-charge Hans Leo J. Cacdac. (Photo: DMW Pre Employment and Government Placement Bureau In Action/Facebook)

Marcos appointed Hans Leo J. Cacdac as officer-in-charge of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) replacing the late Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople who died on Aug. 22, 2023.

Before he was appointed DMW OIC, Cacdac was the Department’s undersecretary for welfare and foreign employment.

He also served as administrator of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administrator (OWWA) and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).

Also named for a new position is Jennifer Pia S. Las, as chairperson of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP).

Prior to this new stint, Las was NCIP’s Central Mindanao Commissioner.

The Palace also announced the appointment of Jose F. Lim IV as Assistant Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOTr).