HANS CACDAC NAMED DMW CHIEF

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

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

Cacdac served as officer-in-charge of the DMW after the passing of former secretary Susan “Toots” Ople in August last year.

Before his 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. 

While in the private sector, he served as Associate Lawyer and Urban Poor Unit coordinator of the Sentro ng Alternatibong Lingap Panlegal(Saligan)